Fathom's 24 Best Stories of 2012

We've been everywhere this year — from the North to the South Poles, with a quick stop in outer space. It wasn't easy to narrow down the passport stamps to 24 stories, but we had fun taking a spin around the world and a stroll down memory lane. 

NORTH AMERICA

Break Into the JFK Terminal Time Forgot

Finger-Lickin' Alabama Food Tour

Lake Austin Spa Resort: The Treatment

Vegas: I Did It All

Look Up! Flying High at the New Mexico Balloon Fiesta

Glacier National Park: Best Day Ever

Prehistoric Beasts and Prankster Sheep in Borrego Springs

SOUTH AMERICA

Eco, Pray, Yoga

EUROPE

Just Back From: Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Copenhagen: The House That Lars Built

The Dying Art of the Bullfight in Madrid

An Inn Grows in Tuscany

Pantelleria: Italy's Anti-Capri

Falling in Love with Istanbul

AFRICA

Contrarian Travel: Go to Egypt. Now.

Losing My Virginity on Safari in South Africa

ASIA

Beirut: Bring the Noise

There Is Love After Pan Am

On the Road in Tajikistan 

Balls Out: Adventures in Bhutan

AUSTRALIA

The Scary Beasts of Australia

How to See Australia in 12 Days

ANTARCTICA

Behold the Icebergs!

OUTER SPACE

In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream, "Waiter!"