Best Popular Travel Books on Goodreads

1.
Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart 3.98 avg rating — 11,890 ratings
2.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,085 ratings
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Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,716 ratings
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,429,961 ratings
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
6.
Out of the Cage (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books)
Out of the Cage (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
7.
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country 4.07 avg rating — 119,149 ratings
8.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,420 ratings
9.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,520 ratings
10.
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain 3.72 avg rating — 38,059 ratings
11.
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality 3.58 avg rating — 22,945 ratings
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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal 4.26 avg rating — 23,240 ratings
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World 3.84 avg rating — 38,200 ratings
14.
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki 4.16 avg rating — 24,590 ratings
14.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,148 ratings
16.
Paris to the Moon
Paris to the Moon 3.75 avg rating — 15,348 ratings
17.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating — 97,497 ratings
18.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating — 96,050 ratings
19.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,489 ratings
20.
A House in the Sky
A House in the Sky 4.28 avg rating — 70,653 ratings
21.
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel 3.95 avg rating — 27,768 ratings
22.
Notes from a Small Island
Notes from a Small Island 3.92 avg rating — 117,835 ratings
22.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating — 358,686 ratings
24.
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe 3.85 avg rating — 78,055 ratings
24.
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81,419 ratings
26.
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America 3.81 avg rating — 63,776 ratings
26.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia 3.90 avg rating — 21,057 ratings
28.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 274,940 ratings
29.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,436 ratings
30.
The Art of Travel
The Art of Travel 3.82 avg rating — 25,533 ratings
30.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet 4.10 avg rating — 25,965 ratings
30.
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World 3.73 avg rating — 6,475 ratings
33.
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure 3.53 avg rating — 18,091 ratings
34.
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World 3.84 avg rating — 17,585 ratings
34.
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time 3.85 avg rating — 20,592 ratings
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To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret 3.94 avg rating — 22,491 ratings
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy 3.77 avg rating — 329,136 ratings
37.
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation 3.93 avg rating — 47,005 ratings
39.
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Round Ireland with a Fridge 3.81 avg rating — 20,288 ratings
40.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,568 ratings
41.
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death 4.30 avg rating — 45,182 ratings
41.
An Age of License: A Travelogue
An Age of License: A Travelogue 3.81 avg rating — 6,446 ratings
43.
In Patagonia
In Patagonia 3.65 avg rating — 18,536 ratings
44.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,188 ratings
45.
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town 3.99 avg rating — 15,570 ratings
45.
Displacement: A Travelogue
Displacement: A Travelogue 3.95 avg rating — 6,444 ratings
47.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating — 106,810 ratings
48.
13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1)
13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 83,551 ratings
48.
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning 4.22 avg rating — 8,553 ratings
50.
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard 4.07 avg rating — 19,811 ratings
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen 4.30 avg rating — 228,768 ratings
52.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 190,386 ratings
53.
The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country 3.97 avg rating — 31,652 ratings
54.
Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu 3.86 avg rating — 13,874 ratings
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 3.98 avg rating — 114,809 ratings
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life 4.27 avg rating — 37,911 ratings
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Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback 3.93 avg rating — 17,208 ratings
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 4.46 avg rating — 155,659 ratings
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Lost on Planet China
Lost on Planet China 3.77 avg rating — 11,967 ratings
59.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating — 162,837 ratings
59.
The Dharma Bums
The Dharma Bums 3.93 avg rating — 99,781 ratings
62.
Just One Day (Just One Day, #1)
Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 86,307 ratings
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The Two Week Traveller
The Two Week Traveller 4.03 avg rating — 97 ratings
64.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,914 ratings
64.
The Little Paris Bookshop
The Little Paris Bookshop 3.51 avg rating — 105,368 ratings
64.
Flights
Flights 3.75 avg rating — 35,849 ratings
67.
Istanbul: Memories and the City
Istanbul: Memories and the City 3.82 avg rating — 21,661 ratings
68.
The Beach
The Beach 3.98 avg rating — 94,559 ratings
68.
Bella Tuscany
Bella Tuscany 3.76 avg rating — 14,023 ratings
70.
My Life in France
My Life in France 4.16 avg rating — 92,228 ratings
71.
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World 3.96 avg rating — 9,297 ratings
72.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,475 ratings
72.
Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman 3.81 avg rating — 11,840 ratings
72.
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes 3.67 avg rating — 17,377 ratings
72.
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam 3.99 avg rating — 6,619 ratings
76.
Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris
Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris 3.70 avg rating — 15,620 ratings
77.
The City of Falling Angels
The City of Falling Angels 3.55 avg rating — 17,134 ratings
78.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away 3.90 avg rating — 68,627 ratings
79.
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines 4.10 avg rating — 30,196 ratings
79.
The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley 3.79 avg rating — 4,242 ratings
81.
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List 3.88 avg rating — 43,381 ratings
82.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,263 ratings
83.
Wind, Sand and Stars
Wind, Sand and Stars 4.12 avg rating — 20,390 ratings
84.
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey 4.21 avg rating — 74,669 ratings
84.
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A Field Guide to Getting Lost 3.91 avg rating — 20,201 ratings
86.
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States 3.92 avg rating — 15,799 ratings
87.
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival 4.23 avg rating — 63,066 ratings
88.
The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas 3.94 avg rating — 11,360 ratings
89.
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour 3.98 avg rating — 94,513 ratings
90.
Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1)
Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 176,739 ratings
91.
McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland
McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland 3.82 avg rating — 10,929 ratings
92.
Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World 3.97 avg rating — 10,959 ratings
92.
The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul 3.77 avg rating — 56,001 ratings
94.
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands 4.20 avg rating — 5,926 ratings
94.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating — 15,344 ratings
94.
On The Plain Of Snakes: A Mexican Journey
On The Plain Of Snakes: A Mexican Journey 4.03 avg rating — 2,955 ratings
97.
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea 4.02 avg rating — 14,408 ratings
98.
The Lost City of the Monkey God
The Lost City of the Monkey God 3.93 avg rating — 61,212 ratings
99.
Travels in Siberia
Travels in Siberia 3.92 avg rating — 4,614 ratings
99.
Just One Year (Just One Day, #2)
Just One Year (Just One Day, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 44,984 ratings
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