Vikings haven’t pillaged the Shetland Islands in more than 500 years but a walk through its capital city of Lerwick in late January may offer the impression that the warriors still have business to...

Soon after the wheels of your plane touch down on the tarmac of Baku, Azerbaijan, you’ll be greeted by the sight of its iconic Flame Towers. Their tapered tops and curvy sides sit on a hillside ove...

The spring equinox brings increasingly long and languorous days brimming with sunshine and rain showers. America’s deserts epitomize this season of renewal as monochrome palettes give way to a kale...

The princely state of Rajasthan is India’s largest state. Predominantly desert, its barren landscape has shaped and been shaped by the distinct and remarkable people who inhabit it—Hindus, Muslims,...

As the sun sets over the Singapore city-state skyline, the creatures of the night wake up. Lurking, creeping, and stalking through the country’s nature reserves by artificial moonlight are a host o...

Bioluminescence occurs in fireflies, plankton, fungi and other organisms, creating amazing visual effects that border on supernatural. We’ve scoured the globe to find seven amazing places to see th...

​So much has been written about Las Vegas that it seems like there can’t possibly be anything new left to discover. However, even frequent visitors to this casino-choked oasis are often surprised b...

Originally inhabited by members of the Native American Washoe tribe, Lake Tahoe – which, at 1,600 feet deep, is the second-deepest in the United States – was discovered by Western people in the 1840s.

Myrtle Beach Boasts 60 miles of beautiful shoreline, but that’s not the only attraction in the area. Not even close. While the beach is the area’s greatest free attraction, there are many things to...