We at Matador wanted to know how you, our readers, would complete the quote: “To travel is to ______.” So we went ahead and asked, and received a ton of amazing responses ranging from the personal, to the profound.

These were our 13 absolute favorites.

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Outdoor

California’s four least-visited national parks are some of the raddest places in the US. Here’s why.

Jun 2, 2021Hayley Goerisch
News

This new spiral walkway in a Danish forest lets you walk above the trees

Apr 16, 2019Eben Diskin
Culture

45 eerie, creepy, and often beautiful abandoned places around the world

Feb 2, 2021Claire Litton Cohn
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4 seasons of Vermont: A year-round travel guide to the Green Mountain State

Jul 22, 2021Charu Suri
Culture

45 eerie, creepy, and often beautiful abandoned places around the world

Feb 2, 2021Claire Litton Cohn
News

World-famous immersive Van Gogh exhibit is finally visible in the US

Feb 3, 2021Eben Diskin
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Outdoor

The 10 least-visited national parks in the US, and why you should go

Jul 2, 2021Matthew Meltzer
News

World-famous immersive Van Gogh exhibit is finally visible in the US

Feb 3, 2021Eben Diskin
News

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world just opened in Portugal

Apr 30, 2021Eben Diskin
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