Travel industry trends often reflect the id of humanity: what the collective we desires most when unburdened from daily stressors and responsibilities. In 2024, that includes other-worldly art and design, like at China’s Aranya; active travel, like Natural Selection’s Guided Cycling Safari in Botswana; learning more deeply about the communities and areas we’re traveling to, like at Antarctica’s White Desert, Maui Cultural Lands in Hawaii, and Kamba in Republic of the Congo; and learning more deeply about ourselves, like at New Mexico’s Modern Elder Academy. [video id=HlwBiNPC autostart="viewable"] To compile the 2024 list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as through an application process, with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.