Why Adventure Matters
Adventure may have less to do with where you go than with your willingness to leave the familiar behind.
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The Wonder ReaderWhy Adventure MattersAdventure may have less to do with where you go than with your willingness to leave the familiar behind.By Rafaela JinichDenis Balibouse / ReutersJune 20, 2026, 10:46 AM ET ShareSave This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.The word adventure tends to conjure images of people climbing mountains, kayaking through rapids, or traveling to remote corners of the world. It sounds expensive, athletic, and slightly exhausting.But adventure is really just the experience of stepping into something uncertain—doing something for which you don’t already know the outcome. And that can happen almost anywhere.
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