Go Beyond the Guidebook with Nat Geo Travel Favorites

Drum rolllllllll, please! We’d like to announce the beta launch of Travel Favorites, a new tool that will help you go beyond the basic guidebook recommendations to have the most memorable trips around. Get tips for don’t-miss destinations and activities, share your own secret spots and join the conversation.

The skinny: Travel favorites are places, things, events, cultural customs — anything that you care about and want to share with National Geographic and fellow travelers around the globe. They aren’t meant to be reviews or critiques (there are plenty of those out there already). This is a place to share your actual favorites — your favorite restaurant, trail, bench, shop, hotel or street food cart. You get the picture.

So poke around the interactive map and find out what you shouldn’t miss on your next trip. Use the “staff favorites” filter to check out insider tips from National Geographic staffers — and don’t forget to scroll down and add your own.