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.
| CITY | SCORE | PRINCIPLE FEATURES | HONORABLE MENTIONS |
| HONG KONG | 69.2 | Star Ferry, Historic Tramway, Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Promenade | Victoria Peak Tramway, Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail Cable Car, Duk Ling [Boat Ride in a Junk] |
| PRAGUE | 61.5 | Walking 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 |
| KYOTO | 53.8 | Path of Philosophy (Tetsugaku-no-michi), Boat Ride on the Hozugawa River, Eizan Cable Car on Mount Hiei | Kyoto Cycling Tour Project (KCTP) [bicycle routes citywide, rent-a-cycle options, guided tours, etc.] |
| MELBOURNE | 53.8 | Puffing Billy Railway, City Circle Trams, Promenades -- Southgate, St. Kilda, Other Banks of Yarra River, etc. | Great Ocean Road, Melbourne Star Observation Wheel |
| RIO DE JANEIRO | 53.8 | Sugarloaf 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 FRANCISCO | 53.8 | Cable Cars, Historic Trolleys on Market Street and the Embarcadero, Hang Gliding at Fort Funston | 49 Mile Drive |
| VANCOUVER | 53.8 | Grouse Mountain Skyride, Stanley Park Miniature Railway including Halloween Ghost Train and Bright Nights Christmas Train, Skytrain | Downtown Historic Railway, (hiking the) Grouse Grind, |
| CHICAGO | 46.2 | Lakefront Trail, Riverwalk, Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) Tours | Cruises--River, Lake |
| ISTANBUL | 46.2 | Bosphorus Boat Ride (e.g., by ferry), Istiklal Caddesi (Historic) Tram, Eyup/Pierre Loti Cable Car | Istanbul's Modern Surface Trams |
| LONDON | 46.2 | London Eye, The Queen's Walk, Walking Tours (e.g., London Walks) | Chiswick Mall; Thames River Cruises; Footbridges--Golden Jubilee, Millenium, etc.; |
| PARIS | 46.2 | Seine River Cruise (especially at night), Canal Cruises , Bicycle Tours (e.g., see viator.com, bluebiketours.com) | (Strolling Across) Pont Neuf |
| SEOUL | 46.2 | Cheonggyecheon Stream, Namsan Cable Car, Hangang River Ferry Cruise | Bus Tours (Double-deck & Historic Trolleys), Seoul City Walking Tours |
| SYDNEY | 46.2 | (boating through) Sydney Harbour, Metro Monorail, Festival of the Winds | Festival of the Winds, (strolling through) Martin Place |
| AMSTERDAM | 38.5 | Canal 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) |
| BARCELONA | 38.5 | (Walking along) La Rambla, Teleferico de Montjuic, Transbordador Aeri del Port | [None] |
| BUDAPEST | 38.5 | Children'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 TOWN | 38.5 | Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Chapman's Peak (Scenic) Drive, Hiking -- Tafelberg Road, Hoerikwaggo Trail | Hang Gliding Off Table Mountain, |
| ST. PETERSBURG | 38.5 | Riverside 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 |
| ATHENS | 30.8 | Grand Promenade, Lycabettus Funicular, Trams (especially to Coast) | [None] |
| JAIPUR | 30.8 | Elephant Rides (e.g., Viator.com up to Amber Fort) and Camel Rides, Kite Flying Festival on Makar Sankranti, Bicycle Tours | [None] |
| JERUSALEM | 30.8 | Promenades -- Haas Promenade, Ramparts Walk; Egged 99 City Bus Tour; Jerusalem Light Rail | [None] |
| WASHINGTON DC | 30.8 | Potomac River Cruises, Old Town Trolleys, Bicycle and Sedway Tours | DC Circulator Busses |
| BUENOS AIRES | 23.1 | Tranvia (Cable Cars), A Line Subte, Guided Bicycle Tours (e.g., viator.com, urbanbiking.com) | [None] |
| FEZ | 23.1 | Belly Dancing Performances; Walking Tours - Day, Night, Culinary; Camel Treks (Beginning in Fez and Going Outside the City) | [None] |
| ROME | 23.1 | Tiber River Cruises, Walking Tours, Bicycle Tours of Rome, | [None] |
