Where to Go Next: 11 Destinations Having Their Moment in 2026

Every year has its reasons to travel. But 2026 arrives with an unusual density of things that won’t happen again—at least not in our lifetimes. A tapestry leaves France for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. A total solar eclipse crosses Mallorca at sunset, the sun just two degrees above the Mediterranean horizon. Architect Frank Gehry’s final museum opens on a peninsula on the Arabian Gulf, two decades after he first sketched the plans. Route 66 turns 100. The Winter Olympics scatter across...