The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
Here is the Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 29, 2025.
1. On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Rick Steves, $30, 9781641716437
2. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22, 9780062802767
3. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $34, 9781501183058
4. The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
John O'Connor, Sourcebooks, $17.99, 9781464216664
5. Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More
Mike Bezemek, Sourcebooks, $18.99, 9781464226908
6. Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir
Craig Mod, Random House, $31, 9780593732540
7. Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
Elaine Sciolino, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324021407
8. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $19.99, 9781250847768
9. Into the Ice: The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old Mystery
Mark Synnott, Dutton, $33, 9780593471524
10. The Salt Path: A Memoir
Raynor Winn, Penguin Books, $19, 9780143134114
11. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
William Finnegan, Penguin Books, $20, 9780143109396
12. Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My Life
Noraly Schoenmaker, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781668092491
13. Walking New York: Manhattan History on Foot
Keith Taillon, Hardie Grant Books, $22, 9781784889708
14. The Allure of Elsewhere: A Memoir of Going Solo
Karen Babine, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571311825
15. The Blue Book: A Must-See, Can't-Miss, Won't-Forget Guide to Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $20, 9780316595834
16. A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson, Broadway Books, $15.99, 9781101905494
17. How to Win at Travel
Brian Kelly, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668068656
18. Travels with Charley in Search of America
John Steinbeck, Penguin Books, $14, 9780140053203
19. The River's Daughter
Bridget Crocker, Spiegel & Grau, $30, 9781954118546
20. Dear New York, I Love You: An Artist's Celebration of the City
Ria Sim, Countryman Press, $22.99, 9781682689080
21. East Coasting: The Ultimate Roadtripper's Guide to New England
Christine Chitnis, Monica Dorazewski, Artisan, $20, 9781648293184
22. Lonely Planet The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide: Interviews, Itineraries, & Inspiration from Insiders in 50 Proud Places Around the Globe
Alicia Valenski, Lonely Planet, $30, 9781837582716
23. Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America
Krista Burton, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781668000540
24. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $18, 9781101873441
25. Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures
Wally Koval, Amanda Koval, Voracious, $45, 9780316569422