10 Best of Everything National Parks [2nd edition]

Fully updated and revised—with 100 brand-new excursions—this idea-filled guidebook highlights top-tier adventures across the U.S. National Park System.

National parks are more than the best idea America ever had―they’re our country’s best playgrounds for millions of vacationers who want to enjoy recreational activities, nature and wildlife, and downtime in the great outdoors. This timely, idea-filled guide has been fully updated and revised, with brand-new top 10 lists, as well as new parks and destinations across more than 400 protected sites, including our national seashores, national monuments, national battlefields, national scenic trails, and beyond.

Find recommendations for the best lodges, best hikes, best star-gazing spots, best campfire meal spots, and more. Destinations are covered by region, theme, season, and occasion. Photos, anecdotes, insider tips from park rangers, plus traveler resources such as hotels and restaurants, make this the national parks guide travelers have long sought.

Filled with beautiful National Geographic photography, wisdom from experts, need-to-know travel information, and practical tips, this inspirational guide offers the planet’s best ski and snowboarding experiences on breathtaking slopes around the world.

Complete with a foreword from celebrated Olympic alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, 100 Slopes of a Lifetime is divided by interest and skill level: cross-country routes to intermediate downhill moguls to expert-only backcountry terrain, skiers and snowboarders will find the perfect destination for their dream terrain. From dreamy Colorado escapes to Hokkaido, Japan, where Siberian storms dump more than 60 feet of snow every year, you’ll find countless slopes to add to your bucket list from the wilds of Alaska to breathtaking Morocco. Plus find plenty of apres ski activities including:

Getting up close with elk in Jackson Hole

Trying Europe’s longest toboggan run

Or sampling the Dolomite’s finest cuisine)

Grab your skis or boards; this comprehensive and innovative guide will lead you to experience the greatest snow-play adventures the world has to offer!