Canada

Vancouver’s food scene runs deeper than expected for a city its size. Masayoshi is tucked away on a busy street outside downtown, easy to miss, where we did our first-ever omakase — letting the chef choose everything instead of ordering off a menu. Ancora goes further, combining Japanese and Peruvian technique on the waterfront, built around the Pacific coast’s sustainable-fishing traditions.

Ten minutes outside downtown, Capilano Suspension Bridge Park puts you above a deep river gorge, surrounded by towering pine and fir — the region’s natural beauty without leaving the city limits. And we almost skipped Whistler entirely, assuming it was a winter-only destination, until Fairmont Chateau Whistler proved summer there is actually more crowded than ski season, and for good reason.