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(CNN) – Many end of the year traditions are a little different in 2020.
The annual “Where to Travel” lists released by the great adventurers National Geographic and Lonely Planet are no exception.
Faced with a world in which travel is often difficult, inadvisable or impossible, the editors’ lists for 2021, both released on Tuesday, have taken a more thoughtful approach.
Rather than an invitation to toss your sarong in its case and head out to the airport quickly, the lists are meant to serve as inspiration for future adventures, wherever they may be.
Here the reader will find stories that describe “conservation successes, preservation achievements, cultural resilience, and stories of communities that overcame overwhelming obstacles to prosper despite the pandemic,” National Geographic says in a statement.
Greece has opened its first underwater museum off the coast of Alonissos. Attendees can explore the remains of an Athenian merchant ship by sea or through virtual reality.
The sustainability category celebrates six superlative destinations in Europe, Africa and the United States.
Florida’s Space Coast is recognized in the Family section as well as the nearly completed England Coastal Trail, which at 4,500 kilometers will be the longest waterfront walking trail in the world.
Located in the Danakil Depression, Erta Ale is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
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Asia and Oceania are under-represented on the list overall, but make up some ground in the culture / history category, with three destinations selected.
Selections include Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, which played a strategic role in World War II, and Gyeongju, a former South Korean capital that is so chock-full of artifacts that it is known as “the museum without walls.” .
“While the pandemic has paralyzed travel, it has not quelled our curiosity,” says George Stone, executive editor of National Geographic Travel, in a statement. “The world is full of wonders, even when they are difficult to reach.”
A diver explores the coral reefs around Lord Howe Island.
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Best of the World 2021 from National Geographic
Sustainability
Alonissos, Greece
Copenhagen, denmark
New Caledonia, France
Freiburg, Germany
Gabon, Central Africa
Denver, Colorado
Family
England Coastal Path
Transylvania, Romania
Space Coast, Florida
Hortobagy, Hungary
Indigenous to British Columbia, Canada
Adventures
Dominica
Svaneti, Georgia
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Nature / Wildlife
Isle Royale, Michigan
Yellowknife, Canada
Sabana del Cerrado, Brazil
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Culture / History
Cave
New Mexico road trip
Bitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country, Spain
Gyeongju, South Korea
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tonglu, Zhejiang Province, China
