Wherever I go I generally see the country. If I can possibly afford it, I hire a professional to show me the sights. I have found that they often have "connections" that can get into museums,etc., much more quickly. Sometimes, as in Brasil, I have been lucky enough to get a gay professional and they have been able to show me the usual sights in the city and any gay sights I might be interested in. And then, they have sometimes "introduced" me to people I might want to meet. Of course, the bottom line was not to get them in trouble.