The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds. Ángel Jiménez del Aguila, who died in 2010, need only follow the trail of ...

Travel, the saying goes, broadens the mind. But it's not just the act of travelling itself - it's the planning too.

This magnificent overlook sits within the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve, a sprawling natural sanctuary that serves as Birmingham’s green lung. The preserve itself is a minor miracle—over 1,000 ...

Cyprus, the “Island of Love,” blends golden beaches, vineyard valleys, ancient myths, and Mediterranean warmth into Europe’s ...

Click through this gallery to uncover some of the most common misconceptions about the history of Europe... From the stone ...

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public architecture from Rome's powerful rival city.

Ten minutes before the beginning of class, Professor Douglas Boin walks into the classroom and sets down his briefcase. Rather than beginning to set up for his lecture, Boin turns to two students ...

In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest museum in the world dedicated to ancient Egyptian civilization, was ...