--- description: Here are the places to stay and visit that made TIME's 2026 list of the greatest places in the world. title: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4acae3158fbf766/69aedcf0035c6fd9a07a2803/WGP_2026_Featured_01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y100.00 ---  # The World’s Greatest Places of 2026 [Read How We Chose the List](/article/2026/03/02/worlds-greatest-places/) * All * ASIA * AFRICA * EUROPE * NORTH AMERICA * ANTARCTICA * AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA * MIDDLE EAST * CARIBBEAN * CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ## Places to Stay *  [Songtsam Lodge Cizhong](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/songtsam-lodge-cizhong/) Cizhong, China byAdam H. Graham *  [Oberoi Rajgarh Palace Resort](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/oberoi-rajgarh-palace-resort/) Rājgarh, India byBrett Berk *  [Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/masiya-s-camp-at-royal-malewane/) Kruger National Park, South Africa bySarah Khan *  [Hotel Plesnik](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/hotel-plesnik/) Solčava, Slovenia byAnja Mutić *  [Avantgarde Refined Caves of Cappadocia](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/avantgarde-refined-caves-of-cappadocia/) Cappadocia, Turkey byCynthia Rosenfeld *  [andBeyond Suyian Lodge](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/andbeyond-suyian-lodge/) Suyian Conservancy, Kenya byRebekah Peppler *  [Tinajani](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/tinajani/) Southern Altiplano, Peru bySucheta Rawal *  [One&Only Moonlight Basin](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/one-only-moonlight-basin/) Big Sky, Montana byAshlea Halpern *  [Aurora Expeditions Douglas Mawson](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/aurora-expeditions-douglas-mawson/) The Southern Ocean byJonny Bierman *  [Home Tale Laya](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/home-tale-laya/) Laya, Bhutan byErin Levi *  [Flockhill](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/flockhill/) Craigieburn Valley, New Zealand byNora Walsh *  [Park Hyatt Johannesburg](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/park-hyatt-johannesburg/) Johannesburg byMary Holland *  [Jnane Karwan](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/jnane-karwan/) Marrakesh, Morocco byCynthia Rosenfeld *  [Aliée Istanbul](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/ali-e-istanbul/) Istanbul byErin Levi *  [Dearborn Inn](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/dearborn-inn/) Dearborn, Michigan byAdam Robb *  [Mandarin Oriental Bangkok](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/mandarin-oriental-bangkok/) Bangkok, Thailand byChris Schalkx *  [Moonpass Lookouts](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/moonpass-lookouts/) Wallace, Idaho byElaine Glusac *  [Bab Samhan Hotel](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/bab-samhan-hotel/) Diriyah, Saudi Arabia bySarah Khan *  [Disney Destiny](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/disney-destiny/) Caribbean byAshlea Halpern *  [House of Tugu Old Town Jakarta](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/house-of-tugu-old-town-jakarta/) Jakarta byJoni Sweet *  [Deer Valley Resort](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/deer-valley-resort/) Park City, Utah byNina Kokotas Hahn *  [Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/jumeirah-marsa-al-arab/) Dubai byNicola Chilton *  [Huus Quell by Appenzeller Huus](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/huus-quell-by-appenzeller-huus/) Gonten, Switzerland byDevorah Lev-Tov *  [Fufu Tokyo Ginza](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/fufu-tokyo-ginza/) Tokyo byAdam H. Graham *  [Mharo Khet](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/mharo-khet/) Jodhpur, India bySarah Khan *  [Estancia Mercedes](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/estancia-mercedes/) Patagonia, Chile byAshlea Halpern *  [Blow Up Hall](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/blow-up-hall/) Poznań, Poland byAnneLise Sorensen *  [Aarunya Nature Resort](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/aarunya-nature-resort/) Kandy, Sri Lanka byCynthia Rosenfeld *  [The Pinnacle Kigali](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/the-pinnacle-kigali/) Kigali, Rwanda byVanita Salisbury *  [Shortgrass Resort](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/shortgrass-resort/) Spearfish, South Dakota byAshlea Halpern *  [Norden Camp](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/norden-camp/) Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China byCynthia Rosenfeld *  [Six Senses Laamu](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/six-senses-laamu/) Laamu Atoll, Maldives byJonny Bierman *  [Soori Penang](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/soori-penang/) George Town, Malaysia byKathryn Romeyn *  [Quercus](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/quercus/) Gay, Georgia byAdam Erace *  [MSC World America](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/msc-world-america/) Caribbean byAshlea Halpern *  [Pared Sur Camp](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/pared-sur-camp/) Puerto Guadal, Chile byAshlea Halpern *  [Okana Resort & Indoor Waterpark](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/okana-resort-indoor-waterpark/) Oklahoma City byMatt Kirouac *  [The Silk Lakehouse](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/the-silk-lakehouse/) Hangzhou, China byRoss Kenneth Urken *  [The Blue Jasmine Train](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/the-blue-jasmine-train/) Thailand byTerry Ward *  [Ress Spa](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/ress-spa/) Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands byScott Laird *  [Shakti Himalaya Prana Lodge](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/shakti-himalaya-prana-lodge/) Kumaon, India byHillary Richard *  [Risonare Shimonoseki](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/risonare-shimonoseki/) Shimonoseki, Japan byAdam H. Graham *  [Mountain Lodges of Nepal Manang](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/manang-lodge/) Manang, Nepal byErin Levi *  [Varg Sail Yacht](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/varg-sail-yacht/) Norway byTerry Ward *  [Casa Gastón](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/casa-gast-n/) Jirira, Bolivia bySorrel Moseley-Williams *  [Hotel del Coronado](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/hotel-del-coronado/) Coronado, California byPerri Ormont Blumberg *  [Bhaya Soul](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/bhaya-soul/) Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam byKathryn Romeyn *  [Sea Sea Hotel](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/sea-sea-hotel/) Crescent Head, Australia byRachel Lees *  [Hunza Serena Hotel](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/hunza-serena-hotel/) Hunza Valley, Pakistan byMark Johanson *  [Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve](/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/nekajui/) Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica byAshlea Halpern ## Project Credits * Project editors:Emma Barker Bonomo, Merrill Fabry, Ashlea Halpern, Lily Rothman, and Karl Vick * Associate editor:Charlotte Hu * Art and design:Rich Morgan * Audience:Diana Elbasha, Helen Ray, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Alyona Uvarova * Digital:Nadia Suleman * Photo:Katherine Pomerantz * Video:Andrew Johnson and Alexandra Robson * Header image:Courtesy Varg Sail Yacht World's Greatest Places 2026 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/"},"headline":"The World’s Greatest Places of 2026","description":"Discover awe-inspiring destinations around the globe","url":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T14:30:57.077Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T14:28:31.292Z","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/bltd4acae3158fbf766/69aedcf0035c6fd9a07a2803/WGP_2026_Featured_01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y100.00&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":"/tag/worlds-greatest-places/","name":"World's Greatest Places"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/","name":"The World’s Greatest Places of 2026"}}]}] ```