It depends on what your goals are and what you like doing. If I only had the money to visit a handful of cities, I would visit San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. They are all cities that are in the news and on television a lot, and your experiences would give you a good foundation for planning future trips.

It depends on what you would like to do. ¿Qué quisieras hacer?

I agree with Kat's list. I would also add Miami, New Orleans, Austin and Seattle as possibilities, depending on your interests.

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