I love reading the annual travel lists compiled by various travel websites and newspapers on top travel destinations for the year. The New York Times list is one of my favorites. Here are their picks for places to go in 2017:
Here is the new list for 2024.
52 Places to Go in 2017
1. Canada
2. Atacama Desert, Chile
3. Agra, India
4. Zermatt, Switzerland
5. Botswana
6. Dubrovnik, Croatia
7. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
8. Tijuana, Mexico
9. Detroit, Michigan
10. Hamburg, Germany
11. Marrakesh, Morocco
12. Greenville, South Carolina
13. Pedregal, Ecuador
14. Penzance, England
15. Osaka, Japan
16. Stockholm, Sweden
17. Sikkim, India
18. Île de Porquerolles, France
19. Madagascar
20. Sanya, China
21. Cyprus
22. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
23. Minneapolis, Minnesota
24. Kingston, Jamaica
25. Comporta, Portugal
26. Kazakhstan
27. Gabon
28. Athens, Greece
29. Northwest Puerto Rico
30. Chiang Mai, Thailand
31. Napa Valley, California
32. Puerto Escondido, Mexico
33. Sedona, Arizona
34. Madrid
35. Ketchum, Idaho
36. Maldives
37. Calabria, Italy
38. Antequera, Spain
39. Lofoten Islands, Norway
40. Iberá Wetlands, Argentina
41. Istria, Croatia
42. Placencia, Belize
43. Langtang Region, Nepal
44. Bozcaada, Turkey
45. Birmingham, Alabama
46. Sacred Valley, Peru
47. Laikipia, Kenya
48. Busan, South Korea
49. Portland, Oregon
50. Budapest, Hungary
51. South Bronx, New York
52. Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Some of these places are new to me but many are already on my wish list including Atacama Desert, Chile, Kazakhstan, Sedona, Arizona, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Sacred Valley, Peru, Busan, South Korea and Budapest, Hungary. Japan is one of my favorite countries so this makes me want to visit Ryukyu Islands and Osaka.
Botswana, Napa Valley and the Great Barrier Reef are places that I have visited and loved. I also enjoyed Belize but I have yet to visit Placencia. I’ve traveled to a couple of cities in Canada but would love to see more especially Banff. I can’t say that I loved Agra but the Taj Mahal is absolutely worth a visit.
Click here for the complete New York Times list.
Any thoughts on this list?
To see the past lists from recent years here are the New York Times 52 Places to Go lists from 2015 and 2016.
This is the list I most look forward to seeing, mainly for inspiration and ideas of where to travel next, whenever a new year hits. A few of these places I’ve been to, and a few were already on my list for the future. I look forward to the exercise of using this as well as other sources to construct my travel list for 2017…
Agree these lists are great inspiration. Have fun planning!
Osaka is not that interesting. But it does have great cheap food.
Thanks for the advice.
Excellent list, and a well-deserved #1! Canada’s Banff National Park is particularly breathtaking and there’s so much to see and do, especially in winter.
Banff looks so pretty in every photo I have seen!
Laikipia in Kenya. This is the place to be.
#37 – Calabria! I was surprised and very pleased to see this oft neglected region of Italy included in the list this year. The home of the incredible bergamot fruit, a wealth of history and spectacular scenery – it’s long overdue for a mention. Now maybe when people see my book CALABRIA: THE OTHER ITALY, they won’t warily ask, “Where’s that?”