The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2024

by Smithsonian Magazine

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10 books

These top titles of the year whisk readers away on adventures and remind us of the many wonders in this world.

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See the source list and commentary at www.smithsonianmag.com

The New Tourist

Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel

Paige McClanahan, 2024

My Vietnam, Your Vietnam

Christina Vo, Nghia M. Vo, 2024

A Walk in the Park

The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Kevin Fedarko, 2024

Finding Your Feet

The how-to guide to hiking and adventuring

Rhiane Fatinikun, 2024

SLOW TRAINS TO ISTANBUL

TOM. CHESSHYRE, 2025

Local

A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness

Alastair Humphreys, 2024

Custodians of Wonder

Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive

Eliot Stein, 2024

Atlas Obscura: Wild Life

An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders

Cara Giaimo, Joshua Foer, Atlas Obscura, 2024

Why We Travel

Ash Bhardwaj, 2024

Wild Chocolate

Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul

Rowan Jacobsen, 2024