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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.
