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Stockholm City Hall: Stockholm, Sweden; Surprisingly, one of the most bustling destinations on Stockholm's waterfront is the City Hall.
Hakaniemi Market Hall and Market Square: Helsinki, Finland; An old fashioned market hall next to a marketplace in a gentrifying, former working class district.
The City Museum: St. Louis, MO, USA; An adventurous, ramshackle collection of outsized sculptures and play spaces, including famous multi-story slides.
Wisconsin State Capitol: Madison, WI, USA; A public building that doubles as a town square where citizens rub shoulders with their elected officials.
Museum of Modern Art Interior and Sculpture Garden: New York, NY, USA; A 2004 re-design made this renowned New York institution an even better place to view art--and people.
Theatro Municipal: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A beloved opera house opens onto to a city square as lively and diverse as Rio itself.
Mercado del Puerto: Montevideo, Uruguay; A beloved market hall specializing in many varieties of meats.
Great Mosque of Djenne: Djenne, Mali; An inspiring 1907 mosque hosts a multi-ethnic market in the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa.
L’Opéra/Palais Garnier Interior: Paris, France; This great marvel of design is unfortunately located amidst massive traffic flows.
Cathedral Notre-Dame: Paris, France; The plaza in front of Notre Dame and the small parks and gardens around it give the cathedral a setting that few other buildings can match.
Eiffel Tower: Paris, France; Not only is the Eiffel Tower an iconic image of Paris, but it also is an active neighborhood place.
Leadenhall Market: London, United Kingdom; No market in the world contrasts more with its setting than Leadenhall Market.
Harrods Department Store Food Halls: London, United Kingdom; There are no better displays, counters, and eateries than those at this upscale food hall.
Covent Garden: London, United Kingdom; The best "festival marketplace" in the world.
Sagrada Familia: Barcelona, Spain; The grandest example of Gaudi's architecture.
Palau de la Musica: Barcelona, Spain; A magnificent building that exudes artistic and creative energy.
Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau: Barcelona, Spain; A complex of beautiful buildings that offer many public and private places for rest and contemplation.
La Boqueria: Barcelona, Spain; The energy of Barcelona's best-known market can work up quite an appetite - that's when its chiringuitos (casual bar/restaurants) come in handy.
Phantom Galleries: San Jose, CA, USA; Former empty retail fronts now filled with artists' installations.
New York Public Library: New York City, NY, USA; The city's first truly public library is almost intimidatingly elegant - but it's a mark of the space's design and management that all are made to feel welcome.
The Ridge Market: Cincinnati, OH, USA; This community-organized fresh-food market saved the neighborhood from a big-box retailer.
The Galleria: Milan, Italy; An arched, glass ceiling connects several Neo-Classical buildings, creating an indoor shopping arcade adjacent to Milan's central square.
Rockefeller Center: New York, NY, USA; The world's largest privately owned building complex is also a prominent cultural, business, and tourist attraction in Midtown.
Country Club Plaza: Kansas City, MO, USA; The Nation's first shopping center designed in 1922 and built by J.C. Nichols.
Hotel de Ville (City Hall): Paris, France; A plaza that has remained the center of Parisian government since the fourteenth century is the civic square of Paris.
The English Market: Cork City, Ireland; A covered market for fish, fruit, meat and vegetable.
Musee d'Orsay: Paris, France; A turn of the century train station marked for destruction was transformed in the 1970s into a new museum with a vast collection of late 19th century and early 20th century art.
Prospect Park Audubon Center: Brooklyn, NY, USA; The nation's first urban Audubon Center, located in a landmarked building in Olmsted and Vaux's Prospect Park.
West Side Market: Cleveland, OH, USA; Built in 1902, this market's European ambience helps draw shoppers from the greater Cleveland area
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center: Redmond, WA, USA; The renovation of a historic high school into a community center has been a catalyst to revitalize downtown Redmond.
Rathaus Park - City Hall Park: Vienna, Austria; A renowned Christmas Market and loads of other events year-round keep this park and central square one of the busiest spots in Vienna.
Central Market Hall: Budapest, Hungary; This gorgeous covered market dates to the turn of the 20th century and is still a focal point for city life.
Grand Central Terminal: New York City, NY, USA; One of the most well known and impressive indoor public spaces in the country, Grand Central Terminal provides an unparalleled experience to over half a million people every day.
Granville Island: Vancouver, BC, Canada; Salvaged from the husks of old factories and infused with a spirit all its own, the district offers up a wonderfully imaginative stew of markets, play areas, cultural activities, and stunning waterfronts.
Metropolitan Museum Steps: New York, NY, USA; The grand, granite steps leading to The Metropolitan Museum of Art are a destination themselves: a place to meet, eat, talk, and watch both people and Fifth Avenue traffic.
Reading Terminal Market: Philadelphia, PA, USA; This 75,000 square-foot market hall opened in 1892 - then the world's largest indoor food market - but its roots go back to the 1600s.
River Market: Little Rock, AR, USA; The market is the centerpiece of an ambitious downtown renewal area; its setting along the Arkansas River adds a wonderful ambience.
South Station: Boston, MA, USA; Slated for demolition in the '70s, South Station is now the second-busiest transportation center in New England and the gateway to Boston's revitalized financial and retail centers.
Staples Street Bus Station: Corpus Christi, TX, USA; By making people-friendly improvements, this place - serving up to 5,000 users daily - went beyond the typical transit center and is helping reshape the surrounding community.
Union Station: Washington, DC, USA; With trains and subways infusing the station with people at regular intervals, the handsome shopping mall inserted into D.H. Burnham's Beaux-Arts building pulsates with life.

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