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A steep, lush massif?the country's highest peak at 10,000 feet?beckons adventurers
April/May 2024
Around the globe, teams of women are taking on traditionally male-dominated roles
March 29, 2024
Scheduled to launch this year are new institutions dedicated to astronomy, Nintendo and women artists
January 19, 2024
Tracing a Lost Ancestry
New generations of Black Americans are taking intimate tours that connect them with the lands and cultures their ancestors were forced to leave behind
January/February 2024
With less tourist traffic, these UNESCO World Heritage Sites include vineyards that rival France’s Champagne or Burgundy
August 9, 2023
A trail camera snapped a photograph of the lounging big cat, giving wildlife officials renewed hope about the species' recovery in West and Central Africa
April 26, 2023
Planet Positive
A community in Ghana rallies to help the Togo slippery frog, an effort that benefits their own people and other endangered wildlife
Cool Finds
Located 30 miles north of Dubai, the settlement dates to the sixth century C.E.
March 22, 2023
As the big cats return to hunting fur seals on the Skeleton Coast, a new project tries to keep people out of the way
March 3, 2023
Critics say the show helps bolster the regime's reputation?and obscure its human rights violations
February 27, 2023
A new show celebrates the stars of Nigeria's Nollywood, the country’s vibrant $3 billion film industry
February 25, 2022
A photographic tour of those who eke out a life on the sunblasted island transformed by a volcano
July 2021
Halloween
Bat tourism might sound creepy, but it may be the best way to help bat conservation around the world
Updated: October 7, 2019 | Originally Published: October 31, 2014
In Zambia, the 'Smoke That Thunders' is the name given to a gaping ravine filled with a stunning waterfall. We know it better as Victoria Falls
June 22, 2018
The Namibian town of Swakopmund is a top tourist draw for desert lovers. Popular activities include quad-biking and sandboarding down its massive dunes
May 31, 2018
Abalone, a large sea snail native to the Western Cape, is a popular local delicacy. To meet demand, the seafood industry created abalone farms
May 25, 2018
The Wolfberg Arch, located in the Cederberg mountain area in Western Cape, South Africa, is an awe-inspiring 160-foot-long sandstone formation
May 24, 2018
At the Smithsonian’s African Art Museum, international influences commingle to create a farrago of artisanal splendors
May 22, 2018
Beyond Tel Aviv, towns are adopting enticing new approaches to cuisine that celebrate the history of the region and and the diversity of its people
May 5, 2017
Thomas Cook's tours set the stage for today's tourism industry
April 24, 2017
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