From a wine spa to the Nintendo Museum: TIME releases 2025 World's Greatest Places
From a wine spa to the Nintendo Museum: TIME releases 2025 World's Greatest Places
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TIME Magazine has released its annual list of the World's Greatest Places.
The list is divided into two categories: places to stay and places to visit.
The list highlights destinations around the globe, from Morocco to Greenland.
If you need travel inspiration, TIME has you covered. The publication revealed its 2025 World's Greatest Places list on Thursday.
The list features a range of hotels, cruises, museums, parks and more across two categories: places to stay and places to visit. TIME's editorial team evaluates entries based on factors including relevance, innovation, impact and success, according to its website.
"The tourism industry rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, and surged ahead in 2024, setting consumer-spending records and accounting for an estimated 9% to 10% of global GDP, and this year, it looks to pull in even more money," TIME editors said in a statement. "For our annual list of the World's Greatest Places, TIME sought out one-of-a-kind spots and experiences around the globe."
Here are some of the highlights from each category (entries on the list are not ranked in any particular order).
TIME's 2025 World's Greatest Places: Places to stay
Banyan Tree Veya Valle de Guadalupe – Ensenada, Mexico
Alta Sanctuary – Peruvian Amazon Rainforest
Kasbah Tamadot – Asni, Morocco
Waldorf Astoria New York – New York City
Las Qolqas Eco Lodge – Ollantaytambo, Peru
Alpeta Agrotourism & Winery – Roshnik, Albania
The Radical – Asheville, North Carolina
Georgia Safari Conservation Park – Madison, Georgia
The Lodge Wadjemup – Rottnest Island, Australia
HX Grand Greenland cruise – Nuuk, Greenland
Nipponia – Sado Aikawa, Japan
The Ranch Hudson Valley – Sloatsburg, New York
Powder Mountain – Eden, Utah
AKI Family Resort Plose – South Tyrol, Italy
Hôtel Swexan – Dallas, Texas
TIME's 2025 World's Greatest Places: Places to visit
The Beijing Library – Beijing, China
Stockholm Archipelago Trail – Sweden
The Wine Spa – Portland, Oregon
Nintendo Museum – Kyoto, Japan
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park – Macon, Georgia
Ho Chi Minh City Metro – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Casa Cultural Nuestra Herencia cafe and art gallery – Bogotá, Colombia
Trosten sauna – Oslo, Norway
Longwood Gardens – Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Bluey's World – Queensland, Australia
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument – Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Canadian Canoe Museum – Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Zebun Nessa Mosque – Bangladesh
The Pekoe Trail – Central Highlands, Sri Lanka
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw – Poland
Visit TIME's website to see the full list.
This story was updated to add new information.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.
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