Our 52 Places to Go Lists Show How Travel Has Changed Over 20 Years

When The New York Times’s 52 Places to Go list made its debut in 2005, world travelers had no smartphones, no Instagram and no Google Maps. As the list turns 20 years old, our reporter Tariro Mzezewa gives insight into how travel has changed in the last two decades.

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Mayor Adams’s Inner Circle Has Changed. Two New Year’s Photos Show How.

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