You can hike to incredible sites, including Machu Picchu. Hiking is a great way to get out and enjoy nature-be that wandering through unique rock formations in the desert, taking a stroll underneath ...

There are certain wonders in the world that are so famous, it's hard to imagine a time before they were discovered. From Machu Picchu to Stonehenge, there are mysteries out there that were left by ...

You may have read about the seven ancient wonders of the world, some of the planet’s most magnificent and powerful creations, chosen and compiled into a list by Hellenic travellers passing through ...

Archaeological sites older than the Roman Empire and the pyramids can be found in many US states. These sites shed light on the first humans who arrived in North America. Some are closed to the public ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Despite their ancient age, the UK's most famous archaeological treasures keep revealing new secrets, from recently unearthed dinosaur ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

Turkish officials recently unveiled a gleaming gold brooch and a rare jade stone in Troy – a remarkable breakthrough that sheds light on the city's pre-Greek past. The artifacts were found by ...

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of ...

From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974, to the Turkana Boy, a Homo erectus fossil found in Kenya in 1984, archaeological evidence has ...

Mexico is experiencing historic growth in cultural tourism, underscoring the importance of its heritage as an economic and ...