Aug 29 2026
There are tropical beaches, wildlife encounters, and bucket-list destinations—and then there is Pig Beach in the Bahamas, where all three come together in one wonderfully unusual place. Imagine arriving by boat across brilliant turquoise water and seeing pigs wandering along a white-sand beach. A few moments later, one of them may wade into the shallows …
Jun 04 2026
High in California’s Sierra Nevada, granite peaks rise above forests, wildflower-filled meadows, rushing creeks, and clear alpine lakes. Trails disappear toward high mountain passes, marmots scramble between boulders, and some of the most dramatic landscapes in the American West stretch far beyond the nearest road. This is the John Muir Wilderness, an enormous protected landscape …
Feb 21 2026
Washington’s shoreline is made for beachcombing. Along the Pacific Coast and around Puget Sound, waves tumble stones smooth, winter storms rearrange gravel beds, and decades of maritime history occasionally leave unexpected traces among the driftwood and pebbles. On the right beach, a slow walk along the tide line might reveal translucent agates, beautifully frosted sea …
Feb 21 2026
The Oregon Coast is a treasure hunter’s dream. Along more than 360 miles of rugged Pacific shoreline, winter storms uncover gravel beds, waves polish colorful stones, rivers carry minerals toward the sea, and tides leave behind everything from agates and sea glass to unusual driftwood and the occasional fishing float. Some beaches are especially famous …
Feb 21 2026
There is something wonderfully addictive about finding sea glass. One minute you’re walking along an ordinary stretch of shoreline, and the next a flash of aqua, green, amber, or frosted white catches the light between the pebbles. Storms can make those discoveries more likely—not because a single storm magically transforms fresh broken glass into beautifully …
Feb 18 2026
On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Pacific Ocean is constantly delivering things to shore. Driftwood tumbles onto beaches after storms. Fishing floats travel enormous distances. Bottles, buoys, shoes, ropes, household objects, and stranger things still appear among the rocks and logs. Most beachgoers walk past them. John Anderson started picking them up. What began with a …
Feb 06 2026
Culebra may be small, but it contains nearly everything many travelers picture when dreaming about the Caribbean: white-sand beaches, transparent turquoise water, coral reefs, sea turtles, quiet coves, dry tropical hills, and an island pace that encourages you to stop trying to fit quite so much into the day. Located east of Puerto Rico’s main …
Jan 23 2026
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is Alaska on a scale that is difficult to comprehend until you are standing in it. Mountains rise above immense valleys, glaciers stretch toward the horizon, wild rivers cut through the landscape, and historic mining communities sit at the edge of an enormous wilderness. At more than 13 million …
Jan 22 2026
Denali National Park and Preserve is the kind of place that makes even Alaska feel enormous. Six million acres of forests, tundra, rivers, glaciers, and mountains surround a single road that reaches into one of North America’s great wilderness landscapes. At the center of it all rises 20,310-foot Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North …
Dec 31 2025
The American West Coast stretches like a magnificent tapestry of rugged cliffs, pristine sands, and untamed wilderness—a 1,200-mile corridor where the Pacific Ocean sculpts some of the planet’s most breathtaking shorelines. While crowds flock to famous destinations, discerning travelers seek those rare coastal sanctuaries where dramatic beauty converges with peaceful solitude. These ten extraordinary beaches …
