Magong is the main city of Penghu County, an island group in the Taiwan Strait known for low volcanic landscapes, coastal waters, and traditional fishing communities. The city serves as Penghu's administrative and commercial center, with a waterfront, harbor, markets, temples, and narrow streets surrounding its older districts. Its position makes it a practical base for exploring nearby islands and coastal attractions.

Shangri-La City, formerly known as Zhongdian, was renamed after the fictional paradise of James Hilton's "Lost Horizon" in an effort to promote tourism in 2001. Located in northwestern Yunnan province, Shangri-La is commonly used as a gateway into Tibet.

Saint-Gilles-les-Bains is a coastal town on the western side of Réunion, a French island in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Mytilene, ancient Greek city, the capital of Lésvos (Lesbos), an island in the Aegean Sea. It was colonized in early times by the Aeolians and is known as the birthplace of the poet Sappho and the philosopher Theophrastus. The city became a great naval power and established colonies in Mysia and Thrace.

Hammamet is a coastal town on Tunisia’s Cap Bon peninsula, known for its sandy beaches, whitewashed houses, jasmine gardens, and historic medina beside the Mediterranean. The town combines a long-established fishing and agricultural identity with a major seaside tourism district, including Yasmine Hammamet to the south.