Each year for a brief window, Yosemite’s sunsets transform El Capitan into a fleeting glowing waterfall. Yosemite's "Firefall" glows on El Capitan. The natural, two-week phenomenon in mid-to-late ...

A 30-year-old man from Idaho drowned on the Colorado River last week after he was swept overboard while running a powerful rapid in Grand Canyon National Park. The man, identified by his family as ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today. The ruins of the ...

There’s good reason why Rwanda goes by the poetic nickname ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’. This tropical country might be tiny — just a 10th of the size of the UK — but it’s blessed with a rampant ...

This story originally published in the September 1922 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Of all the poetic titles applied by the Japanese in ...

The National Park Service has released preliminary visitation figures for 2025, shedding new light on the forces shaping national parks across the West. In Utah, the state’s most popular parks saw ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

Who doesn’t love a snow day? The most popular animals at the National Zoo in D.C. — the giant pandas — certainly did. A video from the zoo’s panda cam showcased the fluffy black and white balls of fur ...

Construction crews have helped excavate the first fossils in Dinosaur National Monument in more than 100 years. The bones, which belonged to a massive sauropod, were discovered during work on a ...

Abella Danger stole the show with her outfit at the National Title game. Abella Danger is on cloud nine inside Hard Rock Stadium. She made sure that she would be in the house for this game. Her ...

Get a local’s view on this state capital, with its distinct Western heritage, neon-lit neighbourhoods and lush green spaces. Travellers can learn more about the history and culture of the American ...

Fans had some strong opinons. The New England Patriots treated fans to an incredible rendition of the national anthem on Sunday. New England is hosting the Houston Texans at their Gillette Stadium in ...