Hi Scott, how are you? The special places I'd recommend to you are Venice and Florence, Italy, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Dijon and Avignon, France, Brussels, Belgium, Cracow and Warsaw, Poland, Oslo, Norway and Granada, Spain. All of these cities are just gorgous, full of history, character and just fun to be in (well for me anyways!) I also highly recommend Williamsburg, Virginia in the United States, Washington, DC and Boston, MA and Miami, FL and Myrtle Beach, SC. All great destinations as well. Happy future travels and take care!