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Sleeping on a Yukon ice field teaches travelers about Indigenous Gold Rush history, climate change, and getting lost in the fog.

Preparing for major travel plans in 2026? Look to the stars.

What is malama? Tap into the Hawaiian heritage of respecting the earth and culture for a life-affirming trip to Maui—filled with natural beauty, fascinating history, local character, and more.

Mark our words: 2025 will be the year of crowd-free travel. Here are our picks for the world’s 25 most exciting, lesser-visited destinations to plan a trip to right now.

What can we learn from retracing the steps of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama? One traveler laces up his boots.

After a wet winter, Western Australia’s Coral Coast is experiencing its largest bloom in a decade. Here’s where to find meadows of everlastings, rare wreath flowers, and wild orchids.

Some of Italy’s prettiest and most uncrowded beaches are on islands in the Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic seas.

Luxury travel isn’t a first-class flight. It’s a room service cheeseburger.

A weekend getaway at one of these lakes is good for the soul.

The Kentucky Wildlands Waterfall Trail connects 17 cascades across the state’s rugged southern and eastern stretches, and you don’t need to be an expert hiker to experience much of it.

How one writer discovered a love of the outdoors and a community of like-minded newcomers to hiking who looked just like her.

Afar’s picks for the 40 best new and renovated hotels around the world.

Glaciers, volcanoes, wildlife-rich wetlands, and Stone Age calendars: These are among the wonders you can find in Europe’s national parks.

Plus, seven of our favorite Nordic and Scandinavian clothing brands to shop for surviving winter in style.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the new wildlife series spotlights our majestic natural world—and makes a serious case for the need to protect it. Here’s how to travel to some of the locations featured while keeping conservation in mind.