List

Best Travel Books

A tight travel shortlist - built for quick decisions, not endless scrolling.

Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

  1. Wild

    1. Wild

    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
  2. In a Sunburned Country

    2. In a Sunburned Country

    In a Sunburned Country: Paperback – International Edition, June 12, 2001
  3. A Walk in the Woods

    3. A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
  4. Blue Highways

    4. Blue Highways

    Blue Highways: A Journey into America
  5. The Snow Leopard

    5. The Snow Leopard

    The Snow Leopard: Hardcover – March 1, 2021
  6. Adrift

    6. Adrift

    Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
  7. North

    7. North

    North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
  8. Raw Dog

    8. Raw Dog

    Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
  9. A Time of Gifts

    9. A Time of Gifts

    A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
  10. Quit Like a Millionaire

    10. Quit Like a Millionaire

    Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required
  11. A Fortune-Teller Told Me

    11. A Fortune-Teller Told Me

    A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
  12. The Deepest South of All

    12. The Deepest South of All

    The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi
  13. The Yellow Envelope

    13. The Yellow Envelope

    The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World
  14. Where I Come From

    14. Where I Come From

    Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South
  15. The Final Frontiersman

    15. The Final Frontiersman

    The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
  16. 20th Century Black Lamb Grey Falcon

    16. 20th Century Black Lamb Grey Falcon

    20th Century Black Lamb Grey Falcon: Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1995
  17. This is London

    17. This is London

    This is London: Life and Death in the World City
  18. The Cat Who Went to Paris

    18. The Cat Who Went to Paris

    The Cat Who Went to Paris: Paperback – October 6, 1992
  19. Himalaya

    19. Himalaya

    Himalaya: Kindle Edition
  20. A Rosie Life in Italy

    20. A Rosie Life in Italy

    A Rosie Life in Italy: Move to Italy. Buy a Rundown Villa. What Could Go Wrong?
  21. Everest, Inc.

    21. Everest, Inc.

    Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
  22. Solo

    22. Solo

    Solo: What running across mountains taught me about life
  23. North to the Night

    23. North to the Night

    North to the Night: A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
  24. Literary Places

    24. Literary Places

    Literary Places: Hardcover – Illustrated, March 5, 2019

Browse Related Genres

If you want more in this direction