Celebrating culture and the conservation of heritage in Paris, which is home to engineering feats like the Eiffel Tower and the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre.

Berlin suffers from an image problem, but the city at the epicenter of World War 2 is steadily gaining notoriety for all the right reasons; it's the leading startup city in Europe uber-cool and decidedly cosmopolitan.

An exploration of the past and future of New York, the cultural and financial capital of the world; a look at the subway system and the bustling streets between Manhattan's skyscrapers.

Sydney is a city defined by its harbor -- the sapphire jewel in Australia's crown; established as a penal colony in 1788, it remains a city of immigrants' intent on "bending the rules."

Innovation underscores this episode set in one of the fastest growing cities in America. Ever on the cusp of discovering the next big thing Seattle is where Amazon Microsoft Google are forging the future.

Canberra is the youngest city to feature in our series a mere adolescent in our rapidly urbanizing world. It stands out for all the right reasons as it affords those who live within its low-density realm a very privileged lifestyle indeed.