This story appears in the October 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shutter speeds, f-stops, film speeds, ISOs: Aspiring photographers used to have to master the mechanics of a camera ...

One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" hot spring resort in upstate New York that it says will be the first Japanese-run venture of its kind in the United States. Japanese ...

Of course, there are dozens of other smaller ski resorts and backcountry zones equally worth exploring outside these two main areas, including Myoko Kogen, Nozawa Onsen, Furano ... an Olympic village, ...

In Nozawa-onsen village in Nagano Prefecture, the body of a 38-year-old man from Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, who was swept up in an avalanche on Jan. 28, was found two days later. Also on Jan. 30 ...

If you're a parent, you've likely heard or read some iteration of the proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." This village concept sounds great! But if you're a modern parent ...

This is where online maps come into play, and one prominent tool that almost everyone has used at some point is Google Maps.

Encompassing an area of about 8 square miles, Destin isn't a difficult city to maneuver. There are 13 public access points for visitors wanting to spend a day on Destin's clean white sand or in ...

You can find your way around our campus using our interactive maps. All of our buildings are in the same general area of the city and are within easy walking distance of each other, making getting ...

Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 15 mph (11.3 to 24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C) and ...

Another Lakeview area worth checking out is Boystown, the nation's first officially recognized gay village. Though parts of Lakeview are lively, other sections of the neighborhood offer some ...