C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t, danh ti\u1ebfng ho\u1eb7c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y \u2013 \u0111\u00f4i khi ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c, \u0111\u00f4i khi mang t\u00ednh d\u00e2n gian \u2013 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 m\u1ec9a mai. Trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u; trong nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p kh\u00e1c, t\u00ean g\u1ecdi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u1eb7c quan s\u00e1t t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. V\u00ed d\u1ee5, t\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Philadelphia theo ngh\u0129a \u0111en c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201ct\u00ecnh anh em\u201d trong ti\u1ebfng Hy L\u1ea1p, ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp William Penn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tr\u00ean to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u, nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m. Du kh\u00e1ch c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang tr\u00ean b\u01b0u thi\u1ebfp ho\u1eb7c nghe th\u1ea5y trong l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec ch\u00fang mang nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn n\u00e0y kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 h\u01a1n 50 bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u1ed3ng gh\u00e9p c\u00e1c m\u1eb9o th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng giai tho\u1ea1i th\u00fa v\u1ecb xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t. M\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3\u2014c\u00e1c b\u00e0i b\u00e1o, h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a\u2014v\u00ec v\u1eady b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ee5n v\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bi\u1ec7t danh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Th\u1eddi c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hy L\u1ea1p v\u00e0 La M\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t cho c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u1ea5t th\u01a1 (\u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu\u201d, \u201cN\u1eef ho\u00e0ng bi\u1ec3n Adriatic\u201d) ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y h\u01a1n, s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1i ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3: m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi hoa m\u1ef9 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o t\u00e0i ba, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y du l\u1ecbch, m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc l\u1ecbch s\u1eed quan tr\u1ecdng ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef. Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u00e0i b\u00e1o l\u01b0u tr\u1eef, c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m v\u0103n h\u1ecdc c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n chuy\u00ean gia \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, bi\u1ec7t danh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u2013 \u0111\u00f4i khi l\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c, \u0111\u00f4i khi l\u00e0 huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i vui t\u01b0\u01a1i \u2013 v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn n\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c nhi\u1ec1u m\u00f4 t\u00edp n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 bi\u1ec7t danh ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, trong khi nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i l\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 b\u00e1o ho\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch ti\u1ebfp th\u1ecb lan truy\u1ec1n. \u0110i\u1ec3m chung l\u00e0 m\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec1u mang m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. H\u00e3y c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 t\u1eebng ch\u00e2u l\u1ee5c, t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3 truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed7i c\u00e1i t\u00ean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi Manhattan n\u0103m 1935 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i t\u1ea1i sao th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i, bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0... \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York.\u201d<\/strong> Nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o th\u1ec3 thao John J. Fitz Gerald b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean m\u1ee5c \u0111ua ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1920 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua \u1edf New York. \u00d4ng vi\u1ebft: \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York, gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ch\u00e0ng trai t\u1eebng c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111ua.\u201d<\/em>C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y lan r\u1ed9ng trong gi\u1edbi nh\u1ea1c jazz v\u00e0 \u0111ua ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1930, n\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u Broadway. Sau khi m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 du l\u1ecbch nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1970 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed3i sinh n\u00f3 v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York. Ng\u00e0y nay, bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng qu\u1ea3 t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ecf c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf du kh\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng qu\u1ea3 t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ecf trong c\u00e1c c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o; v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng du l\u1ecbch New York \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd nh\u00e3n hi\u1ec7u logo \u201cThe Big Apple\u201d trong chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1970.<\/p>M\u1eb9o n\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. N\u0103m 1807, nh\u00e0 v\u0103n Washington Irving \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec9a mai g\u1ecdi Manhattan l\u00e0... \u201cGotham\u201d<\/strong> trong t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y Salmagundi<\/em>M\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u0111\u1ecba danh c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Anh \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c. C\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi D\u01a1i<\/em> truy\u1ec7n tranh v\u00e0 phim \u1ea3nh. C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York l\u00e0 NYC. \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7,\u201d<\/strong> ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng 24\/7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u201cTh\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi,\u201d<\/strong> M\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ea7y tham v\u1ecdng t\u1eeb c\u00e1c qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o du l\u1ecbch gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20. M\u1ed7i kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eafm b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a New York: cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00eam, vai tr\u00f2 to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Chicago l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 gi\u00f3.