Hidden within Baja's backcountry, many rock-art sites are accessible only on foot or by mule. For most travelers, the starting point is the town of San Ignacio. Visitors willing to brave hardships will find themselves confronting prehistory directly. In the landscape surrounding the Cueva Pintada site, for instance, palms flourishing in the canyons may well be the same species paleolithic painters used in constructing scaffolding to create their monumental art.

Drawn from Prehistory

Deep within Mexico’s Baja peninsula, nomadic painters left behind the largest trove of ancient art in the Americas

Alessandro Zampedri, driving a 1935 Aston Martin MK II, shares the 2001 finish with his 2-year-old daughter, Francesca. Copilot Burkhardt Nachtigall handled navigation.

A Rally to Remember

Even at lollygagging speeds, Italy’s Mille Miglia road show stirs nostalgic hearts

Tracy Clune (foreground) and cousin Aine Clune reaped benefits from a five-month on-camera experiment in homesteading.

Home on the Range

A new public television series transplants three American families to the frontier West of 1883, without electricity, running water or visits to the mall

Many Afghans (like Khalil Ali Daoud, with whom Belliveau and O'Donnell stayed) still work the land, despite the danger of land mines.

Marco Polo’s Guide to Afghanistan

Two Americans retrace the steps of the 13th-century Italian merchant through a harsh land of tough, hospitable people

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Tumbleweeds are on a roll in Idaho

Cold Comfort

Intrepid travelers pay cold hard cash to chill out in the world’s coolest hotel

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Around the Mall & Beyond

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In Search of St. Augustine

Beyond the tourist trappings and sunny beaches, inquisitive travelers can find remnants of America’s Spanish past

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Dear Smitty

Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys

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In Search of Florida’s Little Europe

Don’t forget your umbrella! (And other tips for visiting St. Augustine)

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In the Realm of Virtual Reality

When skeptical Westerners seek the yeti in Bhutan, the fine line between myth and truth disappears

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Far from the Madding Crowd

Travel tips from this month’s Journeys column

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Dear Smitty

Author Timothy Foote tells our travel editor, Smitty, a yarn about how his respect for the albatross soared and has continued to soar since his visit

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The Mighty Charybdis Beckons

Travel tips from this month’s Journeys column

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Close Encounters With the Old Sow

Local expert Robert Godfrey relates true life-and-death stories of people sucked into the Old Sow whirlpool

Aerial view of the Palace of Versailles, France

A Journey to the Age of Magnificence

Travel tips from this month’s Journeys column

View of the Orangerie in 1695 as painted by Étienne Allegrain and Jean-Baptiste Martin

A Garden to Defy the Seasons

Enjoy a chapter of a translated fictional account of the Sun King’s kitchen gardenerâ—and peek into the intrigues of high society in 17th-century France

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Dear Smitty

Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys

Great Smoky Mountains

Bed and Breakfast

Most of the 256 shelters on the Appalachian trail are pretty rough. Then there’s the Fontana Hilton

Katu-Yaryk pass

Across the Russian Wilds

Roughing it 5,000 miles, the author and his companions went places few Russians ever see

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