Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023
Looking for your next adventure? You'll find it on our annual list of the world's best destinations framed by three categories (Adventure, Family, and Culture) for travelers, and these destinations for 2023 are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.
Adventure: Adrenaline-pumping outdoor excursions
Trek to Choquequirao, Peru, an isolated Inca site that's under the radar—but soon to be more accessible. In New Zealand, the country that invented bungee jumping, rekindle your sense of adventure post-pandemic. In Austria, hike the cross-country Bergsteigerdorfer network of mountaineering villages to sample local culture. Finally, add Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico, to your itinerary. Its protected waters hold one of the largest aggregations of sharks and manta rays in the world.
Family: Inspiring journeys for all ages
In Switzerland, ride the rails to quaint Alpine towns for chocolate, hiking, and skiing. Help save the turtles in Trinidad and Tobago, one of the most important leatherback turtle rookeries in the world. In California, U.S.，gather around a campfire with Golden Gate views at Presidio Tunnel Tops and hike the urban Crosstown Trail. Go birdwatching in the avian paradise that is Colombia, the enchanted land of Disney's Encanto.
Culture: Places where history and heritage rule
Visit King Tut's new home in Egypt at Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum and see Luxor's Avenue of the Sphinxes. Make a pilgrimage through history along Italy's Appian Way, Europe's ancient "superhighway". Explore culture and history-with a side of Low Country cuisine-at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. See one of the world's largest assemblages of stone statues at Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Henan Province, China.
