#151United States · Nature · North America
Pinnacles National Park
Volcanic spires, talus caves, and condors on a small footprint.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
World rankings
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#152United States · Nature · North America
Death Valley National Park
North America's hottest, driest, lowest place — and still beautiful.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#153United States · Nature · North America
White Sands National Park
Dunes of gypsum that look like snow and behave like sand.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#154United States · Nature · North America
Big Bend National Park
Chihuahuan Desert, river canyons, and a night sky that still works.
8.0/10 · 4 ratings
#155French Polynesia · Beaches · Oceania
Bora Bora
A lagoon, a volcanic peak, and the overwater bungalow made famous.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#156United States · Theme parks · North America
Walt Disney World
Four theme parks on one Florida property, each one a full day.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#157United States · Theme parks · North America
Disneyland Resort
Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#158Switzerland · Ski resorts · Europe
Zermatt
A car-free village under the Matterhorn, with glacier skiing above the rooftops.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#159United States · Nature · North America
Zion National Park
Red walls, a river walk, and a shuttle that is part of the deal.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#160Bahamas · Beaches · North America
Bahamas
Pink sand, swimming pigs, and 700 islands of clear water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#161France · Ski resorts · Europe
Chamonix
Mont Blanc's town, where the famous skiing is a guided glacier route.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#162United States · Nature · North America
Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road across the tundra, elk in the valleys.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#163Canada · Ski resorts · North America
Whistler Blackcomb
Two huge mountains, one village, and the Peak 2 Peak between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#164Thailand · Cities, Culture, Food · Asia
Bangkok
Heat, river boats, palaces, and a food city that does not know how to be average.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#165United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Orlando Resort
Three Orlando gates, including Epic Universe.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#166United States · Nature · North America
Glacier National Park
Going-to-the-Sun Road, turquoise lakes, and vanishing ice.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#167Australia · Beaches · Oceania
Great Barrier Reef
The reef itself: a boat from Cairns or Port Douglas and a morning over coral.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#168United States · Cities, Food · North America
San Francisco
Hills, fog, and a small city that still feels like a coast.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#169United States · Ski resorts · North America
Aspen Snowmass
Four Colorado mountains, one town, and a bus between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#170United Arab Emirates · Cities · Middle East
Dubai
A gulf city of malls, desert edges, and a creek that is older than the towers.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#171Netherlands · Cities · Europe
Amsterdam
Canals, bikes, and a small capital that is better before noon.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#172France · Beaches · Europe
French Riviera
Nice to Monaco by train, with pebble beaches and famous light.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#173United States · Ski resorts · North America
Jackson Hole
The tram in Teton Village, and skiing as steep as its reputation.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#174Switzerland · Ski resorts · Europe
Verbier
The 4 Vallées resort where the famous skiing is off the marked piste.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#175Canada · Nature · North America
Banff
Turquoise lakes, high passes, and a national park town that still feels like a trailhead.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#176United States · Cities, Food · North America
Chicago
Lakefront, architecture, and a food city that does not need a costume.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#177Spain · Beaches · Europe
Ibiza
Cala Comte, a long season, and an island with more than one nightlife.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#178United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Studios Hollywood
A working studio lot with a tram, a castle, and Nintendo upstairs.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#179Barbados · Beaches · North America
Barbados
A west coast of calm water and a wilder east coast you go to look at.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#180Brazil · Cities · South America
Rio de Janeiro
Beaches, granite peaks, and a city that lives between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#181Italy · Ski resorts · Europe
Cortina d'Ampezzo
A Dolomite town ringed by separate ski areas, not one linked circus.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#182United States · Nature · North America
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive, 105 miles of Blue Ridge overlooks.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#183Italy · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Florence
A small city that invented a way of looking, and still charges for the view.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#184Jamaica · Beaches · North America
Jamaica
Negril's long beach, a west-coast sunset, and an island that is not only a resort gate.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#185Morocco · Culture, Cities, Food · Africa
Marrakech
Pink walls, spice-scented alleys, and riads that make the medina make sense.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#186China · Theme parks · Asia
Universal Studios Beijing
Harry Potter, Transformers, and a full Universal gate in Tongzhou.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#187Mexico · Beaches · North America
Tulum
A Mayan cliff, a palm beach, and a town that outgrew the footpath.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#188Portugal · Cities, Food · Europe
Lisbon
Hills, trams, and a light that makes you forgive the climb.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#189United States · Cities · North America
Honolulu
A real city on a famous shore, with a mountain behind the hotels.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#190Italy · Beaches · Europe
Sicily
San Vito, a baroque southeast, and a coast long enough to choose a side.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#191Canada · Cities · North America
Toronto
A lakefront of neighborhoods where dinner can be from anywhere.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#192Cyprus · Beaches · Europe
Cyprus
Nissi and Fig Tree Bay, and a long season of warm, shallow water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#193United States · Cities · North America
Miami
Beaches, design districts, and a city that eats in Spanish.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#194Anguilla · Beaches · North America
Anguilla
Shoal Bay and a string of quiet, pale beaches on a low island.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#195United States · Cities · North America
Boston
A brick walking city with a harbor and a serious attitude about seafood.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#196Argentina · Cities, Food · South America
Buenos Aires
A late-night capital of steakhouses, bookstores, and European streets.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#197Brazil · Beaches · South America
Fernando de Noronha
A protected Atlantic island of bays, dolphins, and a daily limit on visitors.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#198Malaysia · Beaches · Asia
Semporna
The dock for Sipadan, Mabul, and water people cross a sea to see.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#199Singapore · Theme parks · Asia
Universal Studios Singapore
A one-day park on Sentosa, built for a city that already has your evening.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#200United States · Cities · North America
Washington, D.C.
Monuments in the morning, neighborhoods after the museums close.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings