52 Places to Go in 2026

No matter why you travel, our list of 52 Places to Go in 2026 offers inspiration. Published Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, this 72-page tabloid special section features our favorite destinations of the year. Visit an 800-year-old camphor tree in Nagasaki, Japan, and try “milk seiki,” a frozen desert drink, at Fujio. Catch the World Cup in Dallas, or if tickets don’t work out in your favor, travel to Texas’s new green space, Halperin Park. Experience the sustainability goals set by the Caribbean island of Saba, which operates on solar energy during the day and has banned single-use plastics. See Winnie-the-Pooh’s England, the real-life inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, Ashdown Forest, and where the author A.A. Milne lived in East Sussex. Head to Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area for its spectacular crater, the world’s largest unbroken caldera, born from an ancient volcanic collapse.