TIME news magazine and website have released their third annual list 100 best places on this planetrevealing essentially the most unique places travelers can visit in 2021.
Compiled by a global network of TIME correspondents and contributors who nominated places including entire countries, regions, cities and even small towns offering latest and exciting experiences, the list includes entries from all seven continents, including Antarctica and Australia (Sydney and Golden Coast).
Up to 21 U.S. destinations are on the 2021 list, including Big Sky, Montana; Denver; Houston; Hudson Valley, New York; Indianapolis; the island of Hawaii; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Memphis; Napa Valley, California; New Orlean; New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia; New York; Orlando; Philadelphia; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Sarasota, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Seattle; St. Louis and Talkeetna, Alaska.
Elsewhere in North America, Canadian destinations promoted in 2021 include the nation’s capital in Jasper, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, while Mexican entries include each La Paz and Puerto Escondido within the Mexican Pacific.
Europe can also be well represented on the list, accounting for over 1 / 4 (28) of the highest 100 travel destinations this 12 months. European selections include Arouca and Coimbra in Portugal; Athens; Bath, England; Berlin; Bodrum, Türkiye; Caceres, Spain; Cannes, France; Edinburgh; Faroe Islands; Gothenburg, Sweden; London Design District; Helsinki; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Loire Valley, France; Madrid; Nuuk, Greenland; Odense, Denmark; Oslo; Paris; Reykjavik, Iceland; Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Sicily, Tuscany and Venice in Italy; Southern Carpathians in Romania; Tallinn, Estonia and Zurich.
In Asia, TIME recommends travelers explore Bangkok; Beijing; the Desaru coast in Malaysia; Dubai; Gyeongju, South Korea; Hanoi; Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc, Vietnam; Hokkaido, Japan; Jaipur and North Goa in India; Khao Yai National Park in Thailand; Lake Khovsgol, Mongolia; Maldives; Lijiang, China; Israel’s Negev Desert; Osaka, Japan; Siargao, Philippines; Siem Reap, Cambodia; Singapore; Taipei; Tokyo and Wadi Dana in Jordan.
The hottest destinations in Africa in 2021 are Accra, Ghana; Benguerra Island and Chimanimani National Park in Mozambique; Cairo; Kruger National Park in KwaZulu-Natal; Lake Kivu in Rwanda; Marrakesh, Morocco; The Okavango Delta in Botswana and Sao Vincent within the Cape Verde Islands. Jose Ignatius, Uruguay; Mendoza, Argentina; Patagonia National Park in Chile; The Uyuni salt flats in Quito, Ecuador and Bolivia are amongst this 12 months’s favorite attractions in South America.
Meanwhile, Caribbean gems include Grenada and Virgin Gorda within the British Virgin Islands. The other destinations are Belize; Costa Rica; Christchurch and Northland in New Zealand.
Click here to view the total list on the list of the 100 best places on this planet in 2021.
