As 2026 quickly approaches, many are already planning trips, and Philadelphia is among the top places to travel, write Laura Itzkowitz, Elizabeth Stamp, Elizabeth Fazzare, Livia Caligor for Architectural Digest.
A design publication, the list of the top 19 places to travel in 2026 was selected through factors, such as major cultural happenings, debuting hotels, new museum openings, and once-in-a-decade natural wonders, among others.
Philadelphia fits all of these categories.
In September 2025, Philadelphia celebrated the opening of Calder Gardens, a new 1.8-acre campus art institution that honors the work of the late artist Alexander Calder.
Next year, Philadelphia’s creative community will see public programming at the new Village of Industry & Art. This new institution by designer-developer Scout is located into two former University of the Arts buildings and will feature BlackStar Projects, AIA Philadelphia, and pop-up bar Frankie’s Summer Club.
The 120-year-old Bellevue hotel will also see new renovations in 2026, and will become the new home of the first Bathhouse location outside of New York City in the summer.
Read more about why Philadelphia is among the top places to travel to next year for lovers of design and architecture at Architectural Digest.
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