AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarHow We Chose the 2019 World’s Greatest PlacesTIMEHow does one measure the greatness of a place—in miles covered, dollars spent, or visitors captivated? Such metrics can play a part, but also important is something that many travelers aspire to experience: the sense that one has stumbled upon the extraordinary. To compile our second annual list of …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarThe World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019TIMEIntroducing TIME’s 2019 list of the World’s Greatest Places—featuring the best in restaurants, hotels, theme parks and more.
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarCamp Adventure Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMECamp Adventure in Denmark opened its 45-m-tall, hourglass-shaped tower in March, with a spiraling walkway that allows people to climb above the forest canopy for panoramic views of the surroundings. Located about one hour south of Copenhagen in the Gisselfeld Klosters Skove forest, the camp offers …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarWorld’s Greatest Places: GeoSea Geothermal Sea BathsTIMEOvertourism is a tremendous problem for Iceland—its iconic Blue Lagoon packs in visitors by the busload. But roughly 300 miles north in Husavik, a port town along the country’s Arctic Coast Way, a lesser-known geothermal spa gives its guests plenty of room to breathe. Opened in August 2018, Geosea …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarHiakai: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019TIMEWhen chef Monique Fiso returned to New Zealand after seven years in New York City, she hosted a series of pop-ups that paid homage to her Maori roots. She soon found that sourcing ingredients for the pop-ups wasn’t as easy as she’d hoped—local suppliers weren’t used to short-notice requests for …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarCO Cellars: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019TIMEOriginally a soda-bottling plant, this brightly painted building now houses a different kind of drink. CO Cellars opened there in January as a winery, cellar space and tasting room for local companies Zafa Wines and Shacksbury Cider. The shared space allows the two businesses to work together, and …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarLa Fuerza: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019TIMEArgentina’s aperitivo tradition stretches back to the country’s Italian- and Spanish-immigrant influences around the turn of the 20th century. Now, a new vermouth bar in Buenos Aires’ Chacarita neighborhood has put a modern twist on the long-standing predinner drink. La Fuerza makes its vermouth—on …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarBenne on Eagle Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMEThis restaurant, which opened in December 2018, gives diners a taste of Appalachia’s diversity. Informed by the West African spirit of sankofa, which encourages living with a deep respect for history, chef Ashleigh Shanti has developed dishes that recognize the influence of the African diaspora in …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarBARN by Biota: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019TIMEChef-on-the-rise James Viles put the 100-mile diet to shame this year with the opening of BARN by Biota in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. The hyperlocal kitchen concept builds menus solely from the fruits of the surrounding lands. But there’s a catch: you’ll have to book at least a month …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarPizzeria Beddia Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMEThere used to be a bare-bones pizzeria in Philadelphia with two employees, zero seats and a 40-pizza-per-night limit. In 2015, Bon Appétit named its pizzas the best in the U.S., citing their “always-crispy-chewy crust.” Less than three years later, however, Pizzeria Beddia had to close: the …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarLime Out Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMETo get to one of the buzziest taco spots in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you’ll have to hop on a boat or take a ride on a paddle board. Lime Out, an outpost of the island’s popular Lime Inn, opened in March off the coast of Saint John. Staff deliver food to nearby boats from the solar-powered …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar80/20 Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMEWhen 80/20 reopened after a complete renovation at the tail end of 2018, chefs Napol Jantraget and Saki Hoshino didn’t just show off its extra seating and open kitchen. The couple introduced their cult following to a new tasting menu (nine courses at last count) that put the three-year-old …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarKumiko Is One of the World’s Greatest PlacesTIMEKumiko is “an expression of my Japanese heritage in a formal cocktail-bar setting,” says Julia Momose, the co-owner of the West Loop spot. Momose creates drinks seasonally with Japanese ingredients and techniques, like an old-fashioned with Japanese whiskey, shochu and bitters, which pair well with …