Africa’s Great Migration sees millions of wildebeest and zebra thunder across the sun-bleached savannah, drawn by instinct to cross crocodile-infested rivers where predators lie in wait. But beyond ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...

Most famous for its canal, Panama’s namesake capital has been busily reinventing itself. Explore the storied spaces of its old quarter, pockets of urban greenery and vibrant restaurant scene.

This is the perfect route to discover the magic of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, from its pristine beaches to charming historic ...

The Ochoco National Forest is just a little over two hours east outside of Bend, Oregon. Here you’ll find rimrocks, canyons and geological peculiarities strewn over high desert terrain and grasslands.

travel This Ancient Citadel Looks Like a Giant Sandcastle After being devastated by an earthquake in 2003, Iran's earthen city is being restored to its former glory.

Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly landscapes of dead volcanoes to the “Valley of the Whales.” ...

Murujuga, also known by the modern name Burrup Peninsula, in northwestern Australia, is home to potentially the world’s oldest and most endangered petroglyphs. Some of the more than one million ...

Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to shape modern history.

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Parks.

Woolly mammoths, cave bears, giant sloths — they would’ve been roaming all over here.” As morning slides into afternoon, the clouds start to clear, revealing the snowcapped peaks of La Sal.

In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet. Here’s how best to explore these other-worldly sites from Visalia ...