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Center](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366686/tippet-rise-art-center-stillwater-county-montana/) Stillwater County, Montana byTIME Staff *  [Pandora: The World of Avatar](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366678/pandora-the-world-of-avatar-bay-lake-florida/) Bay Lake, Florida byTIME Staff *  [Elbphilharmonie](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366666/elbphilharmonie-hamburg-germany/) Hamburg, Germany byTIME Staff *  [Museum MACAN](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366675/museum-macan-jakarta-indonesia/) Jakarta, Indonesia byTIME Staff *  [Seoullo 7017 Skygarden](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366679/seoullo-7017-skygarden-seoul-south-korea/) Seoul, South Korea byTIME Staff *  [Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5373240/central-idaho-dark-sky-reserve-idaho/) Idaho byTIME Staff *  [Thread](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366684/thread-sinthian-senegal/) Sinthian, Senegal byTIME Staff *  [Zaryadye Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5373188/zaryadye-park-moscow-russia/) Moscow, Russia byTIME Staff *  [Underwater Museum of Art](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366688/underwater-museum-of-art-south-walton-florida/) South Walton, Florida byTIME Staff *  [Mariposa Grove](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366673/mariposa-grove-yosemite-california/) Yosemite, California byTIME Staff *  [Tai Kwun](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366681/tai-kwun-hong-kong-china/) Hong Kong, China byTIME Staff *  [Austin Central Library](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359176/austin-central-library-texas/) Austin, Texas byTIME Staff *  [ChangChui: Creative Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5356563/changchui-creative-park-bangkok-thailand/) Bangkok, Thailand byCasey Quackenbush *  [Casa Vicens](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5365733/casa-vicens-barcelona-spain/) Barcelona, Spain byTIME Staff *  [Al-Qarawiyyin Library](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366659/al-qarawiyyin-library-fez-morocco/) Fez, Morocco byTIME Staff *  [Design Society](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366665/design-society-shenzen-china/) Shenzen, China byTIME Staff *  [Löyly](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366670/loyly-helsinki-finland/) Helsinki, Finland byTIME Staff *  [Sunder Nursery](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366680/sunder-nursery-new-delhi-india/) New Delhi, India byTIME Staff *  [Tivoli Gardens](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366687/tivoli-gardens-copenhagen-denmark/) Copenhagen, Denmark byTIME Staff *  [King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366669/king-abdulaziz-center-for-world-culture-dhahran-saudi-arabia/) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia byTIME Staff *  [Lascaux International Center for Cave Art](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366671/lascaux-international-center-for-cave-art-vezere-valley-france/) Vézère Valley, France byTIME Staff *  [Experimentarium](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5373189/experimentarium-hellerup-denmark/) Hellerup, Denmark byTIME Staff *  [Teopanzolco Cultural Center](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366683/teopanzolco-cultural-center-cuernavaca-mexico/) Cuernavaca, Mexico byTIME Staff *  [The National Memorial for Peace and Justice](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359214/national-memorial-for-peace-and-justice-montgomery-alabama/) Montgomery, Alabama byTIME Staff *  [Temple of Mithras](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366682/temple-of-mithras-london-uk/) London, UK byTIME Staff *  [Louvre Abu Dhabi](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366672/louvre-abu-dhabi-abu-dhabi-uae/) Abu Dhabi, UAE byTIME Staff *  [Oriental Science Fiction Valley](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366677/oriental-science-fiction-valley-guangzhou-china/) Guangzhou, China byTIME Staff *  [Governors Island](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5373245/governors-island-new-york/) New York, New York byTIME Staff *  [Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366689/warner-bros-world-abu-dhabi-uae/) Abu Dhabi, UAE byTIME Staff *  [Zeitz MOCAA](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366690/zeitz-mocaa-cape-town-south-africa/) Cape Town, South Africa byTIME Staff ## To Stay *  [Giraffe Manor](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366730/giraffe-manor-nairobi-kenya/) Nairobi, Kenya byTIME Staff *  [Viceroy Los Cabos](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366765/viceroy-los-cabos-mexico/) Los Cabos, Mexico byTIME Staff *  [Alila Fort Bishangarh](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366721/alila-fort-bishangarh-rajasthan-india/) Rajasthan, India byTIME Staff *  [Conrad Maldives Rangali Island](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366724/conrad-maldives-rangali-island-maldives/) Rangali Island, Maldives byTIME Staff *  [COO Boutique Hostel & Sociatel](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366726/coo-boutique-hostel-sociatel-singapore/) Singapore byTIME Staff *  [Marriott Mena House](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366743/marriott-mena-house-cairo-egypt/) Cairo, Egypt byTIME Staff *  [Snow Bear Chalets](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366759/snow-bear-chalets-whitefish-montana/) Whitefish, Montana byTIME Staff *  [Ponant Le Lapérouse](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366748/ponant-le-laperouse-cruise-ship/) Cruise ship byTIME Staff *  [Amanyangyun](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366722/amanyangyun-shanghai-china/) Shanghai, China byTIME Staff *  [Treehotel](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366764/treehotel-harads-sweden/) Harads, Sweden byTIME Staff *  [Hôtel de Crillon](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366732/hotel-de-crillon-paris-france/) Paris, France byTIME Staff *  [Six Senses Fiji](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366754/six-senses-fiji-malolo-island/) Malolo Island, Fiji byTIME Staff *  [Conscious Hotel Westerpark](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366725/conscious-hotel-westerpark-amsterdam-netherlands/) Amsterdam, Netherlands byTIME Staff *  [Viking Orion](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5361381/viking-orion-cruise-ship/) Cruise ship byTIME Staff *  [Il Sereno](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5366739/il-sereno-lake-como-italy/) Lake Como, Italy byTIME Staff *  [Wilderness Safaris Bisate Lodge](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5365736/wilderness-safaris-bisate-lodge-volcanoes-national-park-rwanda/) Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda byTIME Staff The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2018 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/"},"headline":"World's Greatest Places 2018","description":"100 destinations to experience right now","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:13.498Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:13.136Z","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":100,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93df475573296d67/6989382286f68ee2386e9eec/worlds-greatest-places-20181.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-greatest-places-2018/","name":"World's Greatest Places 2018"}}]}] ```