Best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic, National Geographic Explorer Robert Ballard ... the island appears on most maps as a mere speck in the vast Pacific Ocean.

For his photograph of this extraordinary phenomenon, called “Creation,” Ballesta, a frequent National Geographic photographer, has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...

Dick’s Creek Gap is 300 miles north, which means a nearly five-and-a-half-hour drive from Savannah. Getting there is a commitment.

Its success—reliant on federal funding and national attention—will chart Louisiana’s next map. With such a delicate ecosystem, how can travelers visit more responsibly? How can visitors be ...

Feel the sense of what it was like to be on the ground at the battlegrounds where the American Revolution was fought.