One of the world's most visited cities, Istanbul offers a wide range of hotels, from palatial seaside mansions to luxury ...

From Australia to Uganda,we reveal the world’s most exciting hotel openings. The result is a list of winners and runners-up ...

Amid its sky-scraping towers and monuments, the Emirati capital offers heritage, new cultural draws and a natural archipelago of golden beaches home to flamingos.

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

On assignment in northern Thailand, National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi follows Miss Wisa, a farmer leading her community toward a more resilient and sustainable food future. Miss Wisa uses ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

The Museo Casa Kahlo, housed three blocks away from the famous Casa Azul, offers a window into the painter's private life. A room at the Museo Casa Kahlo displays Frida Kahlo's clothing and, for the ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.

Photographer Michael Nichols captured Jane Goodall as she studied chimpanzee behavior in the wild in 1990. “We should be kind to animals because it makes better humans of us all,” Goodall once told ...

The National Geographic Explorer dedicated her life not just to chimpanzees, but global conservation. Jane Goodall studied the chimpanzees of Gombe starting in 1960, making hers the longest field ...

Reigning champ and underdog team up to share ultrarunning's top prize.

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...