Each year, TIME assembles a list of some of the world’s most intriguing spots. TFK editors review the list and pick our favorites. Soaring heights, underwater exploration, ancient treasures: This year’s list is all about adventure. These destinations represent a whole world of possibilities just waiting to be discovered.
Which of these places is the most exciting? Where would you want to travel first? What cool place should be on our radar for next year’s list? Share your thoughts at tfkeditors@time.com.
Priceless Treasures
See 7,000 years of history in one place at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt. It’s filled with thousands of artifacts, including every item found in King Tut’s tomb. The Pyramids of Giza are nearby. Visitors can walk there from the museum. —By Scott Laird
Take a Trek
In Spanish, camino means “path.” El Camino de Costa Rica is more than just a path. The 174-mile trail takes hikers along Costa Rica’s rivers and rainforests. Lucky ones see iguanas and monkeys. —By Laura Dannen Redman
Stroll in the Sky
Enjoy the view from 2,050 feet in the air on the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, in China’s remote Guizhou Province. Would you dare to walk on the glass path connecting two mountains? Visitors can also go up in a glass elevator to the sky café. —By Sucheta Rawal
Miles of History
Murujuga Cultural Landscape, located in Western Australia, contains thousands of miles of ancient rock carvings up to 50,000 years old. Some depict extinct animals, such as the Tasmanian tiger. —By Michelle Tchea
Underwater Art
Goggles on! Reefline is an underwater sculpture park and snorkel trail in Miami Beach, Florida. Visitors can swim through the art and get up close with sea creatures. Some call it a “mermaid playground.” —By Nora Walsh
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