17. Vienna
Vienna is the city of Freud, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, the Boys’ Choir, and the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School. The imperial insignias and red-coated, white-wigged concert touts stationed throughout the city make sure that you never forget it. Even so, Vienna seems on a mission to regain its place of prominence among European capitals. The evidence is in the revitalized art scene and even its traditional café culture, as some owners introduce updates like flavored coffees and Wi-Fi.