The 500 best places on the planet. The second edition of Lonely Planet's bestseller presents an all-new ranking of the greatest places to visit on earth. In the five years since the first edition, there have been many new openings and travel tastes and trends have moved on. This all-new list will be a snapshot of the world of travel in 2020 as determined by the global Lonely Planet family of writers and editors. With new images and text.