The last year saw readers traveling to hot spots around the world, from the splashy spectacles of Bath, England, to the wildlife-filled Galapagos and more. And they’ve shared their stories and plenty ...

I'm essentially an above-ground person and experience a vague discomfort even in subways, but Susan convinced me that in a historic sort of way, a visit to a salt mine made sense. We had spent two wet ...

Archaeologists excavating an underground tunnel in Dürrnberg unearthed the well-preserved lace-up shoe of an ancient kid miner, photos show. Photo from the German Mining Museum Deep underground, an ...

Deep underground, an ancient child toiled away in a salt mine. Perhaps their job was to shovel up discarded rocks. Or perhaps they carried precious materials to the surface. Maybe they had a different ...