Best of 2018: See our favorite photos, most compelling reads, and more

A year in review [A year in review]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [A Year in Review]( [National Geographic]( [Our best content of the year]( Take a look at our best photos and stories as we put a close on 2018. . [Photography]( [Best photos of 2018]( Check out our 100 best images of the year—curated from 107 photographers, 119 stories, and more than two million photographs. [View the gallery]( SHARE [F]( [T]( most popular stories 1 [How a transplanted face transformed Katie Stubblefield's life]( 2 [These are the funniest animal photos of 2018]( 3 [Vintage photos of royal families from all over the world]( 4 [Vintage photos celebrate mothers around the world]( 5 [A million people live in these underground nuclear bunkers]( . [Travel]( [Top travel images]( From Bulgaria to Azerbaijan, here are the year’s best photos from National Geographic Travel. [View the images]( SHARE [F]( [T]( [related: Where to Travel in 2019 +]( [MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNT]( . You could be eligible for a special discount. National Geographic members may get a Special GEICO Discount on their auto insurance. [Start Your Quote Today +]( . [Animals]( [Animal photos that caught our eye]( Get up close to a shark feeding frenzy and meat-eating bats in these amazing pictures selected by National Geographic editors. [View the gallery]( SHARE [F]( [T]( [related: 7 ways wildlife won in 2018 +]( . [Best of 2018]( [Editors' picks: our best stories of 2018]( From an epic, misguided attempt to summit K2 to a behind-the-scenes look at the man who unlocks the Vatican’s doors every morning, these are Nour editors’ favorite reads from 2018. [Find out more]( SHARE [F]( [T]( Want more End-of-Year content? [See more editor's picks, round-ups, and popular stories from 2018.]( ›› [Shop]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Travel]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. Click here to [unsubscribe.]( If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here](. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.