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Outdoor Adventure

Under Canvas Just Opened 2 New Glamping Sites This Spring

The luxury camping company officially is welcoming guests to its first location in Maine and third in Utah now.

May 14, 2021 07:09 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

A night sky lit up by stars and the milky away above a desert landscape with red mountains

Astrotourism

16 Stunning Places to Go Stargazing in 2025

Enjoy a celestial show every night in these ultra-dark locations around the globe.

December 27, 2024 04:42 AM

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Nile Cappello

Hiking + Cycling

The Best Hikes in Arizona (They’re Not All in the Grand Canyon)

With trails through canyons, lava tubes, deserts, and even ancient ruins, Arizona’s diverse landscape is a hiker’s paradise.

January 14, 2020 09:49 AM

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Melanie Haiken

National Parks

This Limited-Edition Polaroid Camera Is Inspired by the Grand Canyon

Part of the proceeds of every camera sale will go toward conserving the canyon.

July 5, 2019 03:45 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Two people riding horses through a desert road in Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson

Outdoor Adventure

The 6 Best Arizona Dude Ranches for an Epic Vacation

Check into these Western accommodations for everything from riding, roping, and good old-fashioned R&R.

The trail is a curated collection of national and state parks, observatories, planetariums, and musuems that offer travelers a deeper connection to the planets and stars up above.

February 4, 2025 06:24 PM

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Bailey Berg

Hotels

4 Hotels, 4 Distinct Adventures in the Arabian Desert

In the Ashar Valley of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Habitas and Banyan Tree there are different ways to be immersed in nature, be it a luxury villa or a retro Airstream.

July 30, 2024 09:00 AM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Outdoor Adventure

Secret Tips on U.S. National Parks This Insider Wants You to Know

How best to see the wolves of Yellowstone, ride down a sand dune, and find Switzerland in America.

September 11, 2020 07:14 AM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Montana countryside in Custer's gravesite at the battle of Little Bighorn overlooking the vast midwest American landscape on a cool spring day. there is a metal art installation of the battle

America 250

America 250 Celebrations in the West: Cowboy Poetry, Hot Springs, and Rethinking the Battle of Little Bighorn

The West may have joined the union later, but come 2026 its states are rolling out full-scale America 250 programming.

December 3, 2025 06:02 AM

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Ashlea Halpern

A selfie view of an outstretched hand holding a cup of hot chocolate covered in marshmallows and whipped cream at a ski spot.

Food + Drink

A Local’s Guide to Après Ski and Shopping in Park City, Utah

Where to enjoy the best of the Utah ski destination while supporting eco-friendly businesses, from coffee shops to vintage stores.

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Outdoor Adventure

10 Great Places to Go Glamping With Kids in the U.S.

Whether you’re Under Canvas or in a reimagined Conestoga wagon that sleeps six, you’ll have a memorable vacation with the whole family.

June 21, 2021 01:43 PM

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Tanvi Chheda

Sal Salis is located in Western Australia's Cape Range National Park.

Hotels We Love

The World’s Best Glamping Retreats

These 19 glamping retreats are the best in the world at delivering the finer things under canvas.

May 1, 2026 09:50 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Weekend Getaways

A Weekend Getaway to Sedona Satisfies All the Senses

Eye-popping beauty isn’t the only reason to visit Arizona’s red rock country. Sedona is rich with arts, spirituality, food, and plenty of outdoor adventure.

February 28, 2022 05:51 PM

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Tanvi Chheda

Teexeeshe’ Jones-Scott, Tsinte Steinruck, Ch’vski Jones-Scott, Delaina Bommelyn, and Allie Castellaw pictured in their Ch’a~lh wvn Srdee-yvn (Flower Dance) regalia in Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation.

Spring 2023

Project 562 Will Make You Change the Way You See Native America

For over a decade, Matika Wilbur traveled North America with the intention to photograph all of the continent’s tribal nations.

April 25, 2023 03:08 PM

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Matika Wilbur

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