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Sunglasses? Check. Snacks? Check. Consider packing these 30 road trip essentials before you head out on your next long drive.

Don’t just do it for the ’gram. Turn those bucket-list trips into something memorable for both you and your hosts. These ideas offer a chance to connect to the global community, promote sustainability, and improve the environments we roam.

If you’ve ever wanted to live out your childhood dream of being a marine biologist or even an archaeologist, try booking a trip with a research bent: it’s easier than you think.

These are the three places to go if you want to see space history in the making.

Writer Alan Richman has won 16 James Beard Awards for his food writing and eaten in the world’s finest restaurants, but he’d never been to Norway⎯until AFAR sent him with 24 hours’ notice.

A trip to Japan’s most misunderstood city teaches a young traveler what it means to belong.

A trail of nine saunas in Kuusamo, Finland, introduces visitors to the many different kinds of Finnish sauna in the coziest way possible.

As a child, Chibundu Onuzo was obsessed with anywhere that wasn’t Nigeria. An English boarding school (and a shocking language class) made her reconsider her roots.

Caribbean-bound? Before you go, get to know the region through its artists.

Underground in the world’s largest city, a fever for all things country lives on through line dancing, big hats, and even bigger personalities.

Writer Anya von Bremzen takes a two-week-long Silversea cruise involving bubble baths, lots of food, and the ancient art of “villain hitting.”

Chef Samin Nosrat spent years hearing others fantasize about a particular Florentine panino. Her first bite didn’t go exactly as planned—but here’s why it was worth the pilgrimage.

A French Twist: Robert and Nadège Pellegatta, Hotel Owners

Forget Groundhog Day—from drowning the goddess of winter to downing a glass of wine with a live fish, Europe’s end-of-winter rituals are much more interesting.

From childhood, “Endurance,” the classic story about Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated trip to cross the White Continent on foot, ignited a thirst for adventure. As an adult, I got to visit—and every trip left its mark.