Volcanoes show us that the Earth is full of life and energy. Some stay silent for hundreds of years, but others are always ...

With Yellowstone sitting atop a colossal volcano, experts warn that a future eruption could cover South Dakota in ash, ...

People travel thousands of miles to reach Hawaiʻi—one of the most isolated landmasses on Earth. Its eight main islands help ...

Experience Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and a defining landmark of Ecuador’s Andean ...

A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption could bury hundreds of miles in lava and ash, disrupt air travel worldwide and plunge the ...

Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo, not Everest, is the closest point to space due to Earth’s equatorial bulge and unique shape.

Io, moon of Jespiter Jupiter, is famously volcanically active. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, over an area the size of Asia. Some of the volcanic mountains are taller than Mount Everest.

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take things up a notch, here are some volcanoes around the world worth adding to ...

If you stood on the tip of Mount Chimborazo, you would be closer to outer space than anyone who's climbed the steep slopes of ...

Where to go in 2026, according to Travel + Leisure editors—for the food, culture, nature, adventure, and more.

Discover why Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo is the closest point to space, despite Mount Everest's greater height above sea level.