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Americans yearning for a second citizenship—and the benefits it provides—check your family tree. Some countries offer an easier path to citizenship based on your heritage.

The 2026 UNESCO World Heritage additions include modernist landmarks, D-Day beaches, an alligator-filled swamp, and Mount Olympus. See the full list and start planning a trip.

This year’s record heat wave in Europe has once again created drought-like conditions on the continent’s famed rivers. Here’s how river cruise lines respond when water levels are too low—or too high.

These five seaside villages are among the most rewarding stops along the King Charles III England Coast Path, from Cornwall to Cumbria. Here’s what to do and where to stay in each town.

After a complete transformation, Paradisus Cancun’s iconic pyramids return to the Mexican Caribbean, with immersive destination-led and wellness experiences woven into every stay—from sunrise yoga to lagoon sunset cruises.

An exclusive-use lodge in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, Fawn Bluff combines exceptional wilderness access with a nonprofit model that channels all net profits into Homalco First Nation community initiatives.

On this episode of Unpacked: Five Questions, host Katherine LaGrave talks with Afar columnist Latria Graham about spending 7 weeks and 5,000 miles on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail—and why the story of York, the enslaved man who walked every step of it, has been missing from the American story for 225 years.

On this episode of Unpacked by Afar, host Aislyn Greene talks with Lindsey Danis, author of (Out) on the Road, about why LGBTQ+ Americans are twice as likely to hold a passport—and how queer travelers can move through the world with more research, more power, and a lot more joy.

New Orleans’s thriving festival scene and neighborhood bookstores dispel any notion of this being a city of just writerly ghosts.

Skip Europe’s most crowded national parks for lesser-visited ones in Iceland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, and Montenegro.

The new Saunasaari island retreat gives visitors a chance to try a traditional Finnish smoke sauna, plus wood-fired hot tubs and open-fire dining.

Three more airports have joined TSA Gold+, the agency’s public-private initiative aimed at modernizing airport security.

From cooking classes in Tuscany to market visits in Vietnam, these tours use food to connect travelers with local traditions and daily life.

In Canada, Colombia, and China, these three cities share one thing: a food scene worth traveling for.

The cities of Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte are innovating a cool future through art, food, and a celebration of the past.