--- description: Planning a trip with your family? Here are the 50 coolest places in the world to visit. title: The World’s 50 Coolest Places of 2019 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd1b7c6654822281/698a065a86f68ef9d46edf18/coolestherologo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  TIME for Kids World's Coolest Places 2019 # World's Coolest Places 2019 ## Play *  [ArcelorMittal Orbit](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736001/arcelormittal-orbit-london-united-kingdom/) London, United Kingdom byTIME Staff *  [Artists at Play](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736002/artists-at-play-seattle-washington/) Seattle, Washington byTIME Staff *  [Canada’s Wonderland](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736003/canadas-wonderland-vaughan/) Vaughan, Canada byTIME Staff *  [City Museum](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736004/city-museum-st-louis-missouri/) St. Louis, Missouri byTIME Staff *  [CopenHill](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736005/copenhill-copenhagen-denmark/) Copenhagen, Denmark byTIME Staff *  [Escape](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736006/escape-penang-malaysia/) Penang, Malaysia byTIME Staff *  [Evermore Park](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736007/evermore-park-pleasant-grove-utah/) Pleasant Grove, Utah byTIME Staff *  [Lego House](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736008/lego-house-billund-denmark/) Billund, Denmark byTIME Staff *  [Music Box Village](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736009/music-box-village-new-orleans-louisiana/) New Orleans, Louisiana byTIME Staff *  [Oasis of the Seas](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736010/oasis-of-the-seas-cruise-ship/) Cruise ship byTIME Staff *  [Otherworld](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736011/otherworld-columbus-ohio/) Columbus, Ohio byTIME Staff *  [Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736012/pacific-wheel-at-pacific-park-santa-monica-california/) Santa Monica, California byTIME Staff *  [Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736013/star-wars-galaxys-edge-disney-world-orlando-florida/) Orlando, Florida byTIME Staff *  [The Dr. Seuss Experience](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736014/dr-seuss-experience-canada-us/) Canada and the United States byTIME Staff *  [Gathering Place](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736015/gathering-place-tulsa-oklahoma/) Tulsa, Oklahoma byTIME Staff ## Learn *  [Apollo Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736016/apollo-mission-control-center-nasa-johnson-space-houston-texas/) Houston, Texas byTIME Staff *  [Deichman Biblo Tøyen](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736017/deichman-biblo-toyen-oslo-norway/) Oslo, Norway byTIME Staff *  [Children’s Museum of Indianapolis](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736018/childrens-museum-indianapolis-indiana/) Indianapolis, Indiana byTIME Staff *  [Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736019/farm-wisconsin-discovery-center-manitowoc/) Manitowoc, Wisconsin byTIME Staff *  [ImagiNations Activity Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736020/imaginations-activity-center-smithsonian-museum-american-indian-dc/) Washington, D.C. byTIME Staff *  [La Brea Tar Pits](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736021/la-brea-tar-pits-los-angeles-california/) Los Angeles, California byTIME Staff *  [Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736022/louisville-slugger-museum-factory-kentucky/) Louisville, Kentucky byTIME Staff *  [Moat Brae](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736023/moat-brae-dumfries-united-kingdom/) Dumfries, United Kingdom byTIME Staff *  [National Butterfly Center](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736024/national-butterfly-center-mission-texas/) Mission, Texas byTIME Staff *  [Notre-Dame Cathedral](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736025/notre-dame-cathedral-paris-france/) Paris, France byTIME Staff *  [Statue of Liberty Museum](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736026/statue-of-liberty-museum-island-new-york/) Liberty Island, New York byTIME Staff *  [U.S. Space & Rocket Center](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736027/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-alabama/) Huntsville, Alabama byTIME Staff *  [Washington Monument](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736028/washington-monument-dc/) Washington, D.C. byTIME Staff *  [Woodland Park Zoo](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736029/woodland-park-zoo-seattle-washington/) Seattle, Washington byTIME Staff ## Explore *  [Best Friends Animal Sanctuary](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736030/best-friends-animal-sanctuary-kanab-utah/) Kanab, Utah byTIME Staff *  [Boulders Beach](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736031/boulders-beach-simons-town-south-africa/) Simon’s Town, South Africa byTIME Staff *  [Cherry Springs State Park](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736032/cherry-springs-state-park-coudersport-pennsylvania/) Coudersport, Pennsylvania byTIME Staff *  [Children’s Eternal Rainforest](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736033/childrens-eternal-rainforest-monteverde-costa-rica/) Monteverde, Costa Rica byTIME Staff *  [Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736034/cliff-palace-at-mesa-verde-national-park-colorado/) Mesa Verde, Colorado byTIME Staff *  [Denali Star](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736035/denali-star-alaska/) Alaska byTIME Staff *  [Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736036/great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve-mosca-colorado/) Mosca, Colorado byTIME Staff *  [Icehotel](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736037/icehotel-jukkasjarvi-sweden/) Jukkasjärvi, Sweden byTIME Staff *  [Neuschwanstein Castle](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736038/neuschwanstein-castle-hohenschwangau-germany/) Hohenschwangau, Germany byTIME Staff *  [Niagara Falls State Park](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736039/niagara-falls-state-park-new-york/) Niagara Falls, New York byTIME Staff *  [The Grand Canyon](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736040/the-grand-canyon-arizona/) Arizona byTIME Staff *  [The Lion King Adventure](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736041/the-lion-king-adventure-kenya/) Kenya byTIME Staff *  [The Vessel at Hudson Yards](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736042/vessel-hudson-yards-new-york/) New York, New York byTIME Staff *  [Waitomo Glowworm Caves](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736043/waitomo-glowworm-caves-new-zealand/) Waitomo, New Zealand byTIME Staff *  [Whispering Woods Braille Trail](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736044/whispering-woods-braille-trail-buford-georgia/) Buford, Georgia byTIME Staff *  [Wyoming Dinosaur Center & Dig Sites](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736045/wyoming-dinosaur-center-dig-sites-thermopolis/) Thermopolis, Wyoming byTIME Staff ## Eat *  [Creator](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5735994/creator-san-francisco-california/) San Francisco, California byTIME Staff *  [PBJ.LA](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5735997/pbj-la-los-angeles-california/) Los Angeles, California byTIME Staff *  [Saint Pierre](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5735998/saint-pierre-singapore/) Singapore byTIME Staff *  [The Kinderkookkafé](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5735999/kinderkookkafe-amsterdam-netherlands/) Amsterdam, the Netherlands byTIME Staff *  [SafeHouse Milwaukee](/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/5736000/safehouse-milwaukee-wisconsin/) Milwaukee, Wisconsin byTIME Staff World's Coolest Places 2019: Fun Destinations for Families ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/"},"headline":"World's Coolest Places 2019","description":"TIME for Kids picks 50 fun places for families","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:22.501Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:22.201Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":50,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd1b7c6654822281/698a065a86f68ef9d46edf18/coolestherologo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-coolest-places-2019/","name":"World's Coolest Places 2019"}}]}] ```