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Best Trips

The year's best trip ideas and top travel destinations in the world.
I Heart My City

Check out these guides to the world's greatest cities through a local's eyes.
More Free City Guides

Check out these comprehensive guides to free activities and attractions in some of your favorite cities.
Tours of a Lifetime

From Livingstone's Tanzania to Sacagawea's Oregon, our top 50 guided trips trace the paths of early explorers—and blaze new ones, too.
Where the Locals Go Montana

Outdoor retreats, charming mountain towns, and scenic natural wonders describe just a few of the places locals go in Montana. Experience the best of Big Sky Country with our comprehensive guide to local hot spots.
Canada's 50 Places of a Lifetime

Canada is a world-class country that offers a captivating array of scenic, cultural, urban, and intellectual wonders.
Food & Travel

Savor the flavors of travel with this guide to the world's best trips for foodies and more.
Best Family Trips

Take the kids on a vacation they'll never forget. Get our full list and plan your family's next great adventure.
Travel Tips

Road-tested secrets from National Geographic experts on traveling wisely and well.
Beaches & Islands

Everything you need to know to plan your next beach trip.
Travelers of the Year

Our hats go off to these passionate globe-trotters who are changing the world, one passport stamp at a time.
World's Happiest Places

Explore images of the world's happiest hotspots, take the happiness test, and see why places determine your happiness.
American Festivals Project

Partially funded by a National Geographic Grant, two photographers roamed the country to document America's "small, hidden, and bizarre festivals."
Free to See in the U.S.

Check out hundreds of free events and activities across the country.
Winter Trip Ideas

A series of powder-and-ice postcards from around the world: how we celebrate winter, lose ourselves in it, and, ultimately, enjoy it.