Most Popular Books by National Geographic

Guide to identifying the birds of North America.

This fully updated edition of the best-selling guidebook from National Geographic showcases 300 of the best scenic drives across the United States. The fifth and latest edition of National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways provides more than 300 possibilities for spectacular getaways in your local area and throughout the 50 states. Whether you''re looking for a short day trip close to home or a several-weeks-long vacation, you''ll find a host of ideas in this beautifully illustrated, detail-packed book, which celebrates America''s regional diversity, rich history, and jaw-dropping splendor. Suggested drives include Maine''s rocky coastline, the Southeast''s mystical swamplands, the Southwest''s striking red-rock plateaus, the West''s majestic mountains, and many more. Veteran National Geographic authors with deep knowledge of each area employ superb storytelling techniques to enliven your journeys. Each drive features mile-by-mile directions, as well as all the practical info you''ll need to make your next road trip an experience to remember.

Offers tips from parks staff; suggests trails for biking, hiking, and flower gazing; with photographs and maps.

This book is a collection of animal stories.

Animals, habitat, and a list of U.S. endangered species is included.

This New York Times bestselling, kid-favorite, parent-approved almanac is National Geographic in a book! Kids who want to know it all need the National Geographic Kids Almanac! Packed with bright visuals, bite-sized facts, and endless browsability, the latest edition of this internationally best-selling almanac is brand-new and updated for 2027 and features: interviews from the field with real National Geographic Explorers the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope an all-new chapter on art and creativity fascinating discoveries about animals expertly curated photography games, jokes, and laugh-out-loud features ...and more! Must-have reference materials, including fast facts and maps of every country, are fully updated. Homework help on key topics is sprinkled throughout the book. This is the essential all-in-one book for curious kids!

Offers descriptions, road maps, itineraries, travel tips, costs, and contact information for national parks ranging from Virginia''s Shenandoah to Alaska''s Glacier Bay.

A comprehensive, up-to-date atlas encompasses more than three hundred thematic maps, along with more than six hundred color photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs, that document the world''s natural and cultural wonders.

For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world’s great culinary traditions and landmarks—and here, in the latest title of our popular series of illustrated travel gift books, you’ll find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants worth traveling far and wide to savor. On the menu is the best of the best from all over the globe: Tokyo’s freshest sushi; the spiciest Creole favorites in New Orleans; the finest vintages of the great French wineries; the juiciest cuts of beef in Argentina; and much, much more. You’ll sample the sophisticated dishes of fabled chefs and five-star restaurants, of course, but you’ll also discover the simpler pleasures of the side-street cafés that cater to local people and the classic specialties that give each region a distinctive flavor. Every cuisine tells a unique story about its countryside, climate, and culture, and in these pages you’ll meet the men and women who transform nature’s bounty into a thousand gustatory delights. Hundreds of appetizing full-color illustrations evoke an extraordinary range of tastes and cooking techniques; a wide selection of recipes invites you to create as well as consume; sidebars give a wealth of entertaining information about additional sites to visit as well as the cultural importance of the featured food; while lively top ten lists cover topics from chocolate factories to champagne bars, from historic food markets to wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, and festive occasions of every kind. In addition, detailed practical travel information provides all the ingredients you’ll need to cook up a truly delicious experience for even the most demanding of traveling gourmets.

This completely updated mini atlas puts the entire world in the palm of your hand in an accessible format. National Geographic''s maps and atlases are critically acclaimed and world-renowned for their accuracy, originality, authoritative content, and clean design. Sized at 4 x 6 inches with a resilient soft cover, this atlas is designed for easy reference and convenient storage in a pocket, backpack, or desk. All maps are newly researched and updated. Other enhancements include a new physical world map reflecting the latest cartographic techniques, plus world and continental coverage of population, climate, land cover, fresh water, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. Superb overall readability, engaging design, and navigational ease allow the reader to quickly retrieve information.

Expanded to include all U.S. designated America''s Byways as well as other selected drives in all 50 states, this stunning new edition features unique driving tours through virtually every kind of landscape--spectacular coastlines, mountains, lakes, small towns, ranches and farmlands, islands, bays, and river valleys.

A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.

Colorful photographs introduce basic vocabulary for the human body, the home, animals, insects, and other familiar subjects and scenarios.

Beginning with a thematic section covering topics from early America to civil rights, population, and the new millennium, the United States Encyclopedia then delves into essays on each state and the U.S. territories. Also included: U.S. facts and figures, a listing of the presidents, and overviews of important historical American documents.