Miami named one of the world's 50 greatest places in 2022

TIME Magazine released its annual list of World’s Greatest Places this week, and it included none other than Florida’s bustling city of Miami. 

According to the magazine, Miami is one of the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore, calling it a city that is “so hot right now.”

“Miami is emerging as the U.S.’s capital of cool. The inaugural Miami Grand Prix in May drew a spectacular cross-section of VIPs and celebrities to witness Formula One stateside, making the city feel, according to ESPN, like ‘the center of the sporting universe,’” wrote TIME. 

According to TIME, Miami made it into the World’s Greatest Places of 2022 because of the Underline, the new park underneath the city’s Metrorail, and because of the fantastic luxury hotels and restaurants that the city has to offer. 

“To soak up the sun, the Underline is a new outdoor park on the city’s Riverfront, opening in phases through 2025. The first section is Brickell Backyard, a half-mile stretch of bike paths and public spaces (think yoga and live music) underneath the Miami Metrorail, which just won Architizer’s A+ Award for Architecture and Urban Transformation,” TIME continues. 

“Then there’s the avalanche of hotel openings in the past several months, including the playful Moxy Miami South Beach, the dual-­branded AC Hotel by Marriott and Element by Westin in Brickell (the two share a fitness center and a rooftop pool), and the Art Deco Gabriel South Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton, which is powered exclusively by renewable energy,” it adds. 

Only five American city’s made it to TIME’s Greatest Places list, including Portland, Park City, San Francisco, Detroit, and Miami. 

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez reacted to the good news by Tweeting about the city’s new accomplishment.

“From ‘Paradise Lost’ in the early 80’s to the world’s greatest place. What a turnaround. It’s been a team effort leading the most entrepreneurial, hard-working city on the planet that understands how to compete and take care of everyone,” the mayor posted.  

From “Paradise Lost” in the early 80’s to world’s greatest place. What a turnaround. It’s been a team effort leading the most entrepreneurial, hard-working city on the planet that understands how to compete and takes care of everyone.

🚨 https://t.co/FzCh0mCaEg pic.twitter.com/4tZBJ7hnSb

— Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) July 12, 2022

The 2022 World’s Greatest Places also includes world-class cities such as Seoul, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, Copenhagen, and Toronto. In addition, the list also includes nature destinations, such as the Galapagos Islands, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Arctic, and the International Space Station.