Visit the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants. Over 4,000 models representing more than 830 plant species. Created by glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka  of Dresden, Germany.

Opened in 1903 by Isabella Stewart Gardner, museum near the Back Bay Ferns housing an art collection of world importance. Included in the collection are European, Asian and American paintings, tapestries, sculpture and decorative art.  Intimate and lovely.

Banya, oldest steam bath in the United States, since 1885. First exit over the Maurice Tobin Bridge from Boston in 1.8 square mile Chelsea, settled in 1624.

Ian Schrager’s design-driven masterpiece an the Lower East Side at Bowery + Houston, with a spectacular facade from Herzog de meuron. Stunning design throughout, attention to detail perfection and restrained use of concrete as a warm and powerful design element. Dine at Public Kitchen + Louis; drink at Diego + Roof + Lobby Bar; play at Public Arts; innovation throughout and no front desk. Even if you are not spending the night, be sure to relax with a classic cocktail at Diego. 

Community garden in the East Village. Quiet spot to enjoy nature; since the 1970s.

A must if you are in the LES or anywhere else. Contagious music and vibe will elevate your spirits and never want to leave. Stanley George is an extraordinary pharmacist, “club kid” and music producer.  Be sure to drink in the wellness bar.

Extensive five acre Chinese garden in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai. Adjacent to Yuyuan Tourist Mart.

Although a spectacular view from The Bund day or night, visitors should be sure to walk around and visit the interiors of the three supertell skyscrapers in Shanghai. Three three towers form the world’s first adjacent grouping of three supertall skyscrapers.

The Shanghai Tower, at 2,073 feet, is 128 stories and the tallest building in the world as of 2015, by usable floor (127). It also has the world’s fastest elevators and world’ highest observation deck.It is the world’s second tallest builidng by height to architectural top. The building was designed by Gensler and is owned by Shanghai city government.

The Shanghai World Financial Center was designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, is 1,614 feet tall and was topped off in 2007.

Jin Mao Tower is 1,380 feet tall and was designed by the Chicago firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill. In postmodern form, it draws on traditional Chinese architecture. Official opening date was in 1998.

The Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower was completed in 1994 with chief designers Jiang Huan Chen, Lin Benlin, and Zhang Xiulin. The tower features eleven spheres big and small. 

Opened in 1934, The Park Hotel was the tallest building in Asia until 1958. Designed by the Hungarian-Slovakian architect Laslo Hundec, the builing was inspired by the American Radiator Building in NYC. Truly an art deco masterpiece.

Large public square in the Huangpu District. Site of Shanghai’s municipal headquarters building and located in the center of Shanghai, People’s Square serves as the demarcation point of East and West Nanjing Road. Many museums, public art and attractions abound.