5 Trips We Can’t Wait to Take Again in 2020
We led more than 70 amazing trips around the world in 2019, and we’ll offer some of the bestsellers again this year. From the Eternal City's secret views to the curious monarch migration in North America, check out these five moments we can’t wait to repeat in 2020.
Peek through the Aventine Keyhole in Rome
The Aventine, one of the seven famous hills of Rome, contains a nondescript green door with a secret keyhole. On Rome Behind Locked Doors, we visit Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, which is home to the Maltese embassy. While the embassy’s garden is private, a peek through the keyhole reveals a picture-perfect view of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Witness Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration
Upon first glance, the oyamel fir trees of Central Mexico may appear orange. Take a moment to look closer—it’s millions of monarch butterflies. Scientists don’t yet know why the monarchs migrate the way they do. One thing we know after Mexico’s Great Monarch Butterfly Migration: Central Mexico is the best place to witness this grand spectacle of nature.
Follow the Trail of Tartan Through the Scottish Highlands
Search the Scottish Highlands, and you’ll find more than wild landscapes. Its crumbling castles and windswept beaches are the stuff of legends, but so is the tartan, its most significant cultural icon. Scotland: Highland Clans and the Trail of Tartan will take you to this far-flung corner of Europe, where we visit Kinloch Anderson, the oldest and most revered kilt-makers.
Put a Tailless Whip Scorpion On Your Face in the Amazon
It isn’t venomous, and it’s not a scorpion. But would you let a tailless whip scorpion roam freely on your face? These brave travelers who embarked with us on Expedition Amazon did. It’s just one way we enjoyed one of the world’s most remote rainforests and its incredible wildlife on expert-led night hikes.
Trace the Roots of Lisbon’s Imperial Cuisine
Lisbon: Tracing the Roots of an Imperial Cuisine reveals the city’s long legacy of culinary ingenuity. We visit kitchens stocked with spices and charming fish restaurants by the docks. Outside the city, in the Alentejo region, we eat fresh bread, Iberian ham, and drink lesser-known wines. And then there’s the crown jewel of the Portuguese pastry pantheon: the pastel de nata. Need we say more?
By Nick Papa
I’m the editor of the Atlas Obscura trips blog. I talk to our trip leaders, travelers, and friends in the industry about how they explore the world’s wondrous places.
