The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2020

by Smithsonian Magazine

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For most travelers, 2020 has been a complete dud. Due to stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions, countries around the world have closed off their borders to visitors, and airlines and cruise ships have grounded portions of their fleet. Luckily, one of the good developments of 2020 is the sheer number of travel books released that will help ease readers’ wanderlust. We’ve rounded up ten of our favorites for the months ahead.

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Art Hiding in New York

An Illustrated Guide to the City's Secret Masterpieces

Lori Zimmer, 2020

Spirit Run

A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land

Noe Alvarez, 2020

Accidentally Wes Anderson

Wally Koval, 2020

The Museum of Whales You Will Never See

And Other Excursions to Iceland's Most Unusual Museums

A. Kendra Greene, 2020

Lost Pianos of Siberia

Sophy Roberts, 2020

Feasting Wild

In Search of the Last Untamed Food

Gina Rae La Cerva, 2020

World of Wonders

In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, 2020

The Address Book

What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power

Deirdre Mask, 2020

Refuge

America's Wildest Places

Ian Shive, 2020

Roadside Americans

The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation

Jack Reid, 2020