Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz
Travel can bring us from the far-flung corners of the planet to a tiny little perch right in our own backyard. It might inspire and enlighten us, awaken emotions inside us that we never knew existed, and even introduce us to entirely new ways of seeing the planet and our place within it. What’s more: In many cases, it doesn’t even require leaving home.
Take our selection of 2024 travel books, which traverse the globe from the quiet bottom of the Grand Canyon to the chaotic streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. They carry us by train, on foot, up hillsides and into rainforests, asking…
