1. NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND
One look at the marvellous Daily Telegraph building will convince you that you have landed in Art Deco heaven. After the town was flattened in an earthquake in February 1931, it was rebuilt in Art Deco style, not only because of the simplicity and clean lines but also because reinforced concrete buildings are simple to build - and safe. Napier now has one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco buildings.
2. MUMBAI, INDIA
With an estimated 900 structures, Mumbai is a chart-topper for the Art Deco style. Marine Drive is one of the city's hotspots, lined with hundreds of glorious six-storey apartment buildings with Indian flourishes - a style called Deco Saracenic. Its landmarks include the Eros cinema and the Indian Merchants' Chamber.
3. MIAMI, US
Miami Beach's Art Deco District is possibly the most famous of the world's Art Deco destinations and for good reason. The city's relaxed, slightly hedonistic vibe chimes nicely with the Jazz Age.Add the fact that Miami has protected its Art Deco heritage and it's obvious why people might think the movement was born here in the warmth of the Floridian coast.
There are some 800 Art Deco-inspired buildings within a couple of blocks, many blessed with unique local touches such as pastel colours, portholes and curved corners.
4. DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
Maybe it's something to do with the light, or perhaps it's that hedonistic thing again, but Art Deco just works in easygoing tropical places.
Such as Durban, which has a fine collection of lovely, mostly residential buildings scattered around the city.
These include Quadrant House on the Victoria Embankment. The Durban Art Deco Society is a font of Art Deco wisdom and gives information on organised and self-guided walking tours.5. ASMARA, ERITREA
Its Italian occupiers once called Asmara 'La Piccola Roma' - Africa's Little Rome.
Mussolini, looking to put Italy's stamp on its colony in Abyssinia, insisted that Asmara be a sort of Utopian capital city with wide, tree-lined streets and boulevards, fronted by cafes, cinemas and office blocks.
While purists would argue that Asmara's architectural style is less Art Deco and more fascist, Giuseppe Pettazzi's wonderful Fiat Tagliero service station, with its name spelt out in high Art Deco letters and two 30m-long wings reaching out on each side, encapsulates the giddiness of the age...