Personal Tour - Dynamism

 

Your answers to the psychometric questions at the RANKING TEST tab reveal your personal favorites among the 15 Beautiful Facets.  You can then prioritize your visits to beautiful places in CitiesBeautiful.org’s 25 cities, by focusing on your favorite Beautiful Facet.  Clicking on any Beautiful Facet below will take you to a table that has all 25 cities’ Principle Features and Honorable Mentions that have been classified by that specific Beautiful Facet.  Each table is sorted by the highest scoring city for that Beautiful Facet down to the lowest scoring city. 

 

This webpage is the personalized tour of all the beautiful places that have the Beautiful Facet classification of Dynamism.

 

 

CITYSCOREPRINCIPLE FEATURESHONORABLE MENTIONS
HONG KONG69.2Star Ferry, Historic Tramway, Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront PromenadeVictoria Peak Tramway, Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail Cable Car, Duk Ling [Boat Ride in a Junk]
PRAGUE61.5Walking Across Charles Bridge (Karlův most), Petrin Hill Funicular (Petřín lanovka), Pedestrian Open Spaces--Prague Castle Courtyards, Crusaders' Square, Lesser Town Square, etc.Cruises on the Vltava River
KYOTO53.8Path of Philosophy (Tetsugaku-no-michi), Boat Ride on the Hozugawa River, Eizan Cable Car on Mount HieiKyoto Cycling Tour Project (KCTP) [bicycle routes citywide,   rent-a-cycle options, guided tours, etc.]
MELBOURNE53.8Puffing Billy Railway, City Circle Trams, Promenades -- Southgate, St. Kilda, Other Banks of Yarra River, etc.Great Ocean Road, Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
RIO DE JANEIRO53.8Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao de Acucar) Cable Car, Hang Gliding (Launching from Pedra Bonita, etc.), (riding) Bonde tram especially across the Arcos da Lapa(hiking) Pista Cláudio Coutinho; 
SAN FRANCISCO53.8Cable Cars, Historic Trolleys on Market Street and the Embarcadero,  Hang Gliding at Fort Funston49 Mile Drive
VANCOUVER53.8Grouse Mountain Skyride, Stanley Park Miniature Railway including Halloween Ghost Train and Bright Nights Christmas Train, SkytrainDowntown Historic Railway,   (hiking the) Grouse Grind, 
CHICAGO46.2Lakefront Trail, Riverwalk, Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) ToursCruises--River, Lake
ISTANBUL46.2Bosphorus Boat Ride (e.g., by ferry),  Istiklal Caddesi (Historic) Tram,  Eyup/Pierre Loti Cable CarIstanbul's Modern Surface Trams
LONDON46.2London Eye, The Queen's Walk, Walking Tours (e.g., London Walks)Chiswick Mall; Thames River Cruises; Footbridges--Golden Jubilee, Millenium, etc.; 
PARIS46.2Seine River Cruise (especially at night), Canal Cruises , Bicycle Tours (e.g., see viator.com, bluebiketours.com)(Strolling Across) Pont Neuf
SEOUL46.2Cheonggyecheon Stream, Namsan Cable Car, Hangang River Ferry Cruise Bus Tours (Double-deck & Historic Trolleys), Seoul City Walking Tours
SYDNEY46.2(boating through)  Sydney Harbour,  Metro Monorail, Festival of the WindsFestival of the Winds, (strolling through) Martin Place
AMSTERDAM38.5Canal Tours By Boat, Canal Hop-On-Hop-Off Routes (e.g., offered by Rederij Lovers), Public Trams and Ferrys (GVB)Bicycle Tours (e.g., offered by viator.com)
BARCELONA38.5(Walking along) La Rambla, Teleferico de Montjuic, Transbordador Aeri del Port[None]
BUDAPEST38.5Children's Railway (Gyermek Vasút), János Hill Chairlift (János-Hegy Libegö), Castle Hill Funicular (Budavári Sikló)Promenades -- Árpád Tóth (Tóth Árpád sétány), Danube (Duna-Korzó)
CAPE TOWN38.5Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Chapman's Peak (Scenic) Drive, Hiking -- Tafelberg Road, Hoerikwaggo TrailHang Gliding Off Table Mountain, Cape Town Hop-on Hop-off Bus
ST. PETERSBURG38.5Riverside Walks -- Palace Quay, University Quay, English Quay, Petrovskaya Quay;  Boat Tours of the city's 93 rivers and canals; St. Petersburg's Tramways - once the largest network in the world  Hydrofoil to Peterhof
ATHENS30.8Grand Promenade, Lycabettus Funicular, Trams (especially to Coast)[None]
JAIPUR30.8Elephant Rides (e.g., Viator.com up to Amber Fort) and Camel Rides, Kite Flying Festival on Makar Sankranti, Bicycle Tours[None]
JERUSALEM30.8Promenades -- Haas Promenade, Ramparts Walk; Egged 99 City Bus Tour;  Jerusalem Light Rail[None]
WASHINGTON DC30.8Potomac River Cruises,  Old Town Trolleys,  Bicycle and Sedway ToursDC Circulator Busses
BUENOS AIRES23.1Tranvia (Cable Cars), A Line Subte, Guided Bicycle Tours (e.g., viator.com, urbanbiking.com)[None]
FEZ23.1Belly Dancing Performances; Walking Tours - Day, Night, Culinary; Camel Treks (Beginning in Fez and Going Outside the City)[None]
ROME23.1Tiber River Cruises, Walking Tours, Bicycle Tours of Rome, [None]