Is it worth it? We tell you for whom.

Honest verdicts for the world’s most-visited cities — graded for who you are, not an everyone-average.

Best across all cities

Every graded place, ranked for one situation — worth it first, skip-its last.

Strongest calls in our focus cities

Gaudí's basilica — Barcelona's most-visited sight, and its most crowded.

Gaudí's mosaic park on the hill, with the city laid out below.

Gaudí's dragon-scaled townhouse on Passeig de Gràcia — an immersive (pricey) visit.

Gaudí's wave-fronted apartment block, famous for its surreal warrior-chimney rooftop.

The ferry, the crown (if you booked months ago), and the genuinely moving Ellis Island museum.

A free commuter ferry that glides right past the Statue of Liberty and the harbour skyline.

The art-deco icon and its 86th-floor open-air deck — the most famous skyline view in the world.

The Rockefeller Center deck — the connoisseur's pick because the Empire State is IN the view.

The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre that is Rome's defining icon.

Miles of papal art collections ending at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

The vast free basilica at the heart of the Vatican, plus a climbable dome.

The best-preserved Roman building, with its open-oculus dome.

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