--- title: Queens, New York Is Lonely Planets Best Travel Destination 2015 description: "Queens, New York’s largest borough, is also quickly becoming its hippest, but most travelers haven't clued in… yet." canonical: https://time.com/3630491/queens-travel-lonely-planet/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-11T20:55:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:15:15.213Z og:title: This Is The Number One Travel Destination for 2015 og:description: According to travel site Lonely Planet og:url: https://time.com/3630491/queens-travel-lonely-planet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2de996daffbbce5a/69876e463c1639fdcb45097b/98000069.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4778 og:image:height: 2688 og:image:alt: Surise at the East River with jetty and the Manhattan skyline. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is The Number One Travel Destination for 2015 twitter:description: According to travel site Lonely Planet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2de996daffbbce5a/69876e463c1639fdcb45097b/98000069.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is The Number One Travel Destination for 2015 > Sponsored content. 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Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Dec 11, 2014 8:55 PM UTC Travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet has unveiled its list of the best U.S. travel destinations for the coming year, and the winner is… Queens, New York. “With microbreweries springing up, new boutique hotels, a reinvented seaside at Rockaway, a world-class art scene, and a truly global food culture, 2015 is the year to try Queens,” Lonely Planet [explains](http://www.lonelyplanet.com/north-america/travel-tips-and-articles/best-in-the-us-2015) on its site. Home to more than two million people — which would make it the fourth largest city in America if it were its own city — Queens is “finally emerging from the shadows of Manhattan to take its place as one of New York’s most fascinating boroughs.” Some of the borough’s many tourist destinations include the Queens Museum and the Museum of the Moving Image, the boardwalk at Rockaway and tons of restaurants, Lonely Planet says. **READ MORE** [Why One Woman Is Going On a Free Around-the-World Trip With a Total Stranger](http://www.time.com/3640215/jordan-axani-elizabeth-gallagher-travel/) Here’s the full list of top travel destinations: 1\. Queens, New York 2\. Western South Dakota 3\. New Orleans 4\. Colorado River region 5\. North Conway, New Hampshire 6\. Indianapolis 7\. Greenville, South Carolina 8\. Oakland, California 9\. Duluth, Minnesota 10\. 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