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This month’s travel inspirations: What you need to know about travel insurance; choose the right carry-on bag for your trip; tackle urban adventure in Pittsburgh; find the real Wild West in Texas; add UNESCO’s newest Heritage sites to your travel list.

A portion of Greenland's ice sheet along the northeast coastline is seen from 40,000 feet

PHOTOGRAPH BY MAJA HITIJ, GETTY IMAGES

SHOULD YOU INSURE YOUR TRIP?

Wild weather. Global tech outages. A parasite infection. When your vacation veers off track, insurance can save the day—or can it? Learn what travel insurance covers and what it doesn’t.

IS INSURANCE WORTH IT?

MORE TRAVEL NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Flying taxis are landing soon. Here’s what to know.

In Bali, no naked hiking and other new rules.

Are tourist taxes in Europe working?

PHOTOGRAPH BY BAONA, GETTY IMAGES

The best carry-on luggage to make your next trip a breeze

When plans change, it pays to have your bags with you. These are the hassle-free carry-ons you need.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SHINTARTANYA, GETTY IMAGES

How to build the perfect travel capsule wardrobe

Pack light, stress less. From sweaters to sunglasses and sneakers, here’s what we’re taking on our next trip.

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Toyota Land Cruiser

Watch: The Land Cruiser Get Back Challenge

Hilary Swank and Jimmy O. Yang were dropped onto the plateau of a snowy mountain in south-central Colorado, armed with nothing but a paper map and the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser to test their survival skills. Watch how their adventure unfolds.

The Aurora borealis in the skies above Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior

PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICE VON COLLANI, GETTY IMAGES

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW UNESCO?

Every year, UNESCO announces additions to its storied World Heritage list. Seven sites in Europe made the cut this year. Can you guess which one did not make it?

1. Via Appia, Italy
2. Vjetrenica Cave, Bosnia Herzegovina
3. Frescoes of Voskopojë, Albania
4. All of the above

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Follow the gladiators: Stroll through time on Rome’s ancient Appian Way

Nils Strindberg's haunting photograph of the wreckage from Andrée's balloon.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRYAN SCHUTMAAT, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

SEE THE REAL WILD WEST ON THIS LITTLE-KNOWN U.S. HIGHWAY

Route 66 rightly gets all the attention. But with rugged landscapes and resilient wildlife, Highway 90 in Texas is legendary in its own right.

GET YER MOTOR RUNNIN'

Nils Strindberg's haunting photograph of the wreckage from Andrée's balloon.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CATHRINE STUKHARD, LAIF/REDUX

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE IN PITTSBURGH

They were built for 1900s hilltop steelworkers who needed a way to get down to work. Now, Pittsburgh’s more than 700 staircases offer free urban adventure with mountaintop views.

MORE STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

One year after Maui’s devastating fires, Native Hawaiians want change

These are the six secret beaches you need to visit in Europe

A new adventure capital is emerging in the Gulf

How the lobster roll became New England’s most iconic dish

WHAT WILL WE EXPLORE NEXT?

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