1. Panama
Go for the canal. Stay for everything else.
2. Helsinki, Finland
Design. Design. Design. Aesthetics fuel a new cool.
3. Myanmar
Back on the tourist map after being off-limits for years.
4. London
The Olympics! The Queen! Charles Dickens turns 200!
5. Oakland, Calif.
New restaurants and bars beckon amid the grit.
6. Tokyo
With some tourists slow to return, greater opportunities for those who do.
7. Tanzania
Coming into its own as an upscale safari destination.
8. Chilean Patagonia
Proof that adventure doesn’t have to mean roughing it.
9. Lhasa, Tibet
New luxury hotels bring respite — and controversy.
10. Havana, Cuba
The Cuban capital is once again within Americans’ reach.
11. Moscow
New cultural venues add a dash of the sacred and profane.
12. Glasgow
Zaha Hadid takes on a Scottish waterfront.
13. Puebla, Mexico
International mole festival. Need we say more?
14. San Diego
With breweries and brewpubs, a sunny heaven for suds lovers.
15. Halong Bay, Vietnam
New ways to visit a natural wonder in Southeast Asia.
16. Florence, Italy
A Renaissance city gets a contemporary kick.
17. St. Vincent
A new resort may put this Caribbean island on the map.
18. Moganshan, China
Luxury in the former mountain hideaway of Shanghai gangsters.
19. Birmingham, England
Could England’s second city be first in food?
20. Space
The final frontier now has a ticket agent.
21. Kerala, India
A new Indian biennale will make its debut in this coastal state.
22. Paraty, Brazil
Putting Brazil’s Costa Verde on the cultural map.
23. Koh Rong, Cambodia
A string of islands recalls an undiscovered Asian paradise.
24. Vienna
Modern art spruces up Austria’s imperial capital.
25. Chattanooga, Tenn.
A city stages a comeback fueled by artists and retailers.
26. Dakhla, Morocco
In Morocco’s south, an arty hideaway.
27. Maldives
A cushy place for hard-core surfers? Here it is.
28. Malacca, Malaysia
A World Heritage site ramps up its tourism options.
29. The Algarve
Portugal’s Riviera gets a new spate of luxury hotels.
30. Tahoe, Calif.
New lifts, lodging, trails and snowcat rides.
31. Wales
A new hiking path brings new views of rugged shores.
32. Antarctica
Still remote and exotic. Now luxurious too.
33. Uganda
Stability and sustainable tourism restore luster to Africa’s pearl.
34. Ukraine
Virginal beaches and czarist palaces — at Old World prices.
35. Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic
Unspoiled beaches, but not for long.
36. Dubrovnik, Croatia
The St.-Tropez of the Balkans, equal parts classic and modern.
37. Chiloé Island, Chile
A new look, and controversy, on the edge of South America.
38. Jordan
New flights and a new modernist airport ease the way for visitors.
39. Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Restaurants and luxury chalets shine a light on an Alpine resort.
40. Montpellier, France
France’s eighth-largest city is dressing up in designer style.
41. Nosara, Costa Rica
Surfing geeks have descended on a remote little town.
42. South Korea
Is golf’s newest hot spot in Asia?
43. Lodz, Poland
The Hollywood of Poland reclaims its industrial past.
44. Dalarna, Sweden
A storied region offers a getaway from Stockholm.
45. Portovenere, Italy
Stepping in while the Cinque Terre rebuilds.
Lots of interesting places. Poland and the Ukraine are in many lists I have been seeing.
Where is your top place from this list?
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