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It gets plenty hot in Texas, so it's nice to know there's a great free place to cool off right in the middle of downtown Fort Worth. The Water Gardens sport a number of different fountains to relax by or ... » more

A bit to the east of fashionable Taksim, in the shadow of the Bosphorous Bridge, lies one of modern Istanbul's most charming neighborhoods. Ortaköy is abuzz with art galleries and cafés, including several that front on the Bosphorous and offer beautiful views of the park across the water on the Asian ... » more

Once a steamy cesspool, the Singapore River was cleaned up a few decades ago and is now one of Asia's most beautiful urban waterways. Starting at the Fullerton Hotel downtown, and winding west into the ... » more