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Travel Advice

The Ultimate Guide to Aurora Borealis Hunting

Northern lights activity is still raging—here’s our expert’s guide on how to see (really see!) the kaleidoscopic northern lights.

January 27, 20263

Travel Advice

How to See the Northern Lights Without Leaving the U.S.

Thanks to an unusually active solar cycle, this year promises some of the most dazzling aurora displays in decades. From timing your trip around peak viewing conditions to finding the best destinations, here’s everything you need to catch the Northern Lights at their brightest.

September 2, 2025

Destinations

Watch This Year’s Northern Lights Here. They’ll Be the Most Dazzling in Decades.

Our aurora-chasing author (who shot this photo) knows just where to head. Here are the destinations expected to put on the show of a lifetime this year.

January 10, 2024

News and Analysis

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Parts of the U.S. This Weekend

The latest aurora borealis forecast is calling for displays across much of Canada and parts of the northern U.S. states on Friday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 2.

July 31, 2026

National Parks

The Best National Parks for Northern Lights Hunting

You don't have to fly to Iceland, Greenland or Norway to experience the bright-green glow of the northern lights. You can chase the show in our national parks: in Alaska, yes, but also the contiguous U.S. Better yet, your chances of seeing the aurora borealis are increasing as we march toward what is known as solar maximum, which will peak in 2025.

December 12, 2022

Essays

Northern Lights Hunting with This Indigenous Tracker Was the Most Moving Adventure of My Life

Joe Buffalo Child has a deep connection to the auroras, which his people, the Dene, believe carry messages from their ancestors. We headed into the boreal forest seeking light.

November 3, 2024

Travel Advice

The Aurora Peak Is Over, But You Can Still See the Northern Lights. Here’s How.

While solar maximum is behind us, the northern lights won’t disappear. Here’s how and why you should chase the sky swirls during the sun’s waning phase in 2026 and beyond.

September 9, 2026

Meditation

Still Haven’t Seen the Northern Lights? You’re Not the Only One.

The aurora is playing hide and seek.

October 31, 2024

News and Analysis

This Week's Spectacular Northern Lights Show in Photos

Another incredible light show is excepted to shine across the U.S. tonight. Here are our favorite shots of the dazzling aurora so far.

November 13, 2025

Travel Advice

A Guide to Northern-Lights Watching in the U.S.

Thanks to a peaking solar cycle, spectacular auroras will likely appear again in the lower 48 soon. Our expert’s advice will set you up for success to see them.

June 5, 2024

Nature

Watch the Northern Lights Live on This Spectacular Stream

Need a break from the world? Sit back and catch the aurora borealis live from Churchill, Manitoba.

February 17, 2022

News and Analysis

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Tonight in These U.S. States

The dazzling and elusive aurora borealis may be visible across the U.S. again tonight, according to the latest NOAA forecast.

November 11, 20257

Travel Advice

How to Take the Best Northern Lights Photos with an iPhone

Our astrotourism expert’s easy step-by-step guide, tips, and gear hacks will set you up for stunning shots

September 25, 2024

Essays

The Man Who Chases Auroras to Push Away Darkness

During a frosty road trip in wintertime Alaska, Hugo Sanchez and David Wolman lug cameras and tripods in search of connection—and the perfect shot

January 6, 2020

Environment

The Most Stunning Natural Light Shows

Some of nature's most stunning natural light shows we've witnessed.

December 24, 2025

Love & Humor

Three Days Skiing the Arctic Haute Route

A supposedly fun thing I would absolutely do again

January 28, 2020

Environment

How to Experience Polar Bears (and the Arctic) Without Adding to the Problem

In order to save polar bears and preserve the Arctic, the tourism industry has to change. Here’s how.

May 14, 2025

snow

Ep 2 | Polar Eclipse

Travel to the edge of the earth to see one of the planet's rarest events - a total solar eclipse in the Arctic. Reuben Krabbe's grand vision is to capture a single unique image - one of skiing during a solar eclipse.

June 22, 2021

Europe

This Lodge Is the Arctic Base Camp of Our Dreams

At Niehku Mountain Villa in Swedish Lapland, some 120 miles from the Arctic Circle, the Scandanavian law that gives people the right to (respectfully) walk, cycle, forage, ski, and camp on anyone’s land is very much in evidence.

November 28, 2019

Destinations

3 of the Most Wonder-Filled Night Adventures on Earth

Stephanie Vermillion is an expert on magical nocturnal experiences, with an upcoming National Geographic book on the top 100. These are her favorites.

November 21, 2024

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