Although you can't visit Washington without visiting the Smithsonian Institute and Arlington Cemetery and wandering around the National Mall, there really is more to see than just a first glance suggests.

Zurich is as tidy and efficient as, well, as Swiss watch. The city is straight out of a story-book, albeit quite a cutting-edge one. Behind the historic architecture and clipped public gardens are the hallowed halls of a political and financial power unsurpassed in precision and longevity.