{"id":168253,"date":"2026-03-19T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/168253\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:34:08","slug":"nyc-and-ca-attractions-on-times-worlds-greatest-places-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/168253\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC and CA attractions on TIME’s World’s Greatest Places list"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIME magazine has revealed the eighth installment of its annual World\u2019s Greatest Places List for 2026<\/a> \u2014 and two New York City cultural hotspots were part of the list.<\/p>\n

The selection highlights 100 destinations worldwide, categorized into places to stay and places to visit.<\/p>\n

In order to choose the places, TIME solicits<\/a> nominations of places \u2014 including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more \u2014 from its international network, as well as putting out an application process.<\/p>\n

Among this year\u2019s World\u2019s Greatest Places include Philadelphia\u2019s Netflix House; the Disney Destiny<\/a> cruise ship; the United Arab Emirates\u2019 Surf Abu Dhabi, which was the first artificial surf park to join the pro surf championship circuit; Universal Epic Universe<\/a> in Orlando; London\u2019s new V&A Storehouse East; and Cizhong, China\u2019s Songtsam Lodge, a boutique hotel network that tries to get tourists out of the cities.<\/p>\n

Two of the destinations that made the list were right here in New York City: Studio Museum in Harlem<\/a> and The Frick Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Studio Museum in Harlem was named one of TIME\u2019s World\u2019s Greatest Places of 2026. TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Studio Museum<\/a> was originally founded \u2014 famously above a liquor store \u2014 in 1968 and reopened in November 2025 after seven years of construction at 144 West 125th Street.<\/p>\n

Led by former intern and longtime director Thelma Golden, the institution acts as both an archive and incubator for Black artists and Black culture. It houses a gallery, art studios, a library, community meeting area, gift shop and rooftop garden.<\/p>\n

The Studio Museum acts as both an archive and incubator for Black artists and Black culture. Bre Johnson\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

The seven-story building is inspired by Harlem\u2019s churches, apartments and street corners. Wikipedia \/ 19h00s<\/p>\n

Visitors will find works by trailblazers like sculptor Elizabeth Catlett and photographer Gordon Parks, as well as artists-in-residence turned household names like Kehinde Wiley, Mickalene Thomas and Kerry James Marshall.<\/p>\n

The 150-seat lobby functions as an inverted stoop, and the building is inspired by Harlem\u2019s churches, apartments and street corners. The seven-story building nearly doubles the museum\u2019s gallery space at 82,000 square feet and is the institution\u2019s first purpose-built home since its founding, according to TIME.<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection was named one of TIME\u2019s World\u2019s Greatest Places of 2026. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection reopened in April 2025. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection<\/a> also reopened in 2025 after a $220 million restoration project in time for it\u2019s 90th anniversary. When it closed in 2021, \u201cNew York didn\u2019t just lose access to one of the world\u2019s great museums \u2014 it lost entry into a rarefied private world,\u201d TIME said.<\/p>\n

The institution is known for its \u201cintimate presentation\u201d of European art, spanning the Renaissance through the late 19th century, housed in the original home of Henry Clay Frick. <\/p>\n

After reopening in April, it granted access to a the second-floor living quarters once lived in by Henry Clay, Adelaide Frick and their daughter Helen Clay Frick, where artworks were returned to their original settings. Most notably, Fran\u00e7ois Boucher\u2019s eight-painting series, The Arts and Sciences, has been rehung in its original space in Adelaide\u2019s upstairs boudoir.<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection went through a $220 million restoration project in time for it\u2019s 90th anniversary. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection spans the Renaissance through the late 19th century. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

\u201cBy reopening its private rooms, the Frick restores the sensation that has always made it singular: the privilege of being invited inside,\u201d TIME noted.<\/p>\n

The renovation also made way for a new exhibition gallery, auditorium, education room, restaurant, coffee bar, restored 70th Street Garden and improved ADA access.<\/p>\n

A few California destinations also made the list, including Highway 1<\/a> \u2014 also known as the Pacific Coast Highway, Hotel del Coronado<\/a> and the Counterculture Museum<\/a> in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The Frick Collection is housed in the original home of Henry Clay Frick. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

Visitors now have access to a the second-floor living quarters once lived in by Henry Clay, Adelaide Frick and their daughter Helen Clay Frick. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

Highway 1 had been partially closed since January 2023 and finally reopened in its entirety on January 14. It went through extensive stabilization work, such as reinforced slopes and cable-net drapery to catch falling debris. <\/p>\n

The coastal route links some of California\u2019s most iconic landmarks, such as Carmel-by-the-Sea, Hearst Castle and full access to Big Sur.<\/p>\n

Hotel del Coronado, dubbed \u201cThe Del,\u201d was originally built in 1888 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. The hotel just completed a seven-year, $550 million renovation, focusing on painstaking restoration and preservation keeping up with its landmark status.<\/p>\n

Highway 1 \u2014 also known as the Pacific Coast Highway \u2014 was named one of TIME\u2019s World\u2019s Greatest Places of 2026. Markus \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Hotel Del Coronado, dubbed \u201cThe Del,\u201d was named one of TIME\u2019s World\u2019s Greatest Places of 2026. mdurson \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

As the story goes, Hotel del Coronado hosted a ball for 1,000 guests in honor of Edward, Prince of Wales, in April 1920, and at the time, his future wife lived in Coronado, then married to her first husband, TIME noted. In 1936, the newly crowned King Edwards abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, \u201ccementing the Del\u2019s place in a century of gilded transatlantic lore.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Counterculture Museum opened in June 2025, full of memorabilia, artifacts and educational materials from the 1960s, including FBI fugitive posters of members of the far-left militant group Weather Underground. <\/p>\n

Special sections focus on women\u2019s rights, gay rights and civil rights, which cofounder Estelle Cimino notes remain urgently relevant today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TIME magazine has revealed the eighth installment of its annual World\u2019s Greatest Places List for 2026 \u2014 and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2136,66659,232,57,9,24,56,63,65,64,56370,14829,956],"class_list":["post-168253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-california","tag-frick-collection","tag-lifestyle","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-the-frick-collection","tag-time","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}