Top 100 destinations of all time: The full list

Traveller’s editors asked some of our regular expert contributors to consider the destinations – based on their millions of air (and road, rail, sea, river and land) miles accumulated over the past decade – that mattered to them the most.

Credit: Greg Straight

They then lodged their votes to create a list of “Traveller’s 100 all-time greatest destinations”, with the results revealed in this article collection.

As often happens with such lists, some may find the voting results confounding, even contentious. Then again, you may wholeheartedly concur with some, or all, of the votes.

Whatever the case, we’d love to hear your thoughts and your own choice of your greatest all-time single destination, which can be a country, city, town or world wonder. It’s up to you.

And, thanks to our like-minded friends at Lonely Planet, to mark our special feature we have 100 copies of the publisher’s coffee table book Dream Trips of The World, valued at $60 (shop.lonelyplanet.com) to give to 100 readers.

Credit:

Described as the “definitive bucket list travel guide”, Dream Trips of The World features inspiring 100 dream trips from across the world. The book is packed with insights and knowledge from Lonely Planet experts so that you can make your travel dreams happen.

Write to us at [e-mail] with “100 destinations” in the subject line (please provide your full name and suburb in the email). Include a few lines of explanation for your choice of greatest single destination and we’ll publish the results in these pages as well as selected comments. You can also leave a comment below – Julietta Jameson

100. China
99. Botswana
98. Rajasthan, India
97. Raja Ampat, Indonesia
96. Mexico City, Mexico
95. Southern California Coast, US
94. Rocky Mountains, Canada
93. Kyoto, Japan
92. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
91. Costa Rica
90. Delhi, India
89. San Sebastian, Spain
88. Kruger National Park, South Africa
87. South Korea
86. K’gari-Fraser Island, Queensland
85. Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
84. Hoi An, Vietnam
83. Machu Picchu, Peru
82. Las Vegas, Nevada, US
81. Margaret River region, Western Australia
80. Lisbon, Portugal
79. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
78. Lake District, England, UK
77. Cartagena, Colombia
76. Kangaroo Island, South Australia
75. Amalfi Coast, Italy
74. Havana, Cuba
73. Edinburgh, Scotland
72. Cairo, Egypt
71. Hobart, Tasmania
70. Wellington, New Zealand
69. Los Angeles, California, US
68. Melbourne, Victoria
67. Marrakesh, Morocco
66. Thailand
65. Palau
64. Hokkaido, Japan
63. Magnetic Island, Queensland
62. Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
61. Provence, France
60. Luang Prabang, Laos
59. Egypt
58. Madrid, Spain
57. Cook Islands
56. Sicily, Italy
55. The Greek Islands, Greece
54. Atacama Desert, Chile
53. Serengeti, Tanzania
52. Barcelona, Spain
51. Hong Kong, China
50. Chicago, US
49. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
48. Ireland
47. Tuscany, Italy
46. Seville, Spain
45. Singapore
44. Queenstown, New Zealand
43. The Maldives
42. Sydney, NSW
41. Budapest, Hungary
40. Iceland
39. Vienna, Austria
38. Tasmania
37. Berlin, Germany
36. Istanbul, Turkey
35. Lord Howe Island, NSW
34. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia
33. Alaska, US
32. Svalbard, Norway
31. New York City, New York, US
30. Sri Lanka
29. Cape Town, South Africa
28. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
27. Bhutan
26. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
25. Antarctica
24. New Orleans, Louisiana, US
23. Patagonia, Argentina/Chile
22. Paris, France
21. Petra, Jordan
20. Venice, Italy
19. Buenos Aires, Argentina
18. Galapagos, Ecuador
17. Rome, Italy
16. Tokyo, Japan
15. Uluru, Northern Territory
14. Fiji
13. London, UK
12. The Kimberley, Western Australia
11. India
10. South Africa
9. France
8. Canada
7. New Zealand
6. Spain
5. United Kingdom
4. Japan
3. Italy
2. The US
1. Australia