\u201d<\/strong> Tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn, bi\u1ec7t danh \"th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3\" kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb gi\u00f3 h\u1ed3. \u0110\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1870, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u1edf c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi Chicago l\u00e0 \"th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3\" \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1c ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 cho th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n n\u00f3i su\u00f4ng. (M\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u1edf Cincinnati n\u0103m 1876 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n gi\u1eadt t\u00edt \"Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3\" sau khi m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c xo\u00e1y t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng Chicago.) Theo th\u1eddi gian, nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1890, nh\u01b0ng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u l\u1ecbch s\u1eed cho th\u1ea5y thu\u1eadt ng\u1eef n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u00e1c ghi ch\u00e9p v\u1ec1 kh\u00ed h\u1eadu cho th\u1ea5y gi\u00f3 \u1edf Chicago th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eb9 h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c - v\u00ec v\u1eady bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u s\u1ef1 khoa tr\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Chicago, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chicago c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00ean g\u1ecdi \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 hai\u201d<\/strong> C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y ban \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 (th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 New York) \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 s\u1ef1 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Chicago sau tr\u1eadn \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecfa ho\u1ea1n n\u0103m 1871. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ecbch h\u00e0i n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Nh\u00e0 th\u01a1 Carl Sandburg \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea5t t\u1eed h\u00f3a Chicago b\u1eb1ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \"the...\" (Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 kinh t\u1ebf) \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u1edd vai r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn\u201d<\/strong> N\u0103m 1914, ca ng\u1ee3i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a giai c\u1ea5p c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n. C\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t danh kh\u00e1c (nh\u01b0...) \u201cChi-Town\u201d<\/strong>Nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00edt khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Chicago th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \"Chicago\" trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i l\u1ea1i th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e0u s\u1eafc n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 mang nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khi d\u1ea1o b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 Fremont \u1edf khu Las Vegas c\u1ed5, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n c\u1ee7a \"Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 T\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i\" \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, t\u1eeb c\u00e1c gian h\u00e0ng s\u00f2ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ebfn \u00e1o ph\u00f4ng l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \"Vegas\" \u2013 h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef giao ti\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y.<\/p>M\u1eb9o n\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 M\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. V\u00ed d\u1ee5, Denver c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u00ean kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0... \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 N\u1eef ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng,\u201d<\/em> v\u00e0 Nashville ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c\u201d<\/em> v\u00ec di s\u1ea3n \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u00ea c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. (Nashville th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n guitar tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 xe.) Phoenix th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cThung l\u0169ng M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi,\u201d<\/em> V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i s\u00e2n bay Phoenix l\u00e0m n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p sa m\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eafng c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh ho\u1eb7c hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u mang tr\u1ecdng tr\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc v\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paris \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u00f3. \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng\u201d<\/strong> (Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng<\/em>(V\u00ec hai l\u00fd do c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn nhau). Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u phong tr\u00e0o Khai s\u00e1ng \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1700 \u2013 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng gia c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u201cth\u1eafp s\u00e1ng\u201d th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1edbi. Th\u1ee9 hai, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9: \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19, \u0111\u00e8n kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ed1t (v\u00e0 sau n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i\u1ec7n) c\u1ee7a Paris \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam. Bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh c\u1ea3 di s\u1ea3n tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 sau khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. (Du kh\u00e1ch s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i: tr\u00ean \u00e1p ph\u00edch, tr\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111i\u1ec7n ng\u1ea7m, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u00e1c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf con d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.) H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Paris g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u2013 v\u00e0 v\u1edbi phong tr\u00e0o Khai s\u00e1ng \u2013 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y nay, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Paris. \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bi\u1ec7t danh l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Rome l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng.