Ever look at a famous painting and think, "I wish I could go there"? This itinerary trades museum queues for a visit to Monet ...

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and preserve their mother tongue from extinction.

The findings were revolutionary—and controversial. Media coverage focused on the theoretical future applications of the work, ...

National Geographic Explorer David Stuart has been critical to unraveling the mysteries of the Maya. In our latest Ask an ...

Sheltering an incredible diversity of flora and fauna, including western lowland gorillas and forest elephants, is a vast, ...

In the months before the Easter Rising, St. Patrick’s Day marches offered a glimpse of Ireland’s rising nationalist energy.

Customers in the U.S. are expected to tip in more places and more generously than ever. For Americans and visitors alike, it’s creating social grey areas—and for some, it’s reached tipping point.

The latest stories from our Planet or Plastic? series—a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste ...

Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...

An expert-led foraging trip to Italy’s wild mountainous north east reveals a landscape of bear’s chicory, queen’s garlic and mountain pine that makes a herby syrup to accompany slices of sharp alpine ...

Fasting has been shown to reduce blood pressure, improve cognition, and even reverse chronic disease. But experts say the ...

On the East Coast, Mason Neck State Park in Virginia has large numbers of bald eagles that have been roosting for centuries, ...