The best 35 destinations to visit in 2021, according to National Geographic
Coventry named as top pick for culture and history
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The top 35 destinations in the world to visit next year have been revealed in National Geographic Traveller UK’s Best of the World 2021 list.
As travel continues to be restricted around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, the list is designed to “provide an optimistic dose of escapism” and help travellers plan future itineraries.
Destinations are divided into five categories: Sustainability, Nature and Wildlife, Adventure, Culture and History, and Family Travel.
The UK gets several inclusions across the list, with Coventry named in the Culture and History category, the England Coast Path awarded in the Family Travel section, and Scotland crowned in Nature and Wildlife.
The nearly complete England Coast Path will be the world’s longest seafront walking trail.
“Coronavirus may well have scuppered many of our travel plans in 2020, but it hasn’t quashed our desire to see the world,” said Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK).
“And while we dream of distant shores and warmer climes, this list recognises the extraordinary destinations we can look forward to visiting when the time comes.
“Ahead of a new year – with the hope of a return to travel – we’re excited to share these 35 places, which will feature prominently on our future itineraries.”
Here’s the list in full:
Sustainability
Costa Rica
Helsinki, Finland
Alonissos, Greece
Copenhagen, Denmark
New Caledonia
Freiburg, Germany
Gabon, Africa
Denver, Colorado, US
Nature and Wildlife
Scotland, UK
South Africa
Isle Royale, Michigan, US
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Cerrado, Brazil
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Adventure
Greenland
Antarctica
Dominica
Svaneti Region, Georgia
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
The Carian Trail, Turkey
Culture and History
Coventry, UK
Porto, Portugal
Guam
Pueblo Nations, New Mexico, US
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Gyeongju, South Korea
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Tonglu, Zhejiang Province, China
Family travel
Montenegro
Japan
England Coast Path
Transylvania, Romania
Space Coast, Florida, US
Hortobágy, Hungary
Indigenous British Columbia, Canada
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