Looking for some ideas of where to travel in December. Here is a list of the most popular places to visit during the month of December around the world. Switch between months to browse other peak time destinations.

Mexico City

Mexico City is the high-altitude capital of Mexico. It's known for its Templo Mayor, the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors. All…

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Vienna

Vienna is Austria’s capital and lies on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud.…

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Ljubljana

Ljubljana is Slovenia's capital. It's known for its university population and green spaces such as Tivoli Park. The curving Ljubljanica River is lined in outdoor…

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Naples

Naples is Mount Vesuvius which is a still-active volcano that destroyed the town Pompeii. The city's cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with…

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Paris

Paris, France's capital, is a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Home to such…

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Madrid

Madrid is Spain's central capital. Its a city of elegant boulevards and expansive and manicured parks such as the Buen Retiro. The heart of old…

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Sofia

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria below Vitosha Mountain. Sofia’s onion-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral commemorates Russian soldiers killed during the 19th-century Russo-Turkish War. The floor…

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San José

San Jose is Costa Rica’s capital. The city is distinguished by its Spanish colonial buildings sucas and the neoclassical National Theatre of Costa Rica which…

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Miami

Miami's Cuban influence is reflected in the cafes and cigar shops that line Calle Ocho in Little Havana. On barrier islands across the turquoise waters…

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Orlando

Orlando is home to more than a dozen theme parks. Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the…

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles the nation’s film and television industry. Studios such as Paramount Pictures and Universal offer behind-the-scenes tours of movie sets. On Hollywood Boulevard celebrity…

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New York

New York City comprises 5 boroughs. At its core is Manhattan, a borough that’s among the world’s major financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites…

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Mombasa

Mombasa is known as the white and blue city in Kenya. It is the country's oldest and second-largest city. Mombasa is a regional cultural and…

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Nairobi

Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city. The city has Nairobi National Park which is a large game reserve known for breeding endangered black rhinos. Nairobi is…

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Gran Canaria Island

Gran Canaria is one of Spain’s Canary Islands. It's known for its black lava and white sand beaches. Its southern beaches include bustling Playa del…

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg is South Africa's biggest city and capital. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. To the northeast, Herman…

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Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top providing sweeping views of…

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh is Scotland's hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle. Arthur’s Seat…

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London

London is the capital of England. At its centre stands the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey. Across…

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Belfast

Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the Titanic which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. City Hall’s copper dome…

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Cologne

Cologne is a city spanning the Rhine River in western Germany. A landmark of High Gothic architecture set amid reconstructed old town, the twin-spired Cologne…

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Brussels

Brussels is Belgium’s capital and home to the European Union headquarters. The Grand-Place square at the heart of the city has shops and cafes inside…

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Prishtina

Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city has a majority Albanian population. Having a population of 204,721 inhabitants, Pristina is the…