The (Conde Nast) 86 Greatest Travel Books of All Time

1.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia 3.90 avg rating β€” 21,057 ratings
2.
The Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules 3.95 avg rating β€” 5,096 ratings
3.
Does it Yurt? Travels in Central Asia Or How I Came to Love the Stans
Does it Yurt? Travels in Central Asia Or How I Came to Love the Stans 3.66 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
4.
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,926 ratings
5.
An Area of Darkness: A Discovery of India
An Area of Darkness: A Discovery of India 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,399 ratings
6.
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town 3.99 avg rating β€” 15,570 ratings
7.
India: A Million Mutinies Now
India: A Million Mutinies Now 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,117 ratings
8.
The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress
The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress 3.84 avg rating β€” 14,583 ratings
9.
As Told: The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
As Told: The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 4.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
10.
The River War
The River War really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 829 ratings
11.
A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1)
A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 9,322 ratings
12.
Travels With Myself and Another
Travels With Myself and Another 3.83 avg rating β€” 2,270 ratings
13.
Along the Ganges
Along the Ganges 3.35 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
14.
As They Were: Autobiographical Essays
As They Were: Autobiographical Essays 3.98 avg rating β€” 494 ratings
15.
A Barbarian in Asia
A Barbarian in Asia 3.47 avg rating β€” 405 ratings
16.
The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: Close Encounters with Strangers
The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: Close Encounters with Strangers 3.92 avg rating β€” 687 ratings
17.
Bitter Lemons of Cyprus
Bitter Lemons of Cyprus 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,755 ratings
18.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,622 ratings
19.
Blue Highways
Blue Highways 4.03 avg rating β€” 24,990 ratings
20.
Captain John Smith: A Select Edition of His Writings (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)
Captain John Smith: A Select Edition of His Writings (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press) 3.23 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
21.
Chasing the Monsoon
Chasing the Monsoon 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
22.
Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia 3.86 avg rating β€” 710 ratings
23.
Cross Country: Fifteen Years and 90,000 Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark
Cross Country: Fifteen Years and 90,000 Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark 3.33 avg rating β€” 331 ratings
24.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating β€” 26,627 ratings
25.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating β€” 97,501 ratings
26.
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,617 ratings
27.
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat 4.08 avg rating β€” 8,968 ratings
28.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 4.46 avg rating β€” 155,665 ratings
29.
Eothen – Travel in the East
Eothen – Travel in the East 3.61 avg rating β€” 320 ratings
30.
Exterminate All the Brutes; and Desert Divers
Exterminate All the Brutes; and Desert Divers 4.22 avg rating β€” 3,482 ratings
31.
Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North
Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,418 ratings
32.
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 β€” 370,572 ratings
33.
The Fearful Void
The Fearful Void 4.08 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
34.
From a Chinese City: In the Heart of Peacetime Vietnam
From a Chinese City: In the Heart of Peacetime Vietnam 3.50 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
35.
Great Plains
Great Plains 3.95 avg rating β€” 3,476 ratings
36.
Hindoo Holiday
Hindoo Holiday 3.59 avg rating β€” 483 ratings
37.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating β€” 54,680 ratings
38.
The Impossible Country: A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia
The Impossible Country: A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia 4.11 avg rating β€” 404 ratings
39.
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country 4.07 avg rating β€” 119,151 ratings
40.
In Patagonia
In Patagonia 3.65 avg rating β€” 18,538 ratings
41.
In the Country of Country
In the Country of Country 3.74 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
42.
In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon
In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,569 ratings
43.
Iron & Silk
Iron & Silk 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,552 ratings
44.
I See by My Outfit
I See by My Outfit 4.09 avg rating β€” 422 ratings
45.
Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture
Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture 3.42 avg rating β€” 1,445 ratings
46.
North American Indians
North American Indians 4.12 avg rating β€” 269 ratings
47.
Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-1850
Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-1850 3.93 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
48.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating β€” 15,344 ratings
49.
London Perceived
London Perceived 3.69 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
50.
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom 4.24 avg rating β€” 21,391 ratings
51.
The Lycian Shore
The Lycian Shore 3.46 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
52.
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found 3.94 avg rating β€” 11,196 ratings
53.
The Muses Are Heard
The Muses Are Heard 3.96 avg rating β€” 309 ratings
54.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches 4.02 avg rating β€” 6,177 ratings
55.
News from Tartary
News from Tartary 4.08 avg rating β€” 833 ratings
56.
The Nomad: Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt
The Nomad: Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt 3.60 avg rating β€” 341 ratings
57.
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,800 ratings
58.
Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia
Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia 3.86 avg rating β€” 134 ratings
59.
Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi
Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi 3.97 avg rating β€” 808 ratings
60.
The Pine Barrens
The Pine Barrens 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,025 ratings
61.
The Places in Between
The Places in Between 3.98 avg rating β€” 20,031 ratings
62.
Riding the Iron Rooster
Riding the Iron Rooster 4.04 avg rating β€” 9,462 ratings
63.
The Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn 4.23 avg rating β€” 16,858 ratings
64.
The Road to Oxiana
The Road to Oxiana 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,327 ratings
65.
Rome and a Villa
Rome and a Villa 3.47 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
66.
Roughing It
Roughing It 3.88 avg rating β€” 10,054 ratings
67.
Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia
Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia 3.61 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
68.
Sea and Sardinia
Sea and Sardinia 3.50 avg rating β€” 680 ratings
69.
Shah of Shahs
Shah of Shahs 4.23 avg rating β€” 7,707 ratings
70.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush 3.96 avg rating β€” 6,855 ratings
71.
Siren Land
Siren Land 3.79 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
72.
Skating to Antarctica
Skating to Antarctica 3.71 avg rating β€” 884 ratings
73.
Slowly Down the Ganges
Slowly Down the Ganges 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,306 ratings
74.
The Songlines
The Songlines 3.96 avg rating β€” 12,122 ratings
75.
Southern Baroque Art - Painting-Architecture and Music in Italy and Spain of the 17th & 18th Centuries
Southern Baroque Art - Painting-Architecture and Music in Italy and Spain of the 17th & 18th Centuries liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
76.
Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World
Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World 4.03 avg rating β€” 636 ratings
77.
To a Distant Island
To a Distant Island 4.07 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
78.
Travels in Arabia Deserta
Travels in Arabia Deserta 3.57 avg rating β€” 116 ratings
79.
Travels into the Interior of Africa
Travels into the Interior of Africa 3.89 avg rating β€” 698 ratings
80.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 3.30 avg rating β€” 1,593 ratings
81.
Travels Through France and Italy
Travels Through France and Italy 3.64 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
82.
Travels with a Donkey in the CΓ©vennes
Travels with a Donkey in the CΓ©vennes 3.62 avg rating β€” 2,840 ratings
83.
Two Towns in Provence: Map of Another Town and A Considerable Town
Two Towns in Provence: Map of Another Town and A Considerable Town 3.97 avg rating β€” 500 ratings
84.
A View of the World: Selected Journalism
A View of the World: Selected Journalism 4.21 avg rating β€” 57 ratings
85.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating β€” 40,229 ratings
86.
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World 4.19 avg rating β€” 8,228 ratings
87.
Wrong About Japan
Wrong About Japan 3.11 avg rating β€” 2,506 ratings