Part one of a list of exceptional architecture to augment your annual list of wanderlust Few things lead to impulsive searches for plane trips faster than the New York Times?s annual 52 Places to Go feature, a roundup of up-and-coming and unexpected travel destinations that, taken together, offer even a seasoned globetrotter something to get excited about.
One of the best parts of the feature, the exquisite layout, offers full-bleed photos and videos that transport you to each amazing destination. We went through the list and added our own suggestions for architectural marvels and historic buildings worth adding to the itinerary (we?ll add part two tomorrow).
Consider our list of sights as an addition, or another background on which to project your travel fantasies.
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Toronto?s City Hall

Canada
Encapsulating the architecture of an entire country is quite a task, so perhaps the best place to start in Toronto, a bustling lakefront city with its own swagger and an expanding skyline.
Many have compared Toronto?s architecture to Chicago, due to a combination of skyscrapers, wide streets, and stylistic variety. The similarities don?t end there. Toronto also boasts its own Mies van der Rohe-designed complex of steel-and-glass beauties, the Toronto-Dominion Centre, often called ?the largest Mies in the world.?
From the futuristic City Hall, a set of curved towers designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell as...