Using the great outdoors as a tonic to the stresses of modern life has surged since covid, and pilgrimages — meditative, ...

The Delicate Arch natural monument and La Sal mountains in Arches National Park are sought-after natural sites. Point to any part of America’s vast 50-state map and there’s an adventure to be had.

citing the example of medieval walls in France and Italy torn down in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “A lot of what we see in the Xi’an wall today is rebuilt with modern materials and ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... to attach a small white disk to the wall. Her official assignment is to map any newly discovered areas of the ...

Walking along Hadrian's Wall is a treat for history buffs ... Set halfway along Ullswater in the Lake District National Park, it’s all but a mound compared with Helvellyn’s glowering massif ...

Essentially, you need to wait till dusk before pitching your tent — for one night only — and it must be above the highest fell wall ... To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK ...

Native to Europe, common wall lizards are growing bigger ... this research has been funded by a four-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, which “seeks to identify the reasons ...

Despite the increased visitors expected, recent surveys show Italy remains the world’s top travel destination. According to the “2025 Virtuoso Luxe Report,” surveying more than 2,200 travel ...

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Based in Rome, Duncan Garwood is a travel writer specializing in Italy and its ever-fascinating capital. He authors guidebooks for Lonely Planet and has written for several newspapers and websites ...

The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world, funded Explorer Diego Pol's work. Learn more about the Society’s support of Explorers.