Washington, DC, District of Columbia: HipCityVeg: The crispy HipCity Ranch, every time; The Hirshhorn: Best art museum, period; Project Glow Fest: Porter Robinson live, a bucket-list set
London, United Kingdom: Mallow: Vegan fine dining good enough to convert the table; Tate Modern: The Turbine Hall resets your sense of scale; Hamilton: West End cast, no notes
Paris, France: Breathe, or Le Potager de Charlotte: Proof vegan French food isn't an oxymoron; Le Défilé Renault carwalk: Concept cars on a catwalk, my kind of runway
Brussels, Belgium: Vegan chocolate: Anywhere it's sold; Magritte Museum: Surrealism in its hometown
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Moco Museum: Banksy in a canal house, somehow it works; Canal boat tour: Touristy, worth it anyway
Boston, Massachusetts: Life Alive: The grain bowls I measure all other bowls against; Veggie Galaxy: Vegan diner with a mean milkshake; Larz Anderson Museum: America's oldest car collection, in a carriage house
New Hampshire, New Hampshire: Funspot: The world's largest classic arcade; Lake Winnipesaukee: New Hampshire's largest lake; Gunstock Mountain Resort: Ski runs with Winnipesaukee views; New England Dragway: Quarter-mile therapy
New York, New York: MoMA: Starry Night, then three hours vanish; 9/11 Museum: Heavy, and it should be; Little Island: A park floating on tulip stilts over the Hudson
Chicago, Illinois: Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio: Where the Prairie style figured itself out; System of a Down: At Soldier Field; Riverwalk: The skyline is better from water level
Nashville, Tennessee: Frist Art Museum: An art museum inside an art deco post office; Country Music Hall of Fame: Not a country guy, left impressed; Corvette Museum (day trip): The sinkhole exhibit is peak America; Ryman Auditorium: The Mother Church earns the acoustics hype
New Orleans, Louisiana: National WWII Museum: Great for history buffs; French Quarter: Lively neighborhood, don't miss Bourbon St
Atlanta, Georgia: World of Coca-Cola: Taste the magic; Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Let's go Dirty Birds! Home of the Atlanta Falcons
Detroit, Michigan: Renaissance Center: Motor City waterfront staple
Seattle, Washington: Chihuly Garden: Glass sculpture that upstages the Space Needle next door; Alki Beach: Waterfront vibe with skyline views
Las Vegas, Nevada: Bellagio Fountains: Free, and still the best show on the Strip
Austin, Texas: Blanton Museum of Art: Best art museum in the city; Concourse Project: My happy place; Waterloo Records: Where my vinyl budget is spent; Town Lake Trail: 10-mile bike trail through downtown; Q2 Stadium: Austin FC under the lights
Dallas, Texas: Rodeo Goat: My favorite vegan burger in Texas; Meadows Museum: Comprehensive Spanish art collection outside of Spain; Dallas Holocaust Museum: A deeply moving space dedicated to human rights; Silo Dallas: Electronic music in a warehouse setting; Trinity River Audubon Center: Wetlands and boardwalk trails just outside the city
San Antonio, Texas: McNay Art Museum: Modern art museum set inside a historic mansion; Ruby City: Contemporary art in a crimson architectural landmark
Houston, Texas: Space Center Houston: You can touch a moon rock and walk in a space shuttle
Quebec City, Canada: Café Félin Chats-Nous: A cat café, don't tell Rey; Citadel of Quebec: A star fort that's still an active garrison; Valcartier Village: Snow slides, zero dignity, great day
Ottawa, Canada: National Gallery of Canada: The giant spider out front is just the greeter; Parliament Hill: Gothic revival showing off
Nova Scotia, Canada: Cape Breton Island: Cliffside wonder; Prince Edward Island (day trip): Red sand beaches
Venice, Italy: Peggy Guggenheim Collection: Incredible modern art; Modena Ferrari Museum (day trip): The pilgrimage every car person owes themselves; Murano: Glass factories; Burano: Colorful houses
Florence, Italy: Venchi Gelato: Vegan chocolate hazelnut gelato; Galleria dell'Accademia: David statue; Lucca (day trip): The walled city, saw Swedish House Mafia here; Fort Belvedere: The view over the Duomo at golden hour; Brunelleschi's Dome: Architectural masterpiece