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For two consecutive years, the Travel section of the New York Times has released a diverse list of its top 52 places to visit. (They also send one lucky traveler to all 52 spots — can you imagine?).
The newspaper enlists editors, writers and photographers to build the list based on their travel experiences and story assignments. What emerges is a mix of destinations that are “aspirational, newly intriguing and perhaps threatened.”
Some are world-class cities known for food and wine (Santa Barbara, yay) or art and opera (Munich); others are places having their moment, such as Panama and Portugal’s Azores. The latter two also made Indagare’s list of new destinations for 2019.
Finally, many selections were made because of a new development or improved accessibility. In Puerto Rico, for example, Lin-Manuel Miranda reprised his lead role in “Hamilton” with performances at San Juan’s Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in January; in Eilat, Israel, a new airport makes it easier to access the Red Sea resort instead. You know, instead of driving through the Negev Desert.
With that, here are the top 10 places to visit in 2019, according to the New York Times. Find the entire list of 52 at www.nytimes.com.
- Puerto Rico
- Hampi, India
- Santa Barbara, California
- Panama
- Munich
- Eilat, Israel
- Setouchi Islands, Japan
- Aalborg, Denmark
- The Azores, Portugal
- Ontario Ice Caves, Canada