\u201d<\/strong> C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 th\u01a1 La M\u00e3 c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y: Tibullus g\u1ecdi Rome l\u00e0 Rome th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu<\/em> Kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m 19 tr\u01b0\u1edbc C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi La M\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n m\u1eebng ni\u1ec1m tin r\u1eb1ng vinh quang c\u1ee7a La M\u00e3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00e0n l\u1ee5i. Virgil v\u00e0 c\u00e1c Gi\u00e1o ph\u1ee5 sau n\u00e0y c\u0169ng l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3. Xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi Trung C\u1ed5 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn th\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi La M\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 lu\u00f4n tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng<\/em> Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc ri\u00eang. Ng\u00e0y nay, du kh\u00e1ch s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \"Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu\" tr\u00ean c\u00e1c m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m v\u00e0 nghe th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 trong c\u00e1c s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn du l\u1ecbch. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi La M\u00e3 v\u00e0 du kh\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn di s\u1ea3n b\u1ea5t di\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u2013 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi Ph\u1ee5c h\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ec1n c\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u2013 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t t\u1eed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00e0o th\u1eddi Victoria, Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f3i b\u1ee5i.\u201d<\/strong> Qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p h\u00f3a nhanh ch\u00f3ng khi\u1ebfn b\u1ed3 h\u00f3ng v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean bao ph\u1ee7 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 thu\u1eadt ng\u1eef \"Kh\u00f3i\" l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00f3ng th\u1eddi Victoria d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a London. Ngay c\u1ea3 sau khi \u0110\u1ea1o lu\u1eadt Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed S\u1ea1ch n\u0103m 1956 l\u00e0m s\u1ea1ch kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n London l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i v\u1eabn tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn g\u1ecdi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 \"Smoke\" (Kh\u00f3i m\u00f9) \u201cKh\u00f3i,\u201d<\/em> g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 th\u1eddi Dickens. M\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 \u201cKhu v\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m vu\u00f4ng,\u201d<\/strong> Th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t, c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn trung t\u00e2m t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh (Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n). Khu v\u1ef1c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u00f3 \u2013 n\u01a1i t\u1ecda l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd St. Paul v\u00e0 Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Anh \u2013 c\u00f3 di\u1ec7n t\u00edch kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m vu\u00f4ng. C\u00e1c b\u1ea3n tin v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \u201cd\u1eb7m vu\u00f4ng\u201d \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, nh\u1eb1m ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t n\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea1i Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0o c\u0169ng mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u. V\u00ed d\u1ee5, Cleveland \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t bi\u1ec7t danh l\u00e0... \u201cSai l\u1ea7m tr\u00ean h\u1ed3\u201d<\/em> V\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1960\/70, bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t s\u00e2n v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111ang xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea5p b\u00ean h\u1ed3 Erie, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i cho to\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 sau nh\u1eefng tin t\u1ee9c x\u1ea5u (nh\u01b0 v\u1ee5 ch\u00e1y s\u00f4ng Cuyahoga). C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a Cleveland \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u00f3. C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh kh\u00f4ng mong mu\u1ed1n (Baltimore t\u1eebng c\u00f3 bi\u1ec7t danh \u201cCharm City\u201d \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u v\u00e3n h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh, trong khi Long Beach, New York t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean sau khi b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t bi\u1ec7t danh l\u00e0 \u201cc\u00e1i n\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a eo bi\u1ec3n Long Island\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 bi\u1ec7t danh ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c s\u1ebd phai m\u1edd khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ng\u1eebng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang. Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Cleveland th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00e1c s\u00e2n v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1eebng in d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef \u201cSai l\u1ea7m tr\u00ean h\u1ed3\u201d l\u00ean \u00e1o ph\u00f4ng. Houston \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0169 tr\u1ee5\u201d c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m lu m\u1edd nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169 v\u1ec1 \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m. T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, bi\u1ec7t danh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tinh \u00fd th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh t\u00edch c\u1ef1c trong khi gi\u1ea3m nh\u1eb9 nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh m\u1ec9a mai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eb7t bi\u1ec7t danh cho c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y New York \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \"Big Apple\" v\u00e0 \"Gotham\". T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a Washington Irving n\u0103m 1807... Salmagundi<\/em> T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i cho Manhattan c\u00e1i t\u00ean Gotham th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u1ee7a Chicago \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 gi\u00f3\u201d<\/strong> Bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lan truy\u1ec1n b\u1edfi c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19. C\u00e1c bi\u00ean t\u1eadp vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc nhau: c\u00e1c bi\u00ean t\u1eadp vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Cincinnati t\u1eebng g\u1ecdi Chicago l\u00e0 \u201cPorkopolis\u201d (\u00e1m ch\u1ec9 ng\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p th\u1ecbt l\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a Chicago) \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdc t\u1ee9c nhau. Ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y nay, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1eeb nguy\u00ean h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 Barry Popik v\u1eabn t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm trong c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o c\u0169 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra l\u1ea7n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Trong m\u1ed7i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t \u1ea5n ph\u1ea9m duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gieo m\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7t danh v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0103n s\u00e2u v\u00e0o tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bi\u1ec7t danh th\u01b0\u1eddng vang v\u1ecdng trong phim \u1ea3nh, \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u1ecdc. Gotham tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Batman, c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 v\u1ecb th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y trong truy\u1ec7n tranh v\u00e0 phim \u1ea3nh. Nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t nh\u01b0 \"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?\" c\u1ee7a Louis Armstrong g\u1ee3i l\u00ean h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh... Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn Easy<\/em>v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u00ea ca ng\u1ee3i Nashville nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn. \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c.\u201d<\/em> C\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft v\u00e0 s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1eb7t ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0 \u201cWindy City Blues\u201d ho\u1eb7c \u201cCity of Light\u201d. C\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9i th\u1ec3 thao v\u00e0 doanh nghi\u1ec7p c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y (v\u00ed d\u1ee5, \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y h\u1ea1ng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Atlanta s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng...). \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 qu\u00e1 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00f9 h\u1eadn\u201d<\/em> (tr\u00ean trang ph\u1ee5c). M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t ra, bi\u1ec7t danh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 lan r\u1ed9ng kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u00f4ng qua v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u1ea1i ch\u00fang, c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i l\u00e2u d\u00e0i v\u00ec ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh g\u00f3i g\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p ho\u1eb7c huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i. Theo th\u1eddi gian, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi phai m\u1edd v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean g\u1ecdi m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Ng\u00e0y nay, b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e1i xe d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3n ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi... \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 cao m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m\u201d<\/em> Ho\u1eb7c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe du kh\u00e1ch so s\u00e1nh bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a hai th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady s\u1ebd gi\u00fap c\u1ea3 du kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn n\u00e0y cho th\u1ea5y, m\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng ch\u1ee9ng minh \u2013 d\u00f9 l\u00e0 trong c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o c\u0169, kho l\u01b0u tr\u1eef th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 hay truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft v\u0103n h\u00f3a. V\u1edbi ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200bth\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ee5n v\u1eb7t, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u1eb7t cho nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e0u s\u1eafc: New York \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ec7nh danh l\u00e0 \u201cQu\u1ea3 t\u00e1o l\u1edbn\u201d, Paris l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng\u201d, Pittsburgh l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u00e9p\u201d, v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ec7t danh kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. M\u1ed7i bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang\u2014th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o, nh\u00e0 th\u01a1 ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y s\u1ebd h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 h\u01a1n 50 bi\u1ec7t danh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. T\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao Philadelphia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh huynh \u0111\u1ec7\u201d, Las Vegas tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i\u201d, v\u00e0 Boston c\u00f3 bi\u1ec7t danh l\u00e0 \u201cBeantown\u201d. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u chi ti\u1ebft, c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch s\u1ebd \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1eb1ng sau bi\u1ec7t danh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-interesting-facts","8":"category-magazine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\nChicago \u2013 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 gi\u00f3 v\u00e0 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Paris \u2013 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Rome \u2013 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u2013 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00f3i b\u1ee5i v\u00e0 khu trung t\u00e2m th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i Square Mile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u kh\u00e1c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh g\u00e2y tranh c\u00e3i v\u00e0 kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a b\u00e1o ch\u00ed trong vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1o ra bi\u1ec7t danh cho c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 trong v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u1ea1i ch\u00fang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p: Gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec7t danh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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K\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: Di s\u1ea3n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a bi\u1ec7t danh th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n