Top 15 Emerging Destinations in the World
1 Kaliningrad, RUSSIA
Bordering Lithuania, Poland, and the Baltic Sea, the Kaliningrad province is spread over 15,000 square kilometres and shares no borders with mainland Russia. Kaliningrad’s capital of the same name was founded in the 13th century and was called Königsberg until it became a part of the Soviet Union after WWII. In the interim, Königsberg also served as the capital of East Prussia, which explains its present German influence. In the capital, Königsberg Cathedral offers daily organ concerts and is home to Immanuel Kant’s tomb; Museum of the World Ocean gives you a tour of the region’s maritime history; and Amber Museum is a one-mineral treasury with two sections—science, and history and culture—dedicated to amber.
2 Arouca, PORTUGAL
Portugal’s Arouca was recently featured on ’s World’s Greatest Places 2021. Its claim to fame is the 516 Arouca Bridge—the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge. Not for the faint-hearted, the bridge is 516 metres long and suspended at a
