BBC TravelOct 19
Toulouse to Ho Chi Minh City: Five fast-rising cities that should be on travellers' radars right now
A new global report spotlights the world's emerging urban hotspots. From thriving cultural scenes to changing neighbourhoods, locals reveal what makes them worth exploring now.
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- MetrocableParkfirst urban cable car for public transport
- Perpetuo SocorroNeighborhoodcreative district for design shops and galleries
- Comuna 13Neighborhooddraws big crowds for murals and music
- PobladoTrain station
- LaurelesNeighborhood
- Elsewhere
- Natural History Museum Abu DhabiMuseumAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesIt is the largest natural history institution in the Middle East, covering the history of the universe and Earth over…
- Zayed National MuseumMuseumAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesIt is designed as a memorial to the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father and first president of the UAE.
- Guggenheim Abu DhabiMuseumAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emiratesscheduled to open December 11, 2026
- Thảo ĐiềnTrain stationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamacross the river for shopping
- District 1NeighborhoodHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamcentral area for wandering and cafe-hopping
- Cité de l'EspaceTheme parkToulouse, Francespace-themed discovery centre
- Aeroscopia aviation museumMuseumToulouse, Francebeside the Airbus runways
- La Halle de La MachineSightToulouse, Francebrings art and engineering together
- Ben Thanh MarketMarketHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamin the city centre
- Suoi Tien theme parkTheme parkHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamat the end of the metro line
- War Remnants MuseumMuseumHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamfor context on country's history
- Chợ LớnNeighborhoodHo Chi Minh City, Vietnamhistoric Chinatown with markets and temples
- Palace of Culture and ScienceAttractionWarsaw, PolandWith a total height of 237 metres (778 ft), it is the second tallest building in both Warsaw and Poland, the eighth…
- Old TownNeighborhoodWarsaw, Polandpainstakingly rebuilt after World War Two
- bar mlecznyFast foodWarsaw, Polandtraditional, no-frills milk bars
- Central Post OfficeSightHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Opera HouseTheatreHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam