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Best Travel & Exploration Books from International

Travel writing is among the oldest literary forms — Homer's Odyssey is the first travel book, and Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and James Cook established the genre of exploration narrative. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in travel & exploration, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best travel & exploration from International by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of Анна Каренина
literary-fiction

Анна Каренина

Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#2
Cover of Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
literary-fiction

Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)

Jerome Klapka Jérôme· 1889
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#3
Cover of The Prisoner of Zenda
literary-fiction

The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope· 1800
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#4
Cover of Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
literary-fiction

Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours

Jules Verne· 1872
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#5
Cover of Daisy Miller
literary-fiction

Daisy Miller

Henry James· 1877
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#6
Cover of The Romany Rye
literary-fiction

The Romany Rye

George Henry Borrow· 1800
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#7
Cover of Cinq semaines en ballon
literary-fiction

Cinq semaines en ballon

Jules Verne· 1867
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#8
Cover of Noa Noa
literary-fiction

Noa Noa

Paul Gauguin· 1900
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#9
Cover of Picasso
biography-memoir

Picasso

Pablo Picasso· 1926
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#10
Cover of King Solomon's Mines
literary-fiction

King Solomon's Mines

H. Rider Haggard· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#11
Cover of Two years before the mast
literary-fiction

Two years before the mast

Richard Henry Dana· 1000
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#12
Cover of Corinne
literary-fiction

Corinne

Germaine de Staël· 1786
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#13
Cover of Lost Horizon
literary-fiction

Lost Horizon

James Hilton· 1933
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#14
Cover of The Road
literary-fiction

The Road

Jack London· 1907
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#15
Cover of Annihilation
science-fiction

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer· 2014
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#16
Cover of Paul Klee
biography-memoir

Paul Klee

Paul Klee· 1930
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#17
Cover of Lyonel Feininger
biography-memoir

Lyonel Feininger

Lyonel Feininger· 1950
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#18
Cover of Le Corbusier
travel-exploration

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier· 1938
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#19
Cover of Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie et le Thibet, pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 1846
travel-exploration

Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie et le Thibet, pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 1846

Evariste Régis Huc· 1847
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#20
Cover of Tent-life in Siberia and adventures among the Koraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and northern Asia
travel-exploration

Tent-life in Siberia and adventures among the Koraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and northern Asia

George Kennan· 1870
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#21
Cover of Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale
travel-exploration

Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale

René Caillié· 1830
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#22
Cover of Trionfo della morte
travel-exploration

Trionfo della morte

Gabriele D'Annunzio· 1896
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#23
Cover of The land and the book, or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land
travel-exploration

The land and the book, or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land

William M. Thomson· 1859
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#24
Cover of Els viatges d'Ali Bei
travel-exploration

Els viatges d'Ali Bei

Ali Bey· 1814
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#25
Cover of Operations carried on at the pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into Upper Egypt, and an appendix
travel-exploration

Operations carried on at the pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into Upper Egypt, and an appendix

Richard William Howard Howard-Vyse· 1840
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#26
Cover of Lectures, illustrated and embellished with views of the world's famous places and people
travel-exploration

Lectures, illustrated and embellished with views of the world's famous places and people

John L. Stoddard· 1897
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#27
Cover of Mémoires sur la dernière guerre de l'Amérique septentrionale, entre la France et l'Angleterre
travel-exploration

Mémoires sur la dernière guerre de l'Amérique septentrionale, entre la France et l'Angleterre

Pierre Pouchot· 1781
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#28
Cover of Tenting To-night (A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains)
travel-exploration

Tenting To-night (A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains)

Mary Roberts Rinehart· 1918
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#29
Cover of An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
travel-exploration

An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China

Staunton, George Sir· 1797
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#30
Cover of Oregon, or, A short history of a long journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the region of the Pacific by land
travel-exploration

Oregon, or, A short history of a long journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the region of the Pacific by land

John B. Wyeth· 1740
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#31
Cover of The Mikado's Empire
travel-exploration

The Mikado's Empire

William Elliot Griffis· 1876
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#32
Cover of Voyages de M. le marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amérique septentrionale dans les années 1780, 1781 & 1782
travel-exploration

Voyages de M. le marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amérique septentrionale dans les années 1780, 1781 & 1782

François Jean marquis de Chastellux· 1785
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#33
Cover of A book-lover's holidays in the open
travel-exploration

A book-lover's holidays in the open

Theodore Roosevelt· 1916
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#34
Cover of Nouveaux voyages
travel-exploration

Nouveaux voyages

Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce baron de Lahontan· 1703
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#35
Cover of I'll never be young again
travel-exploration

I'll never be young again

Daphne du Maurier· 1932
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#36
Cover of A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains
travel-exploration

A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains

Isabella L. Bird· 1879
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#37
Cover of A year's residence in the United States of America
travel-exploration

A year's residence in the United States of America

William Cobbett· 1818
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#38
Cover of The surgeon's log
travel-exploration

The surgeon's log

James Johnston Abraham· 1911
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#39
Cover of The Canadian settler's guide
travel-exploration

The Canadian settler's guide

Catherine Parr Traill· 1855
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#40
Cover of Three visits to Madagascar during the years 1853-1854-1856. Including a journey to the capital; with notices of the natural history of the country and of the present civilization of the people
travel-exploration

Three visits to Madagascar during the years 1853-1854-1856. Including a journey to the capital; with notices of the natural history of the country and of the present civilization of the people

William Ellis· 1858
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#41
Cover of Henry Irving's impressions of America
travel-exploration

Henry Irving's impressions of America

Joseph Hatton· 1884
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#42
Cover of Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States, extending from Detroit through the great chain of American lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River, in the year 1820
travel-exploration

Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States, extending from Detroit through the great chain of American lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River, in the year 1820

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft· 1821
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#43
Cover of Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys
travel-exploration

Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys

François André Michaux· 1804
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#44
Cover of Remarks on antiquities, arts, and letters during an excursion in Italy, in the years 1802 and 1803
travel-exploration

Remarks on antiquities, arts, and letters during an excursion in Italy, in the years 1802 and 1803

Joseph Forsyth· 1818
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#45
Cover of Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53
travel-exploration

Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53

John Russell Bartlett· 1854
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#46
Cover of Voyage d'une Parisienne à Lhassa
travel-exploration

Voyage d'une Parisienne à Lhassa

Alexandra David-Néel· 1927
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#47
Cover of A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people
travel-exploration

A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people

Matthews, John, R. N.· 1788
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#48
Cover of British Columbia and Vancouver's Island
travel-exploration

British Columbia and Vancouver's Island

Duncan George Forbes Macdonald· 1862
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#49
Cover of Shackleton's Boat Journey
travel-exploration

Shackleton's Boat Journey

Frank Arthur Worsley· 1933
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#50
Cover of Travels And Researches Among The Lakes And Mountains Of Eastern And Central Africa
travel-exploration

Travels And Researches Among The Lakes And Mountains Of Eastern And Central Africa

James Frederick Elton· 1879
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
Designed to Feel
Bestseller by Peter Burchardt
Designed to Feel
Why Evolution Built Your Emotions, and How to Make Them Work for You
“The most eye-opening book on emotions I’ve ever read.”
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