Forget Instagram. Smart travelers head to Reddit for the best tips.

Instagram’s 2010 launch flooded the zone with a whole genre of #travel photos. “The broader they get, the less useful they are," said Jesse Smith of North Kansas City, Mo., who moderates r/onebag, a subreddit devoted to packing light. “People will say ‘where’s a good place to get a beer in Munich?’" said Ben Harrison, the former moderator of the city’s subreddit, who expects at least a little advance research. Get Creative Unlike social media with algorithms that amplify already-popular destinations, Reddit suits offbeat research and DIY quests, whether you’re into brutalist architecture or seeking out superlative noodles. For a 2022 road trip to Izmir, Turkey, Harrison took to r/Turkey in search of “something surprising," like “a cool old bridge, or a piece of granite that’s interesting to look at."