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PARIS Vivian Kogan (French)

Walk along the Canal Saint Martin in the 10th Arrondissement. "It's a beautiful, beautiful canal and much of it is treelined," Kogan says of this historic revolutionary neighborhood, home to the Place de la Republique. "It's worth seeing before it becomes too yuppified."

KINGDOM OF LO, NEPAL Sienna Craig (Anthropology)

The Upper Mustang region in the northern Himalayas is a restricted area, which means that any traveling requires a local trekking company (Craig recommends Royal Mustang Excursions). When there, visit the walled city of Lo Monthang. "It harkens back to the medieval walled cities of centuries past, and it's got a lot of really unique art and architecture," Craig says. "The art is beautiful and it's the kind of art that one would have seen in pre-1959 Tibet, before the monasteries were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution—it's a part of Tibetan and Buddhist history that you don't get to see in a lot of places."

MOSCOW George Demko (MALS)

Visit the city's railway stations. "They're the most incredibly interesting places—in and out of them come people from all over the country. All kinds of ethnic groups, all kinds of people you would never see," Demko says. "In Moscow it's one of the most interesting things you can do."

BUDAPEST Bill Summers (Music)

Visit the Budapest Zoo. "The zoo in Budapest was started during the time of Emperor Joseph II, who died in 1791," Summers says. "He was very liberal for a monarch and opened his estates and his private zoo to the public. The zoo has a long history and an extensive set of exhibits." Although it is now modernized, there are numerous exhibits throughout the zoo that talk about its history. "The zoo is a living link with the past," he says.

CENTRAL CHINA Christopher Wren '57 (MALS)

Visit Kashgar, an "exotic oasis" located on the Silk Road. "The bustling weekend bazaar was the most colorful I've explored anywhere," Wren says. "I could envision Marco Polo tethering his camels at the same place eight centuries ago to reprovision his caravan for the eastward slog across the Taklamakan border."

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Bernie Gert (Philosophy)

Visit the Cambridge Pub on Young Street in the New Town for "the best hamburger sandwich in Edinburgh," Gert says. Also, visit the King's Theatre. "You can hear Shakespeare performed by people who actually sound like they are speaking their ordinary language," he says.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Kirk Endicott (Anthropology)

Get out of the city and take the Tongariro Crossing day hike on Mount Ruapehu, which overlooks the idyllic Lake Taupo. "It's fabulous," says Endicott. "You can see the whole center of New Zealand, and the mountains are snow-capped, even in the summer." The hike is moderate to strenuous, because of the terrain and the length, so it's best suited for able-bodied, experienced hikers.

ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA JohnWatanabe (Anthropology)

Visit on a weekday. Guatemalans often visit during the weekend, meaning the city will be jam-packed from Friday to Sunday. Antigua is perhaps the biggest tourist destination in the country, but Watanabe insists it's worth the crowds. "It retains the feel and sense of a colonial-style town," he says. "It's got volcanoes on three sides of it and it sits in this beautiful valley." To feel a little less touristy, Watanabe suggests you "stroll the side streets."

Canal Saint Martin, Paris