The 25 best places to visit in 2027, according to Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet has released its annual 'Best in Travel' guide for 2027, featuring 25 diverse global destinations. The list includes a mix of popular spots like New Mexico and Prince Edward Island alongside lesser-known locations such as Bariloche and Šibenik.
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This guide serves as a primary resource for travel planning, influencing tourism trends and economic activity in the highlighted regions.
Thousands of snow geese take flight at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lonely Planet curated a list of the best places to travel to in 2027. Popular destinations like Prince Edward Island, Canada, and New Mexico made the list. It also includes lesser-known places like Bariloche, Argentina, and Šibenik, Croatia. As 2026 draws to a close , travelers are beginning to map out where they want to go next year. To help jump-start those plans, Lonely Planet in September released its annual "Best in Travel" guide for 2027, highlighting 25 destinations chosen by its global network of writers and contributors. The guide's destination picks span Argentina's mountains , Canada's red-rock beaches, a Caribbean island, and California's ancient redwood forests, among other places. Here are the 25 best travel destinations featured in Lonely Planet's annual list.
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