From the lonely roads to coastal drives, gas up the car and check out 40 of the most scenic byways America has to offer.

This selection of Smithsonian Photo Contest submissions amount to a stunning virtual tour of the Mediterranean nation that ...

The park’s picturesque peaks, wonderful waterfalls and towering trees aren’t just photo opportunities; they’re visual poetry. And they’re just some of the reasons to love Yosemite Smithsonian Photo ...

Arkansas has a way of making a road trip feel bigger than you planned. I thought I was heading out for mountain views and a quiet drive. Fair enough. Then the first overlook showed up, and the whole ...

If there's one thing Aspen's known for, it's skiing. This tiny mountain town is surrounded by four monumental ski areas: ...

Welcome home! Perched 888 feet above sea level, this immaculate 4 bed/2.5-bath ranch on cul-de-sac offers something rare...genuine peace. Watch the sun melt into an endless horizon from your expansive ...

The socially intelligent pollinators are a keystone species crucial to the health of ecosystems and food security across the world. Learn more about bees in National Geographic’s two-part documentary ...

One of the most iconic photos of our little blue planet was taken in 1968, and gave people riding along Spaceship Earth one of its first views. Now, nearly 68 years later, another breathtaking photo ...

Some drives do not need hype because the scenery handles the bragging for them. This one opens with canyon walls that feel almost theatrical, a river hustling alongside the road, and that glowing ...

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission has already cemented its place in the history books by smashing space distance records and notching a number of spaceflight firsts on its journey around the moon.

HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.

The Artemis 2 astronauts' photography skills were up to the epic task. The spaceflyers — NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — flew around the ...