Despite its relative infancy, the Allianz Arena in Munich has hosted some important and dramatic games – the opening match of the 2006 World Cup and Chelsea's extraordinary smash-and-grab in the 2012 Champions League final among them.
Since opening in 1954, Shriver Hall has hosted several important cultural and political figures, including Robert Frost, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gloria Steinem.
Every two years since 1895, Venice has hosted the most important contemporary art exhibition in the world.
The Holy Grail for the cheese cognoscenti, however, remains the town of Alkmaar, where Waagplein, the central square, has hosted Holland's most important cheese market for centuries.
Now head back anti-clockwise around the walls to Micklegate Bar, a 14th-century gatehouse that has hosted the heads of many important noble houses – just the heads, you understand, on spikes.
It has hosted some of the most important moments in British history, from the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill to the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
She has hosted the prestigious and globally important Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in both Alexandria, Egypt and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
"There will be as many as 60 heads of state and government coming to this important Nato conference, it will be the first time since 1990 that the United Kingdom has hosted this conference - the most important defence alliance that we have," he said.
It has since hosted important residences, such as the house of the first Mayor of Chicago, and significant commerce.
The city has also hosted several important cultural and political events.
