--- title: These Are the 3 Best Cities to Visit in 2018 description: An up-and-coming city in Australia, a clean slate for a U.S. city and the hippest place in Spain. These are the top cities to visit of 2018 authors: - name: Jamie Ducharme url: https://money.com/author/jamie-ducharme/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 20 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Identity Theft - Investing - Personal Finance - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2017-10-24T19:00:10.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T07:07:32.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - onetime - Travel word_count: 309 canonical: https://money.com/best-cities-visit-canberra-detroit-seville/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![These Are the 3 Best Cities to Visit in 2018](https://img.money.com/2017/10/canberra-australia.jpeg?quality=85&w=1012&h=569&crop=1) Already dreaming of [your next vacation](https://money.com/5-incredible-vacation-spots-that-are-surprisingly-cheap-now/)? Lonely Planet has some ideas. The travel brand just released its list of the best cities to visit in 2018, based on nominations from contributors all over the world. The editors' picks, which range from the United States to Taiwan, go way [beyond the usual tourist haunts](https://money.com/the-10-coolest-neighborhoods-in-america-right-now/) —so grab yourself a travel book and get planning. [Lonely Planet's full list](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities) includes cities all over the world, but these are the top three cities you should visit next year, according to the list: ## 3\. Canberra, Australia ![Australian Parliament and Anzac War Memorial](https://img.money.com/2017/10/canberra-australia.jpeg) *Evening view under stormy skies from the Australian War Memorial down Anzac Parade towards the New and Old Parliament Houses on Capital Hill.* This Down Under up-and-comer is "criminally overlooked," according to Lonely Planet. In addition to great shopping, dining and culture year-round, the city's 2018 calendar includes a cricket match at the Manuka Oval, a sporting venue dating back to the 1920s, a centennial observance of the WWI Armistice at the Australian War Memorial and the first annual Reconciliation Day celebration (which promotes unity and acceptance among all Australians). ## 2\. Detroit, Michigan ![Detroit city reflection in river](https://img.money.com/2017/10/detroit-michigan.jpeg) *Detroit city reflection in river with cloudy sky.* A transformation is afoot in Detroit, and Lonely Planet wants you to be part of it. "After decades of neglect, Detroit is rolling again," the editors write. "It's like the whole place is caffeine-buzzed, freewheeling in ideas." That coffee-fueled energy has brought the city a wave of hip businesses and restaurants, a brand new athletic arena and a streetcar system. New parks and hotels are also on the horizon, according to Lonely Planet. ## 1\. Seville, Spain ![Seville, Plaza de Espana](https://img.money.com/2017/10/seville-spain.jpeg) *Seville, Plaza de Espana* Spain's fourth-largest city "has bloomed into a city of bicycles and trams, keen to reinvigorate its artistic past," according to Lonely Planet. Next year's cultural calendar, for example, includes the European Film Awards and plenty of art exhibitions celebrating the would-be 400th birthday of Baroque painter (and Seville native) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Oh, and the reason this bustling city looks familiar? 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