Travel Stories

Dec 1, 2021 • 8 min read

Trek the trails, learn Native history, peruse and purchase art and be back in time for dinner.

Nov 19, 2020 • 7 min read

Albuquerque, New Mexico, was as much a character in Breaking Bad as Jesse Pinkman and Walter White. Here's how to experience ABQ just like the hit show.

Nov 13, 2020 • 6 min read

From the Spaceport where future tourist-astronauts will zoom into orbit, to stargazing or UFO-spotting, here is the best of New Mexico space tourism.

Sep 14, 2020 • 6 min read

This itinerary touches Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada for a majestic tour of Southwestern geography.

Oct 31, 2019 • 5 min read

With dramatic geography, traditional crafts, modern galleries, old churches, and small cafés, the High Road's best draw is its history and tradition.

Oct 4, 2019 • 6 min read

Their independence is growing, so when you travel with tweens and teens be sure to think outside the box. Here are our suggestions to get the plan rolling.

Jul 16, 2019 • 5 min read

The deserts and wide open spaces of the Southwest USA are among the darkest places in America and offer some of the country's best possibilities for…

Jul 9, 2019 • 2 min read

The national parks are America’s wild playground. Some charge a nominal entry fee, but once you’re in, they’re full of fantastic free escapades. Go on a…

May 29, 2019 • 4 min read

For almost six decades, the tightly state-controlled and embargoed Cuban economy meant that all businesses, from department stores to shoe-shiners, were…

Feb 7, 2019 • 6 min read

There’s something about the simplicity and flow of a river that transcends time and space. A river always has a beginning and an end. But what happens in…

Jun 15, 2018 • 7 min read

Often overlooked yet beloved by all who’ve set foot in its piñon-clad arid mountains, New Mexico encompasses all that makes the Southwest USA so magical…

Jan 16, 2018 • 6 min read

It’s time to hail Havana as one of the world’s great art cities. The Cuban capital has never lacked artistic credentials, but a growing band of small…

Sep 13, 2017 • 7 min read

In the span of two short weeks, two major hurricanes seriously scarred the Caribbean region, scraping entire islands clean and leaving their citizens…

Apr 15, 2016 • 6 min read

Rum, revolutionaries and retro cars – Cuba has a back-in-time appeal. Though a trip to Cuba seems undoubtedly exciting, you'll need to understand how the…

Mar 11, 2016 • 5 min read

On March 21, 2016, Barack Obama, joined by the First Lady, will become the first US president to visit Cuba since the days of prohibition and Model T…

Jan 22, 2016 • 5 min read

There’s something about the unusual landscapes of southern New Mexico that makes travelers gaze outward and upward. The region’s unusual rock formations…

Dec 6, 2015 • 6 min read

Lonely Planet’s travel experts have scoured the states to create the ultimate US travel wish list for 2016. Some of our choices are perennial favorites,…

Mar 2, 2015 • 5 min read

Dazzling desert landscapes, bathed in crystal-clear light. Deep gorges and canyons, accessed by rugged trails. Adobe-walled ruins and isolated churches,…

Aug 26, 2014 • 3 min read

New Mexicans love their chile. Welcome signs on the interstates feature huge red and green chile, red ristras hang from adobe homes and even McDonalds…

Oct 15, 2010 • 3 min read

In the film Due Date, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis, as an expectant father and aspiring actor, race west from Atlanta across the south to LA. It…