New York State Among Frommer’s Best Places to Go in 2019

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Times Square, The Hamptons, and Niagara Falls are among the attractions that draw tourists from around the world to New York state. New York has landed on travel guidebook publisher Frommer’s list of “Best Places to Go in 2019”. According to a spokesperson from Frommer’s New York State because of its increased cultural offerings in 2019 including the Jackie Robinson Museum and the National Comedy Museum. New York state will also have commemorative 50th anniversaries for Woodstock and the Stonewall Riots.

Cities and states across the world were included in the list with New York. See the complete list below.

Memphis, Tennessee: The birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll is throwing itself a 200^th birthday party
Collioure, France: A less snooty, less crowded alternative to the French Riviera
Zimbabwe: A new degree of political stability provides access to Victoria Falls and one of the largest herds of elephants left in Africa
Parintins, Brazil: Set on an island in the middle of the Amazon River and home to a raucous three-day folk celebration
The Austral Islands of French Polynesia: New airlift makes this idyllic island chain finally affordable
Nagasaki, Japan: A rejuvenated city with new UNESCO World Heritage Sites of formerly secret Christian churches
The Mealy Mountains: A pristine wilderness area the size of Jamaica is part of Canada’s newest national park
Bulgaria: Medieval architecture, Black Sea beaches, and in 2019 Plovdiv celebrates the arts as a European Capital of Culture
Egypt: Coming back from years of political unrest
Uluru, Australia: Sandstone landmark sacred to Aboriginal peoples debuts authentic new tours and an official ban on climbing
Singapore: Celebrating bicentennial and stardom in Crazy Rich Asians
Hollywood, California: Finally getting an important movie museum
Normandy, France: Marking the 75^th anniversary of World War II’s D-Day landings
Virginia: An important anniversary and a yearlong cultural program examining the early colony’s impact on today’s America
Portugal’s Estrada Nacional 2: Portugal’s answer to Route 66
Washington State’s Olympic National Park: A perennially overlooked patch of moss-grown coastal wilderness
Matera, Italy: An ancient city built of caves that will take center stage as a European Capital of Culture
New York State: Opening new attractions and commemorating a slew of important milestones
Space—no, travelers can’t launch into orbit just yet, but Florida’s Space Coast will look back on 50 years since the moon landing, and twin Star Wars lands will debut at Disney parks in Californiaand Orlando