An aerial view of Príncipe Island.Scott Ramsay—Courtesy Bom Bom

The World’s Greatest Places of 2025

Places to Stay

Banyan Tree Veya Valle de Guadalupe
Ensenada, Mexico
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Mbano Manor Hotel
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Shebara Resort
Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
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Bom Bom
Príncipe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
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Populus
Denver
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HX Grand Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland
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Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh
Madhya Pradesh, India
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L’Observatoire
Europe
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NamibRand Nature Reserve
Namibia
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Alpeta Agrotourism & Winery
Roshnik, Albania
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The Brecon
Adelboden, Switzerland
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Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Corendon Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Hotel
Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
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The Farm at Seven Stars Resort & Spa
Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
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The Ranch Hudson Valley
Sloatsburg, New York
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Hôtel Swexan
Dallas
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Kasbah Tamadot
Asni, Morocco
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The Ghan
Adelaide and Darwin, Australia
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Pendry Natirar
Peapack, New Jersey
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Alta Sanctuary
Peru
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Georgia Safari Conservation Park
Madison, Georgia
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Hôtel de la Plage
Cap Ferret, France
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Eriro
Ehrwald, Austria
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Beit Jokhdar, Beit Al Rayess, and Beit Kedwan
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Maxx Royal Bodrum
Bodrum, Turkey
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The Viewpoint Hotel
York, Maine
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Tiny Seaside Resorts
Southern Jutland, Denmark
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Palazzo Talìa
Rome
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Celestia
Indonesia
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Al Suave House
El Zonte, El Salvador
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Raffles Jaipur
Jaipur, India
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Few & Far Luvhondo
Waterpoort, South Africa
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The Radical
Asheville, North Carolina
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QT Singapore
Singapore
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The Lodge Wadjemup
Rottnest Island, Australia
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Anantara Koh Yao Yai Resort & Villas
Koh Yao Yai, Thailand
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Voaara
Ste.-Marie, Madagascar
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Palm House
Palm Beach, Florida
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L*SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort
Shanghai
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AmaMelodia and AmaMagdalena
Magdalena River, Colombia
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Las Qolqas Eco Lodge
Ollantaytambo, Peru
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Community Homestay Network
Nepal
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AKI Family Resort Plose
South Tyrol, Italy
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Nipponia
Sado, Japan
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Matca Hotel
Simon, Romania
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Peter Island Resort
British Virgin Islands
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Uxua Maré
Trancoso, Brazil
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Waldorf Astoria New York
New York City
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La Divina
Athens
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Hotel Baskuca
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Places to Visit

Stockholm Archipelago Trail
Stockholm
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The Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff, Arizona
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AWA
Lima
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Zebun Nessa Mosque
Ashulia, Bangladesh
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NHM Commons
Los Angeles
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Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and Seigantoji temple
Wakayama, Japan
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Farmers Marrakech
Marrakech, Morocco
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Nicolas Ruinart Pavilion
Reims, France
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Intuit Dome
Inglewood, California
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The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Warsaw
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The Manor
Johannesburg
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Nintendo Museum
Uji, Japan
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Culinary Innovation Village by Meza Malonga
Musanze, Rwanda
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Gerbou
Dubai
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Niue Blue
Tamakautoga, Niue
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The Geode at Tippet Rise Art Center
Fishtail, Montana
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Notre Dame
Paris
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Papa's Bombay
Mumbai
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Chelebi
Baku, Azerbaijan
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Dogon
Washington, D.C.
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The Beijing Library
Beijing
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Nangma Valley Trek
Pakistan
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Wild Food Adventures
Areni, Armenia
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Trosten
Oslo
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The Pekoe Trail
Central Highlands, Sri Lanka
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Costa 7070
Buenos Aires
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Pas Mus
Vilnius, Lithuania
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Roxy Dinner Show
Rio de Janeiro
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Eagle Hunter Cultural Center
Ulgii, Mongolia
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Thomas Dambo’s Alexa’s Elixir
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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Royal Palace of Aigai
Vergina, Greece
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Casa Cultural Nuestra Herencia
Bogotá
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
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Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
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Bluey's World
Brisbane, Australia
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Vinai
Minneapolis
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Mirukashi Salon
Karatsu, Japan
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Wangduechhoeling Palace Museum
Jakar, Bhutan
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Palazzo Citterio
Milan
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Little Village
Detroit
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La Almazara
Ronda, Spain
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Lala
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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The Flow Country
Caithness and Sutherland, Scotland
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Port Ellen
Islay, Scotland
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The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, New York
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The Canadian Canoe Museum
Peterborough, Ontario
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The Wine Spa
Portland, Oregon
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Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Ho Chi Minh City
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Powder Mountain
Eden, Utah
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Macon, Georgia
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Project Credits

Project Editors:Emma Barker Bonomo and Ashlea Halpern
Audience:Annabel Gutterman, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Meg Zukin
Designer:Victor Williams
Digital:Nadia Suleman and Juwayriah Wright
Editors:Merrill Fabry, Jeffrey Kluger, Lily Rothman, and Karl Vick
Photo:Katherine Pomerantz
Reporter-researchers:Leslie Dickstein and Simmone Shah
Video:Brian Braganza and Justine Simons