Christmas markets stay magical, but barriers, checks, and crowd control are rising to protect tradition on cold winter nights ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope.

The Cold War border that once split Germany was a tightly guarded “death strip.” Against all odds, it turned into a thriving refuge — and may now hold lessons for European nations urgently seeking new ...

When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...

The Monuments Men and Women Foundation is on the hunt to recover stolen masterpieces—and they say this could be our best ...

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors a peek into what life was like in each community during its heyday. Some ...

Forgotten chapters of Michigan history lie in remote spots, ghost towns that recall yesteryear's flourishing settlements. From the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula to the Thumb, in the heart of mid ...

Texas is famous for leading the nation in cattle, cotton and oil, but the Lone Star State can claim another distinction more appropriate for Halloween this week: Texas not only hosts more bat species ...