--- description: Introducing TIME’s 2019 list of the World’s Greatest Places—featuring the best in restaurants, hotels, theme parks and more. title: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt114b732bd87e6194/698a01808fd2ee793835ff55/worlds-greatest-places-2019.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # World's Greatest Places 2019 100 destinations to experience right now [Read More](/5658157/2019-worlds-greatest-places-choice/) ## To Visit *  [Geosea Geothermal Sea Baths](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654117/geosea-geothermal-sea-baths-husavik-iceland/) Husavik, Iceland byTIME Staff *  [Camp Adventure](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654144/camp-adventure-ronnede-denmark/) Ronnede, Denmark byTIME Staff *  [Mori Building Digital Art Museum](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654133/mori-building-digital-art-museum-tokyo-japan/) Tokyo, Japan byTIME Staff *  [Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654145/star-wars-galaxys-edge-disneyland-anaheim-california/) Anaheim, California byTIME Staff *  [SFER IK](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654121/sfer-ik-tulum-mexico/) Tulum, Mexico byTIME Staff *  [Mata Ki Te Rangi International Dark Sky Sanctuary](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654154/mata-ki-te-rangi-pitcairn-islands/) Pitcairn Islands byTIME Staff *  [Museum of Black Civilizations](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654118/museum-of-black-civilizations-dakar-senegal/) Dakar, Senegal byTIME Staff *  [Central Library](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654128/central-library-calgary-canada/) Calgary, Canada byTIME Staff *  [National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654127/national-kaohsiung-center-for-the-arts-kaohsiung-taiwan/) Kaohsiung, Taiwan byTIME Staff *  [Chillida Leku](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654140/chillida-leku-hernani-spain/) Hernani, Spain byTIME Staff *  [Helsinki Central Library Oodi](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654132/helsinki-central-library-oodi-finland/) Helsinki, Finland byTIME Staff *  [The Gathering Place](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654149/the-gathering-place-tulsa-oklahoma/) Tulsa, Oklahoma byTIME Staff *  [Zakouma National Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654147/zakouma-national-park-chad/) Chad byTIME Staff *  [Pohoiki in Isaac Hale Beach Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654153/pohoiki-in-isaac-hale-beach-park-big-island-hawaii/) Big Island, Hawaii byTIME Staff *  [VAC Library](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654138/vac-library-hanoi-vietnam/) Hanoi, Vietnam byTIME Staff *  [Fábrica de Arte Cubano](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654125/fabrica-de-arte-cubano-havana-cuba/) Havana, Cuba byTIME Staff *  [Hearst Castle](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654134/hearst-castle-san-simeon-california/) San Simeon, California byTIME Staff *  [Teatro Galli](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654130/teatro-galli-rimini-italy/) Rimini, Italy byTIME Staff *  [Quranic Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654137/quranic-park-dubai-uae/) Dubai, UAE byTIME Staff *  [Zealandia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654152/zealandia-wellington-new-zealand/) Wellington, New Zealand byTIME Staff *  [Gorongosa National Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654155/gorongosa-national-park-sofala-mozambique/) Sofala, Mozambique byTIME Staff *  [The Shed](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654135/the-shed-new-york-city/) New York City byTIME Staff *  [Liechtenstein Trail](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654142/liechtenstein-trail/) Liechtenstein byTIME Staff *  [Red Sea Mountain Trail](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654150/red-sea-mountain-trail-egypt/) Red Sea Mountains, Egypt byTIME Staff *  [Xiqu Centre](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654122/xiqu-centre-hong-kong-china/) Hong Kong, China byTIME Staff *  [Newseum](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654126/newseum-washington-d-c/) Washington, D.C. byTIME Staff *  [V&A Dundee](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654120/va-dundee-scotland/) Dundee, Scotland byTIME Staff *  [SoundWaves](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654146/soundwaves-nashville-tennessee/) Nashville, Tennessee byTIME Staff *  [National Comedy Center](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654124/national-comedy-center-jamestown-new-york/) Jamestown, New York byTIME Staff *  [The National Museum of Qatar](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654119/the-national-museum-of-qatar-doha/) Doha, Qatar byTIME Staff *  [Statue of Unity](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654136/statue-of-unity-gujarat-india/) Gujarat, India byTIME Staff *  [Transcaucasian Trail](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654151/transcaucasian-trail-caucasus/) The Caucasus byTIME Staff *  [Troy Museum](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654123/troy-museum-tevfikiye-turkey/) Tevfikiye, Turkey byTIME Staff *  [Ruby City](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654129/ruby-city-san-antonio-texas/) San Antonio, Texas byTIME Staff *  [Muzeum Susch](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654131/muzeum-susch-switzerland/) Susch, Switzerland byTIME Staff *  [Canada's Wonderland](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654143/canadas-wonderland-toronto/) Toronto, Canada byTIME Staff *  [Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654148/uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park-northern-territory-australia/) Northern Territory, Australia byTIME Staff ## To Stay *  [Six Senses Bhutan](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654089/six-senses-bhutan/) Bhutan byTIME Staff *  [SALT of Palmar Hotel](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654098/salt-of-palmar-hotel-mauritius/) Palmar, Mauritius byTIME Staff *  [TWA Hotel](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654094/twa-hotel-queens-new-york/) Queens, New York byTIME Staff *  [Celebrity Edge](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654106/celebrity-edge-cruise-ship/) Cruise ship byTIME Staff *  [Kachi Lodge](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654103/kachi-lodge-uyuni-salt-flats-bolivia/) Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia byTIME Staff *  [AutoCamp](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654104/autocamp-yosemite-california/) Near Yosemite National Park, California byTIME Staff *  [Leopard Hill](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654093/leopard-hill-mara-naboisho-conservancy-kenya/) Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya byTIME Staff *  [Sacromonte](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654069/sacromonte-maldonado-uruguay/) Maldonado, Uruguay byTIME Staff *  [Blackberry Mountain](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654088/blackberry-mountain-walland-tennessee/) Walland, Tennessee byTIME Staff *  [Castello di Santa Severa](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654095/castello-di-santa-severa-santa-marinella-italy/) Santa Marinella, Italy byTIME Staff *  [Omaanda](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654082/omaanda-windhoek-east-namibia/) Windhoek East, Namibia byTIME Staff *  [25Hours Hotel Terminus Nord](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654102/25hours-hotel-terminus-nord-paris-france/) Paris, France byTIME Staff *  [InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654070/intercontinental-shanghai-wonderland-china/) Shanghai, China byTIME Staff The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019 ```json 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