- The outlaw ocean, journeys across the last untamed frontier, by Ian Urbina
- A taste of Paris, a history of the Parisian love affair with food, David Downie
- Double cup love, on the trail of family, food, and broken hearts in China, Eddie Huang
- The Bears Ears, a human history of America's most endangered wilderness, David Roberts
- The Rhine, following Europe's greatest river from Amsterdam to the Alps, Ben Coates
- Bowing to elephants, tales of a travel junkie, Mag Dimond
- Walking to Samarkand, the Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia, Bernard Ollivier ; translated by Dan Golembeski
- Driving Miss Norma, one family's journey saying "yes" to living, Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle
- The Not-Quite States of America, dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA, Doug Mack
- The Amur River, between Russia and China, Colin Thubron
- Scribbling the cat, travels with an African soldier, Alexandra Fuller
- Walking the Americas, 1,800 miles, eight countries, and one incredible journey from Mexico to Colombia, Levison Wood
- The best American travel writing 2020, edited and with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane ; Jason Wilson, series editor
- Disappointment River, finding and losing the Northwest Passage, Brian Castner
- The road to Sleeping Dragon, learning China from the ground up, Michael Meyer
- Lion, Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose
- Blue sky kingdom, an epic family journey to the heart of the Himalayas, Bruce Kirkby
- Clanlands, whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, with Charlotte Reather ; [foreword by Diana Gabaldon]
- Footnotes, how running makes us human, Vybarr Cregan-Reid
- The monk of Mokha, Dave Eggers
- An odyssey, a father, a son, and an epic, Daniel Mendelsohn
- Our towns, a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America, James Fallows and Deborah Fallows
- The best American travel writing 2018, edited and with an introduction by Cheryl Strayed ; Jason Wilson, series editor
- The Abu Dhabi bar mitzvah, fear and love in the modern Middle East, Adam Valen Levinson
- Where the deer and the antelope play, the pastoral observations of one ignorant American who loves to walk outside, Nick Offerman
- Spying on the South, an odyssey across the American divide, Tony Horwitz
- An Arabian journey, one man's quest through the heart of the Middle East, Levison Wood
- Lands of lost borders, a journey on the Silk Road, Kate Harris
- Six walks, in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, Ben Shattuck
- The Alps, a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond, Stephen O'Shea
- In the weeds, around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain, Tom Vitale
- Deep South, four seasons on back roads, Paul Theroux
- Spying on the South, an odyssey across the American divide, Tony Horwitz
- Rebel with a clause, tales and tips from a roving grammarian, Ellen Jovin
- A beginner's guide to Japan, observations and provocations, by Pico Iyer
- The art of the wasted day, Patricia Hampl
- Sicilian splendors, discovering the secret places that speak to the heart, John Keahey
- The Oregon Trail, a new American journey, Rinker Buck
- The last wild men of Borneo, a true story of death and treasure, Carl Hoffman
- Cheese, wine, and bread, discovering the magic of fermentation in England, Italy, and France, Katie Quinn
- Figures in a landscape, people and places : essays: 2001-2016, Paul Theroux
- France, an adventure history, Graham Robb
- A year in Paris, season by season in the City of Light, John Baxter
- Greek to me, adventures of the comma queen, Mary Norris
- The traveling feast, on the road and at the table with my heroes, Rick Bass
- Secret marvels of the world, written by Alex Howard [and 51 others] ; illustrator, Lauren Crow ; editors, Samantha Forge, Nick Mee, Christina Webb
- Life on the Mississippi, an epic American adventure, Rinker Buck
- The underground culinary tour, how the new metrics of today's top restaurants are transforming how America eats, Damian Mogavero and Joseph D'Agnese ; foreword by Danny Meyer
- Walking to listen, 4,000 miles across America, one story at a time, Andrew Forsthoefel
- The Marches, a borderland journey between England and Scotland, Rory Stewart