Hugging the Potomac from D.C. to the Appalachian foothills, the C&O Canal is best experienced by bicycle and capped off with ...

Cajon Pass is more than a busy mountain gateway. Its complex geology could help reshape the next major earthquake’s reach and intensity.

A new generation of small-scale food producers is bringing life back to Capraia, a remote island off the Tuscan coast where ...

A writer traveling on a four-day trip aboard The Canadian finds himself going back to a less-complicated time—with 1950s ...

National Geographic photographers were stationed from Iceland to Spain to document one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events.

Skydiving by the sun. Playing with a baby seal. Bathing in corn flour. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

Carving intricate bird pins was a popular pastime among the 120,000 people of Japanese descent forced into camps during World War II, says Delphine Hirasuna, the author of two books about the crafts ...

The most exciting experiences in the Hungarian capital celebrate both creativity and tradition, from a revived culinary institution to a new cabaret bar with a decadent edge.

Each day, we highlight one extraordinary photograph from National Geographic. Check out more of our photos here.

Blending urban exploration with outdoor adventure, Seattle invites families to experience its waterways, neighborhoods, and ...

Shakajlura riojanensis, a newly discovered Triassic apex predator, ruled the land millions of years before the rise of giant dinosaurs.

The enormous and slow-moving creatures are being pushed closer and closer to dangerous roadways. Here's how conservationists are thinking creatively to keep them safe.