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10 best historic cities in North America

Cities that have been a city for a millennium. The layers show.

Ranked by climate, cost of living, language access, safety, and lifestyle fit. Personalize this →

  1. #1

    Boston, United States

    100
    match

    Old US city. Cobblestone streets, Harvard and MIT in the suburbs, brutal Atlantic winters.

  2. #2

    Montreal, Canada

    100
    match

    French Canada's beating heart. Bagels, festivals, and the most European feel on the continent.

  3. #3

    Mexico City, Mexico

    100
    match

    Sprawling, museum-rich megacity with a culinary scene rivaling anywhere on earth.

  4. #4

    Tulum, Mexico

    100
    match

    Mayan ruins on a beach. Cenote-and-cocktails nomad town that quintupled in size in the last decade.

  5. 100
    match

    Colonial highland Mexican town. Pink cathedral, art schools, the Americas largest English-speaking expat retiree scene.

  6. #6

    Oaxaca, Mexico

    77
    match

    Mountain city of indigenous cultures, mezcal, and arguably Mexico's deepest food scene.

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