Travel Dispatch: 52 Places to Go in 2026
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Travel Dispatch
January 7, 2026

Is “adventurous” your new word for 2026? Perhaps this year’s travels could take you tiger-spotting in India, exploring the tropical outback in Australia’s Top End, or cruising the length of Route 66, which is celebrating its 100th birthday.

Or will you discover the cliffs and castles of Messinia, Greece, see wildlife like caribou and polar bears in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or take a luxury, limited-time train through the spectacular Canadian Rockies?

We’ve got 52 ideas to kick-start your imagination (save your favorite destinations as your scroll through).

A lush green island, with dramatically steep cliffs leading to blue water, is seen from an airplane, a propeller of which is visible in the foreground.

Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Here are the 52 places to go in 2026

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