Memphis was named one of the top 5 travel destinations in the world for 2024
Memphis is one of the top five travel destinations for 2024, according to popular online guide Travel Lemming.
Travel Lemming — which is read by more than 10 million people and is known for its focus on encouraging travelers to go “off the lemming path” — announced its annual list of the “50 Best Places to Travel,” specifically highlighting “emerging destinations and hidden gems around the world.”
Memphis landed at No. 5 on the list, making the Bluff City the top destination in the United States. Eureka Springs, Arkansas, also made the list at No. 10, while small town Townsend, Tennessee, checked in at No. 43.
Travel Lemming praised Memphis and noted that “the energy you’ll find [there] is unlike anywhere else.” Hailing Memphis as a “place of pilgrimage for music lovers,” it also added that the city “knows a thing or two about Southern cuisine” and that travelers can find both on Beale Street.
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The annual Travel Lemming list is a collaborative project of the publication’s team of more than 35 travel writers and editors — with those experts each nominating their favorite destinations for consideration by the publication's editorial board.
"Memphis is hardly a secret destination, but the city has had a resurgence of energy in recent years,” Travel Lemming editor Elizabeth Demolat said. "As someone who’s been visiting Memphis for over a decade, I’m excited to see big things happening for the city.”
Top places to travel in 2024
The top 10 places to travel in 2024 according to Travel Lemming are:
Yucatán, Mexico
Gizo, Solomon Islands
Stavanger, Norway
Antigua, Guatemala
Memphis, Tennessee
Phú Quốc, Vietnam
St. John’s, Canada
Kodiak, Alaska
Guatapé, Colombia
Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The full Travel Lemming list of “50 Best Places to Travel in 2024 can be found at Travellemming.com.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis on list of top travel destinations in 2024 by Travel Lemming
