In 1881, the first family moved into Pullman, the first planned industrial community in the U.S., designed as a utopia for workers of the Pullman train car company. At its peak, more than 6,000 company employees lived in Pullman.Eventually, the town was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889, and today, the entire town and its historic red-brick buildings are preserved as a national monument.

Barrio Logan is one of San Diego’s oldest Mexican-American neighborhoods and the home of Chicano Park, home to the largest concentration of Chicano-style art murals in the world. The park was officially created in 1971, and the first murals were painted on the supporting beams of the overhead Coronado Bridge two years later.

Named for a person, not a romantic event, Wedding is one of Berlin's most beautiful neighborhoods. The northwestern district is full of street markets and public parks, a stark difference from the busier and more built-up sections of downtown Berlin. View classic Bauhaus architecture, take a dip in Plötzensee bathing lake, eat some of Germany's best food, or even go ahead and get married in Wedding.

Though Manhattan may contain New York City’s most well-known landmarks, some of the city’s most coveted neighborhoods lie in Brooklyn. From Park Slope — which sits adjacent to Prospect Park, Brooklyn’s equivalent of Central Park — to hip communities like Williamsburg and Dumbo, Brooklyn is full of neighborhoods that may be lesser known to tourists, but are beloved amongst locals.

Foggy Bottom, located west of the White House and east of the Potomac River, has been home to the U.S. Department of State since 1947. In fact, the State Department and the D.C. neighborhood have become so closely associated that people often refer to the department itself as Foggy Bottom. The area got its name from the frequent fog that lingers there.

L’Eixample — which means “extension” in Catalan — is a Barcelona neighborhood known for its geometrical grid pattern and stunning modernist architecture. City planners conceived of the neighborhood to accommodate Barcelona’s growing population during the 19th century. Perhaps no site in the neighborhood is better known than Sagrada Família, a striking Roman Catholic church designed by architect Antoni Gaudí.

Originally known as Long Island Point, the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore was founded in 1763. The neighborhood is home to the Robert Long House — Baltimore’s oldest surviving residence dating to 1765 — and its local shipyard produced the first frigate of the Continental Navy. Fells Point was also the home of Frederick Douglass, from 1826 until he escaped slavery in 1838.

Venice, Italy, is divided into six neighborhoods known as “sestieri,” a division that has remained relatively unchanged since the time of the ancient Romans. These districts are San Marco, San Polo, Dorsoduro and Giudecca, Castello, Cannaregio, and Santa Croce. The latter is the only Venetian district where cars and buses are free to roam.

The New York City neighborhood of Tribeca is bounded by the Hudson River on the west, Broadway to the east, and Canal Street to the north. (The southern border is less defined and up for some debate.) Its rough triangular shape gave the neighborhood its modern name, which takes the first syllables from "Triangle Below Canal." Tribeca is best known for the annual Tribeca Film Festival.

In the 1590s, Spanish Catholic missionaries established the neighborhood of Binondo in the Philippines' capital city of Manila. The locale was intended as a settlement for Catholic Chinese but has continued to grow and flourish in the centuries since. Similar neighborhoods now exist in major cities all over the world, including London and San Francisco.

The Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles used to name celebrities as honorary mayors, and in 1955, Betty White received the honor. She was the first woman to produce a national TV sitcom and even had her own daily variety show, making her a natural choice to lead the hub of the film and TV industry. Other former "mayors" of Hollywood include Art Linkletter, Charlton Heston, and Steve Allen.

Gangnam is located in South Korea's capital city of Seoul. Sometimes called the "Beverly Hills" of its country, Gangnam is known for its affluent and showy culture and fashion, which singer Psy famously poked fun at in his global hit song "Gangnam Style." The district is home to the South Korean branches of Google, IBM, and Toyota, as well as some of Seoul's best shopping.

Back Bay and Beacon Hill are two of the most historic neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts. The former is home to the apartments of Commonwealth Avenue, as well as beautiful Victorian homes around Boston's upscale shopping district, Newbury Street. The latter, Beacon Hill, is one of the oldest and best preserved areas of the state capital, and includes the Massachusetts State House atop its namesake hill.

Toronto’s Kensington Market was established in 1815, and the neighborhood saw an influx of English and Irish immigrants throughout the 1850s and 1860s. In the 1900s, the neighborhood transitioned into a Jewish community, which saw Kensington transformed into an old world-style marketplace. Now a thriving hub of diverse cultures, the neighborhood was named a national historic Canadian site in 2005.

Tokyo’s Harajuku District is one of the most influential hubs of Japanese culture. The neighborhood is centered on Takeshita Street, which is lined by shops, fashion boutiques, and fast-food outlets. The area is known for its progressive Japanese fashion and teen culture but is also home to more classical attractions such as the Ota Memorial Museum of Art and the Meiji Jingu shrine.

Historians aren’t exactly sure on the exact origins of Chicago’s nickname for its downtown, but some suggest the name for the area arose after the elevated trains (known as “the L”) were installed in 1897. The same loop of tracks is still in use today, and it’s what most Chicagoans point to as the origin of the Loop nickname. The Loop is one of 77 official neighborhoods in Chicago.

London is home to some of the most famous neighborhoods in the world. More than just the title and setting of a Julia Roberts movie, Notting Hill in western London draws tourists with its street markets and antique shops. Greenwich (of Greenwich Mean Time fame) is home to several museums and the famous O2 Arena. And Soho is one of London's trendiest areas, a hot spot for nightlife and restaurants.

Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements, which are organized in a spiral pattern around the River Seine. South of the river are the six districts of the Left Bank, while the north is divided among the 14 Right Bank arrondissements. The first arrondissement is considered to be the traditional heart of Paris, and contains the Louvre Museum and the Palais-Royal gardens.

Founded by the French in 1718 along a bend in the Mississippi River, the French Quarter (which is also known as the Vieux Carré or "Old Square") is a hub of NOLA history. Home to century-old restaurants, old-world architecture, steamboat cruises, and ghost tours, the French Quarter also boasts bustling Bourbon Street, the mecca of Mardi Gras.

Today, the Castro is one of the world's most visible and well-known hubs of LGBTQ+ culture and activism. Following World War II, many gay veterans knew San Francisco as a place of tolerance and good will, so they decided to settle in the Castro neighborhood. The neighborhood is home to its famous namesake theater, an annual street fair, and a thriving bar scene.