Editors’ Picks

I came to Johnston County, North Carolina, in 2023 for moonshine, Ava Gardner, and barbecue. When visiting the Johnston County Museum, I learned about the schoolhouse. The boarded-up building caught my eye as I walked around the neighborhood, though I didn’t know about its restoration plans then.

In honor of our veterans, World Footprints shares an intimate conversation with Dr. Betty Moseley Brown — one of the first Black women to join the U.S. Marine Corps. She reflects on breaking barriers, lessons in leadership, and how travel remains her path to transformation. 🎖️✈️

Music from the bamboo xylophone lingered in my mind as I bit into the crunchy baguette spread with pâté, fresh mint, and basil. The Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam sailed past my table. It offered a glimpse of daily life as fishermen hauled in the day's last catch, framed by the setting sun.

After a mysterious illness changed his life, Zoltán Alekszi turned a childhood fascination into a Guinness-record heritage mission.

Few destinations truly meet expectations. Medellín, lauded as one of South America’s coolest cities, surely does.

Mahalaxmi Station in Mumbai has always been a hubbub of horns, the metallic screech of trains on the rails, and the buzz of commuters and announcements crackling over the speakers. But outside the station, one sound cuts through the noise, and it doesn’t belong to the railway station.

If you visit Athens, you’ll more than likely stroll through Psirri, one of the oldest districts of this City of Antiquities. The once-edgy neighborhood took its name from the Psirri family, who purchased many plots of land after moving there during the Turkish occupation from Psara, a small island in the northern Aegean Sea.

If you enjoyed reading as a child, you’ll recognize Prince Edward Island as the backdrop of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved Anne of Green Gables. If you gravitate toward romances as an adult, however, you may also know the island as the dreamy setting of Carley Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different.

Orangutan trekking supports livelihoods in Bukit Lawang, but feeding, crowding and close-contact photographs can harm the animals travelers come to see. This updated guide explains how to choose an ethical trek, follow wildlife-viewing rules and protect critically endangered Sumatran orangutans.

Exploring Washington, D.C., without a rental car reveals how walking can turn famous landmarks, neighborhood meals and unexpected discoveries into a richer city experience.

Gamcheon Culture Village grew from a Korean War refugee settlement into one of Busan’s most recognisable attractions. Its transformation through art created economic opportunities while raising important questions about tourism, privacy and community life.

With visitor numbers continuing to rise, Bergen, Norway, continues efforts to spread tourism across seasons and neighborhoods while protecting its heritage, environment, and residents’ quality of life.

New Windsor, Maryland, may not be a trendy tourist destination. But that’s the entire point for travelers like me who seek solace and quiet connection.

If walls could talk, some very famous voices would be echoing throughout the Newberry Opera House, where legendary entertainers like Tex Ritter, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd, and Jefferson Airplane performed.

From the outside, the idea of journeying thousands of miles to stand before a solitary sandstone monolith seems puzzling. Yet for those drawn to places imbued with history, belief and meaning, Uluru, once known as Ayers Rock, is far more than just a rock. It is a living cultural landscape.

Beverly Hills needs no introduction. The small but swanky city in the greater Los Angeles area boasts one of the country’s most recognizable zip codes, with equally identifiable landmarks in Rodeo Drive and the Hollywood Sign — often visible from the 90210’s sleekest, chicest rooftop bars. 

Australian blind traveler and accessibility advocate Dale Reardon shares the realities of traveling with a guide dog, encountering inaccessible technology and navigating an industry that does not always understand the diverse needs of travelers with disabilities.

Following her appearance on The Marissa Mitchell Show, Tonya Fitzpatrick reflects on completing a 38-mile trek through Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains just eight months after total knee replacement and explores how travel, purpose and intention can shape a new chapter.