--- description: From Portland to Istanbul, here are the locales that made TIME's 2022 list of the greatest places in the world. title: The World’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5622131a7b47b569/698a339b22fb8573c4e2da8e/1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  From top left: Olivier Blaud—PONANT; Sam Panthaki—AFP/Getty Images; Naftali Hilger—laif/Redux; Rendering courtesy Fundacion “la Caixa”; Sara Al Obaidly for TIME; Atila Martins for TIME; Jill Salter; Sara Hylton for TIME; Christian Miller—Courtesy Citizen # World's Greatest Places 2022 50 extraordinary destinations to explore [Read More](/6195806/how-we-chose-2022-worlds-greatest-places/) ## World's Greatest Places 2022 *  [Ras Al Khaimah, UAE](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194633/ras-al-khaimah-uae/) Extreme amusements byHannah Foster-Roe *  [Park City, Utah](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194448/park-city-utah/) Year-round playground byStacey Lastoe *  [Galápagos Islands](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194580/galapagos-islands/) To see and protect byKaren Catchpole *  [Dolni Morava, Czech Republic](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194527/dolni-morava-czech-republic/) One-of-a-kind vistas byKathleen Rellihan *  [Seoul](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194601/seoul/) The smartest city byAnna Kim *  [Great Barrier Reef, Australia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194532/great-barrier-reef-australia/) Under the sea byJessica Wynne Lockhart *  [Doha, Qatar](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194635/doha-qatar/) World Cup wonders byUlrike Lemmin-Woolfrey *  [Detroit](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194455/detroit/) Newfound glory bySarah Bence *  [Kerala, India](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194593/kerala-india/) Ecotourism hot spot byRia Gupta *  [The Arctic](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194637/the-arctic/) Breaking the ice byJennifer Duggan *  [Ahmedabad, India](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194590/ahmedabad-india/) Higher learning byRosalind Cummings-Yeates *  [Nairobi](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194622/nairobi/) Cultural metropolis byBrad Japhe *  [València, Spain](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194513/valencia-spain/) Design forward byAnneLise Sorensen *  [Queenstown, New Zealand](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194534/queenstown-new-zealand/) High-flying adventure byYulia Denisyuk *  [Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194627/hwange-national-park-zimbabwe/) Conservation safari byTerry Ward *  [Historic Silk Road Sites, Uzbekistan](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194617/historic-silk-road-sites-uzbekistan/) Walking an ancient path byMichelle Tchea *  [São Paulo](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194583/sao-paulo/) Back to Brazil byKaren Catchpole *  [Trans Bhutan Trail, Bhutan](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194609/trans-bhutan-trail-bhutan/) Breathtaking pilgrimage bySucheta Rawal *  [Devon, England](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194507/devon-england/) Drink in the scenery byHannah Foster-Roe *  [Bali, Indonesia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194612/bali-indonesia/) Resortapalooza! byBrekke Fletcher *  [International Space Station](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194641/international-space-station/) Out of this world byJeffrey Kluger *  [Kyushu Island, Japan](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194596/kyushu-island-japan/) Volcanic beauty byCassandra Brooklyn *  [Rapa Nui, Chile](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194576/rapa-nui-chile/) Resilient culture byJohanna Read *  [Salta, Argentina](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194573/salta-argentina/) Authentic allure byKate Crittenden *  [Portree, Scotland](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194521/portree-scotland/) Whisky and wilderness byBrad Japhe *  [Tofino, British Columbia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194492/tofino-british-columbia/) Wilder West byClaudia Laroye *  [Boracay, Philippines](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194604/boracay-philippines/) Paradise reborn byCharlie Campbell *  [Madeira, Portugal](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194517/madeira-portugal/) European tropics byCassandra Brooklyn *  [Franschhoek, South Africa](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194619/franschhoek-south-africa/) A wine lover’s dream byJabulile Ngwenya *  [Miami](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194452/miami/) So hot right now byStacey Lastoe *  [El Chaltén, Argentina](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194569/el-chalten-argentina/) Luxe park perks byKaren Catchpole *  [Bogotá](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194585/bogota/) Cycle the city byKate Crittenden *  [The Alentejo, Portugal](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194515/the-alentejo-portugal/) Idyllic escape byRobin Catalano *  [Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194631/lower-zambezi-national-park-zambia/) Teeming with wildlife byJabulile Ngwenya *  [Kaunas, Lithuania](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194525/kaunas-lithuania/) Art for Ukraine byJulia Buckley *  [Setouchi Islands, Japan](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194598/setouchi-islands-japan/) Immersed in art byKathleen Rellihan *  [Calabria, Italy](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194498/calabria-italy/) Hike across the boot byAryn Baker *  [San Francisco](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194457/san-francisco/) Great Golden Gate byHannah Foster-Roe *  [Skelleftea, Sweden](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194523/skelleftea-sweden/) Nordic warmth byBrad Japhe *  [Copenhagen](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194511/copenhagen/) Riding into the future byVanessa Wilkins *  [Marseilles](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194496/marseilles/) Mediterranean darling byChrissie McClatchie *  [Thessaloniki, Greece](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194509/thessaloniki-greece/) Culinary melting pot byMargarita Gokun Silver *  [Istanbul](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194519/istanbul/) A classic reborn byHannah Foster-Roe *  [Ilulissat, Greenland](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194494/ilulissat-greenland/) Icy education byJennifer Duggan *  [Jamaica](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194536/jamaica/) A yearlong party byHannah Foster-Roe *  [Fremantle, Australia](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194529/fremantle-australia/) Eat, drink, and be Aussie byNardia Plumridge *  [Toronto](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/) Fresh perspectives byStacey Lastoe *  [Kigali, Rwanda](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194625/kigali-rwanda/) Building a better future byMichelle Tchea *  [Riviera Nayarit, Mexico](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194556/riviera-nayarit-mexico/) Hidden gem byRosalind Cummings-Yeates *  [Portland, Ore.](/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194446/portland-oregon/) All are welcome bySucheta Rawal World's Greatest Places 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/"},"headline":"World's Greatest Places 2022","description":"50 extraordinary destinations to 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