20 Places to Travel and Transform Yourself in 2026, from Atlas Obscura

Looking for your next adventure? These 20 extraordinary destinations might just change how you see the world in 2026. Each place on this list asks something of you—patience, curiosity, humility, wonder—and gives something back in return. They’re not just trips; they’re invitations to travel differently, and to come home changed. 1. Fes el-Bali in Fez, Morocco Step through the Blue Gate into the world's largest car-free medieval city—9,400 winding alleyways where 150,000 people live as their ancestors did. Getting lost among leather tanneries and spice souks forces you to surrender control a...