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Best Trips

The year's best trip ideas and top travel destinations in the world.
Tours of a Lifetime

From Livingstone's Tanzania to Sacagawea's Oregon, our top 50 guided trips trace the paths of early explorers—and blaze new ones, too.
Food & Travel

Savor the flavors of travel with this guide to the world's best trips for foodies and more.
Best Family Trips

Take the kids on a vacation they'll never forget. Get our full list and plan your family's next great adventure.
Travel Tips

Road-tested secrets from National Geographic experts on traveling wisely and well.
Beaches & Islands

Everything you need to know to plan your next beach trip.
Travelers of the Year

Our hats go off to these passionate globe-trotters who are changing the world, one passport stamp at a time.
World's Happiest Places

Explore images of the world's happiest hotspots, take the happiness test, and see why places determine your happiness.
American Festivals Project

Partially funded by a National Geographic Grant, two photographers roamed the country to document America's "small, hidden, and bizarre festivals."
Free to See in the U.S.

Check out hundreds of free events and activities across the country.
Winter Trip Ideas

A series of powder-and-ice postcards from around the world: how we celebrate winter, lose ourselves in it, and, ultimately, enjoy it.