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As new entry fees for international travelers take effect at several of the country’s busiest parks, these destinations offer equally striking landscapes without the added costs.

Enhance your next visit to Toronto with an outing beyond the city limits.

Writer Lisa Abend steps inside the small, family-run workshops where the ancient art of bookmaking lives on and sees a side of Italy too many travelers miss.

With hoops, fancy footwork, and traditional regalia, 100 contestants from 30 tribes across North America are commemorating Native history—and dancing to win—at the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.

Author and culinary historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris reflects on a hobby that has spanned more than half a century in this excerpt from her 2020 book, “Vintage Postcards from the African World: In the Dignity of Their Work and the Joy of Their Play.”

Use these tips from Afar staff and other travel experts to pack more efficiently and stay organized on the road.

Florida’s many beaches offer sand, surf, and salty breezes—plus a healthy dose of urban fun.

Across the country, several stunning exhibitions are worth building a trip around.

A week after one of Florida’s worst hurricanes, coastal communities remain entirely cut off. A writer based in Florida fills us in on how locals are coping and what recovery efforts look like.

Mardi Gras is more than a day, it’s a season. Here’s how to dive into the spirit of the celebrations and make the most of carnival in New Orleans.

From Costa del Sol’s Málaga Feria to Tuscany’s Mercantia, these palatial estates, romantic hideaways, and other fabulous onefinestay villas make the most of warm-weather celebrations.

With a native speaker in your ear, you can study a language and be transported at a time when we all need an escape.

Camp Sarika, the newer tented extension of the iconic property known as Amangiri, opened in 2020. Here’s what it is like staying there.

For some autumnal adventure of the colorful kind, head to these places across the United States.

The San’in region, comprising the Tottori and Shimane prefectures, is a natural haven for those seeking a side of Japan without the crowds.