Travelers Pick World's Most Amazing Cities

New York and San Francisco are the American cities to make the list, compiled by the editors of Travel + Leisure magazine. Florence, Italy tops this year's list.

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July 21, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Summertime means vacation time! And if you are still thinking about where to beat the heat this summer, "Travel and Leisure" magazine reveals the winners of their twelfth annual World's Best Awards poll. Here are their picks for the world's most amazing cities..."

Who makes the list?

1) Florence, Italy 2) Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3) Bangkok, Thailand, 4) Rome, Italy 5) Sydney, Australia 6) New York City, New York, U.S. 7) Udaipur, India 8) Istanbul, Turkey 9) San Francisco, California, U.S. 10) Cape Town, South Africa

FULL STORY: The world's most amazing cities, islands & hotels

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in MSNBC

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