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See National Geographic’s list of top 30 travel destinations for 2024

From “wildlife havens and urban escapes to off-grid locales and cultural gems,” National Geographic Traveler’s Cool List 2023 reveals destinations that are “set to make the news” next year, a company press release said.

National Geographic Traveler (UK) announced a list of thirty locations which span five continents that were chosen by editors as the “top places and spaces around the world where tourism benefits communities and the environment as much as the visitors and locals themselves.”

“The 30 entries reflect an incredible range, featuring everything from exciting immersive journeys to inspirational visits that could take just a few hours,” the statement says.

“Whether it’s culinary excellence, solar eclipses, night trains, new national parks, rewilding initiatives, ancient wonders revisited or cultural landmarks, we’ve curated some of the best travel destinations for the next 12 months,” Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveler (UK), was quoted as saying in the statement. “From Canada, the US and Argentina to Sierra Leone, Sikkim, Australia and beyond, the world is represented in all its full glory.”

National Geographic’s top 30 travel destinations for 2024

Europe

  • Albanian Alps, Albania
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Europe by train
  • Galloway & Southern Ayrshire, Scotland
  • Nordland, Norway
  • North Yorkshire, England
  • Pompeii, Italy

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  • Saimaa, Finland
  • Tartu, Estonia
  • The Euros, Germany
  • Valletta, Malta
  • Wales
  • Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland

North America

Fall colors in Letchworth State Park on November 1, 2021.
  • Miami
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Dominican Republic
  • Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

South America

  • Atacama Desert, Chile
  • Lima, Peru
  • Iberá Wetlands, Argentina

Africa

  • Akagera, Rwanda
  • Andrefana Dry Forests, Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone

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Asia

  • Sikkim, India
  • Tainan, Taiwan
  • Xi’an, China

Australasia

To see the full list online, visit: nationalgeographic.com.