New York Times Lists MA Town Among Top Destinations for 2025

If the freezing cold temps of January have you itching to get away, you're in luck. The New York Times' list of 52 Places to Go in 2025 has been released.

The list features places from all over the world and while some destinations like Italy, Greece, Australia and England come as no surprise, one in particular may surprise you.

The destination listed as No. 23 is none other than historical Lexington and Concord right here in Massachusetts.

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Considered historical landmarks, Lexington is home to the "shot heard 'round the world." Back on April 19,1775 the first shots of the American Revolution marked the beginning of the battle between American colonies and Great Britain.

The battle continued in nearby Concord, where the British were met by colonial militia who stood their ground and pushed back in a battle at the North Bridge.

It's pretty incredible that a historic Massachusetts site is among a list of worldwide travel destinations. If you're looking for some travel inspiration, take a look at the other locations that made the list:

1. Jane Austen's England

2. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

3. New York City Museums

4. Assam, India

5. 'White Lotus," Thailand

6. Greenland

7. Aix-en-Provence, France

8. Sun Valley, Idaho

9. Lumbini, Nepal

10. Sydney, Australia

11. Coimbra, Portugal

12. Angola

13. Hamburg, Germany

14. Nicaragua

15. Dolomite Mountains, Italy

16. Asheville, North Carolina

17. Magdalena River, Colombia

18. Los Cabos, Mexico

19. Alishan, Taiwan

20. Flow Country, Scotland

21. Kristiansand, Norway

22. Bukhara, Uzbekistan

23. Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

24. Canfranc, Spain

25. Benin City, Nigeria

26. Amsterdam

27. New Orleans

28. Raja Ampat, Indonesia

29. Delphi, Greece

30. Toyama, Japan

31. French Basque Country

32. Kilifi, Kenya

33. British Virgin Islands

34. Lofoten Islands, Norway

35. East London

36. Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

37. Kutaisi, Georgia

38. Osaka, Japan

39. Detroit

40. Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario

41. Montserrat, Spain

42. Western Australia

43. Washington, D.C.

44. Nangma Valley, Pakistan

45. Sicily Divide Cycle Route

46. Ollantaytambo, Peru

47. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

48. Huangshan, China

49. Milan

50. Bulgaria

51. Rotterdam, the Netherlands

52. Montserrat, the Caribbean

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[WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter private or abandoned property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing.]

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