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An artist living in East Amsterdam shares her favorite places to go.

The Ocucaje Desert holds some of the most important fossils in the world. And their only defender is a renegade guide with an eye for shark teeth.

New York’s sweeping cityscape is ever changing—mixing peoples, traditions and expectations unlike anywhere else in the world. The constant energy here inspires visitors and locals alike to explore the endless, unique experiences NYC has to offer.

A journey through one of the world’s last, best travel secrets.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Meghan Daum on a spontaneous journey to Peru.

In a square mile of West Texas, Chris Colin finds family and traces his roots back to a wilder America.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Sloane Crosley on a spontaneous journey to Ecuador.

In the city’s once-gritty fishermen’s quarter, a group of activist chefs is reviving—and reinventing—traditional cuisine.

Argentina at a Gallop

Mons is a city in the Wallonia region. It offers good fun and good food. The Mons Grand Place has beautiful architecture and there are also a few museums worth visiting.

A once-impenetrable country reveals itself to writer Matt Gross one meal at a time.

A writer seeks out the disappearing workshops that have been the source of elegance in Naples for generations.

This mountain-college-town is the gateway to the Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona’s ski country. At over 7000-feet and surrounded by the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, Flagstaff’s 19th-century downtown has become a restaurant-and-microbrew mecca. Don’t just pass through here; linger and get a taste.

In Old Town, locals often frequent the inviting, friendly Monica’s El Portal, a 36-year-old institution, housed in an unassuming building. There’s a range of traditional homemade dishes like blue corn chicken and a hearty green-chile stew. The carne adovada (New Mexican pulled pork) chimichanga is immensely satisfying. Arrive hungry and leave full.

Beyond the beach, the billboards, and the freeways, there’s a city of neighborhoods waiting to be explored.