Discoveries The Best Hike in Every State Whether you’re looking to hike the craggy Cascades or climb over red rocks in Arizona, there's a trail for you. Here's the best hike in every state.
Tips & Tricks Top Hiking Hacks From National Park Rangers Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or just getting into the swing of things, here are park rangers' best hiking hacks for an amazing (and safe) experience.
Tips & Tricks How to Respectfully Observe and Participate in Local Customs Visiting a new country is exciting, but not knowing about etiquette can be rough. Here's how to respectfully observe and participate in local customs.
Travel Tales How Escape Rooms Made Me a Better Traveler While stitching a thread between escape rooms and traveling may seem like a stretch, the more escape rooms I’ve attempted, the more I’ve noticed myself honing the same skills that I use for traveling.
Travel Tales Trekking Through the World’s Premier Jaguar Preserve Belize is home to one of the largest known concentrations of jaguars on the planet. On a solo-guided trip, I traversed through this Central American jungle and up Victoria Peak to see what I could discover.
Discoveries The Quiet Side of New Orleans If you need a respite from the craziness of Mardi Gras or Bourbon Street, here are a few ways to escape the crowds and see a more serene side of New Orleans.
Travel Tales The Art of Coffee Cupping: Where to Taste Coffee Across the U.S. Move over, wine and craft beer — coffee is taking center stage. Here are 5 cities that also take the art of coffee cupping quite seriously.
Travel Tales What I’ve Learned Running Around the World At best, I’m a reluctant runner. Yet somehow running has become a major part of my life and travels. Now, I run every where I go.
Discoveries 9 Film Locations From This Year's Oscar Nominees While the nine films up for best picture this year featured engaging storylines and moving performances, it was their remarkable settings that truly completed the films. Here’s where to visit next, courtesy of the Oscar-nominated best pictures.
Travel Tales The First Thing You Should Do When You Get to a New City Looking to get the lay of the land in a new city? Here's why you need to find the closest free walking tour upon arrival.
Travel Tales The Top Airlines of 2020 Gearing up for a vacation in 2020? Your choice of airline is often as important as your destination and accommodations. Here are the top airlines of 2020.
Discoveries Insider's Guide to the Metropolitan Museum of Art While art museums of all styles and sizes exist in every major city across the world, there is simply none quite like the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here's what you should see and do at this iconic museum.
Discoveries The Best U.S. Destinations to Visit This Spring Instead of heading to a Disney theme park or one of the overcrowded beach destinations, consider one of these 7 spring break destinations instead.
Discoveries How to Pack a Week Into a Weekend in Miami Flying into Miami might make you feel as if you’ve landed somewhere faraway and exotic. Here's how to pack a week into a weekend in this beautiful city.
Travel Tales How Guilty Should We Feel About Our Travel Footprint in 2020? In our global climate crisis, we often hear that travel is one way to wreak havoc. How guilty should we feel about the impact of travel in 2020?
Travel Tales Here’s Why You Need to Drop Everything and Plan Your Vacation Today In 2018, 55 percent of American workers left vacation days unused. This year, celebrate National Plan for Vacation Day and get going on your next adventure.
Discoveries The Tiny Towns of California From the far northern coast to the desert, to the far southern mountains, discover the small towns that showcase all California has to offer.
Travel Tales Why You Need to Take a Solo Trip in 2020 Traveling solo isn’t about not having anyone to go with. Rather, it’s about purposefully choosing to go on your own — and surprising yourself along the way.
Discoveries 10 Quick Trips to Take Before Winter Is Over Instead of going into full hibernation mode until spring arrives, take one of these 10 quick trips before winter is over to make the most of it.
Travel Tales Heading to Hawaii? Discover Which Island is Right for You We've broken down each Hawaiian island’s personality and top attractions to help you decide which ones to add to your list.
Travel Tales Facing Fear and Learning to Surf in Costa Rica On a dream trip, I grapple with a near-broken foot to catch my first thrilling wave. Facing my fear and learning to surf in Costa Rice was no easy feat.
Discoveries The Best Road Trip in Each State From cityscapes to untouched wilderness, you can see it all in the country with boundless diverse landscapes. Here's the best road trip in each state.
Travel Tales The Psychology Behind Stumble-Upon Discoveries In a world of carefully-structured itineraries, what makes surprising travel discoveries stand out? Our writer set out to explore why stumble-upon discoveries matter.
Travel Tales Rowing One of the World’s Wildest Rivers: the Jarbidge-Bruneau The Jarbidge-Bruneau was ranked among the top 10 adventures in the world by National Geographic. This spring, I rafted these two back-to-back waterways to find out why.
Discoveries The Most European Cities Outside of Europe If can’t make it to Europe, you have some other options. Here are six places where you’ll feel as if you’ve landed in a European city.
