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Aircraft are struck by lightning far more often than you think and it’s actually not as disastrous as you may imagine.

From the most spectacular fireworks displays to compelling museum exhibitions

Pico Iyer Shares His Secrets for Traveling Better and Relaxing More

There’s more to The Stanley Hotel than Stephen King’s classic novel The Shining—and it’s downright spooky.

Our Favorite City to Wander without a Phone

Is Chicago the Coolest Hotel City in America?

An AFAR editor keeps his ears open on a kayak trip in Harriman Fjord.

For discerning travelers, the question is always where to go next. We’ve searched the world for the best itineraries that offer unparalleled access in places both close to home or farther afield.

Once a sleepy fishing and surfing outpost, Puerto Escondido has developed a stylish arts and food scene—and a new highway promises to let everyone in on the secret.

The doors to these renovated palaces are open

Leaving Home: How A Road Trip Transformed a Teen Into a Traveler

The art is only part of the reason this is one of Europe’s edgiest museums.

From gourmet canned food to briny, soupy paella, here is chef Joe Isidori’s pick of some of the best eats in Portugal

New Zealand’s North Island Essentials

What a decade of living in France taught one traveler about the art of taking time off.