Hands down, Chicago has one of the best skylines in the world. Our favorite city even beats out cities that are bigger, more dense and more populated. Beijing for instance, famed for its smog and hazardous clime, which we didn't bother to put on our list.
These cities either ridiculously pale in comparison to Chicago's skyline or give Chicago a good run for its money, but stop short of greatness. They may be great places to live, but Chicago has them beat when it comes to big, beautiful buildings.
Boise, Idaho (haha)
<img id="8448c32a-7c70-4dd1-b80a-e5b41df93630" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="252011" loaded="252011" image_id="102859645" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859645/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> São Paulo, Brazil
<img id="b73abf8a-3bb4-140a-68b9-9b01fd3da8da" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="2316619" loaded="2316619" image_id="102859655" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859655/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Auckland, New Zealand
<img id="3fe67a22-d830-2639-3df8-7b146ba43a54" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="47318" loaded="47318" image_id="102859643" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859643/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Berlin, Germany
<img id="25b5c1d2-be9b-7dec-d7d8-f174b339daeb" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="6465738" loaded="6465738" image_id="102859644" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859644/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Taipei, Taiwan
<img id="e75c95a1-90d4-5c42-d834-37b9c2f9ec52" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="534323" loaded="534323" image_id="102859658" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859658/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Dubai, United Arab Emirates
<img id="70df88ba-baf9-929b-940a-80a173e86113" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="3691690" loaded="3691690" image_id="102859646" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859646/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Las Vegas, Nevada
<img id="f3868866-c2d3-8e30-6e39-199cc75b9225" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="3052492" loaded="3052492" image_id="102859648" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859648/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> London, England
<img id="20be2dd9-1240-641d-f77b-14645f0eb1a0" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="7392608" loaded="7392608" image_id="102859649" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859649/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Nashville, Tennessee (so, so sad)
<img id="0be4b0c3-490f-af13-8043-9ef428216fe9" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="1991862" loaded="1991862" image_id="102859652" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859652/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Tokyo, Japan
<img id="952d6847-618c-4ed8-0ba6-7b053d5a1a84" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="793917" loaded="793917" image_id="102859660" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859660/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> New York City
<img id="d72881f9-2a2f-1df4-a273-47a7a0737720" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="325561" loaded="325561" image_id="102859653" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859653/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Mumbai, India
<img id="2ce65fb2-d6d6-ee47-079c-2e960a8cdcf9" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="81527" loaded="81527" image_id="102859651" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859651/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Paris, France
<img id="1be474be-2550-087e-2468-1706929893a5" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="6318610" loaded="6318610" image_id="102859654" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859654/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Sydney, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
<img id="080d1e4b-8871-8ee3-9d13-d779d734eb9f" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="724400" loaded="724400" image_id="102859647" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859647/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> Toronto, Canada
<img id="8d99b509-66d2-cc0a-8495-ee2869a9de23" data-caption="" data-credit="" data-width-class="" type="image/jpeg" total="266867" loaded="266867" image_id="102859662" src="http://media.timeout.com/images/102859662/image.jpg" class="photo lazy inline"> 
