Go medieval inside the Conciergerie, the notorious prison where Marie Antoinette and so many other notables were held (and ...

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Lit by silk lanterns and lined with timber-framed shophouses, Hoi An is the jewel of Vietnam’s central coast — but this historic city also has a contemporary side, one where abstract artists and ...

Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of Earth’s magnetic field. Relying on a hidden ...

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring,” says ...

Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome ...

National Geographic photographer Greg Kahn set out with his family to uncover what makes Chattanooga, known as Tennessee's ...

A toxic tour of the high-security facility with more than a hundred plants that could kill you. “Look, don’t touch” is the motto at Alnwick’s poison garden in Northumberland, unless you’re a ...

Summer stargazing begins with some spectacular sights, including the hyped conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, which get close ...

Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they’ve been reimagined and reworked to coexist with the 21st-century city, from fashion stores to classical-music ...

The inhabitants of San Juan aren’t early risers. At 9am, the city’s streets are largely empty. In the Plaza Colón, there’s a cockerel scrabbling about in the flower beds. A kiosk selling coffee and ...

National Geographic’s Crash Course on the American Revolution is your six-part email series on how the 13 Colonies broke free from Great Britain and established the United States. From the escalating ...