Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every one is happy (except Romans, who won’t have to pay).

© Andrew Medichini/Associated Press

Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the rest.

© Piotr Krzeslak/Shutterstock

Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.