Nationwide Geographic simply launched its Best of the World list for best places to travel in 2026, and a number of other nationwide parks throughout the globe obtained a nod. The record of 25 locations consists of locations like Uluru-Kata Tjuta Nationwide Park in Australia and Akagera Nationwide Park in Rwanda. Different locations have been chosen due to their proximity to a particular nationwide park. Examples embrace Quebec, Canada, which affords entry to the newly created Nibiischii Park, Banff, Canada (Banff Nationwide Park), and the North Dakota badlands (Theodore Roosevelt Nationwide Park).
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The choice to journey to a nationwide park (or a number of parks) enhances a number of different locations on NatGeo’s record. Examples embrace Turkey’s Black Sea Coast (Kaçkar Dağları Nationwide Park) and South Korea, which the outlet says has 23 nationwide parks.
Right here’s the record of prime 25 locations in line with Nationwide Geographic:
1. Dolomites (Italy)
2. Québec (Canada)
3. Beijing (China)
4. Dominica (Caribbean)
5. Rabat (Morocco)
6. Hull (England, UK)
7. North Dakota Badlands (USA)
8. Metro Manila (Philippines)
9. Turkey’s Black Sea Coast (Türkiye)
10. Khiva (Uzbekistan)
11. Akagera Nationwide Park (Rwanda)
12. Vancouver (Canada)
13. Yamagata Prefecture (Japan)
14. Route 66 in Oklahoma (USA)
15. Uluru–Kata Tjuta Nationwide Park (Australia)
16. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
17. Oulu (Finland)
18. South Korea
19. Guimarães (Portugal)
20. Basque Nation (Spain)
21. Maui (Hawaiʻi, USA)
22. Pittsburgh (USA)
23. Coastal Oaxaca (Mexico)
24. Fiji (South Pacific)
25. Medellín (Colombia)
Reader’s Selection: Banff (Canada)
Which nationwide parks (or locations close to nationwide parks) would you add to NatGeo’s prime 25 locations to journey in 2026?
Header inventory picture from Uluru-Kata Tjuta Nationwide Park by Ignacio Palacios/Getty Pictures