Skip To Main Content
Karen Carmichael on Muck Rack

Karen Carmichael

Verified
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: National Geographic, MSN, Aol, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, Flipboard, Yahoo, Viajes National Geographic, AFAR, National Geographic Traveller (UK), Networthy News and
Journalist, photographer, and traveler based in Washington, DC. Contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic expedition leader.
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Karen

Contact Karen, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

I’ve Lived in Washington, D.C., for 17 Years. These Are the Places I Always Take Visitors.

|
By Karen Carmichael Verified
| AFAR Verified
This article was originally published in 2024 and most recently updated on September 9, 2026, with current information. You could spend a lifetime in Washington, D.C., and still not experience everything it has to offer. I’ve lived here for 17 years and am still endlessly discovering new gems. The city is well known for its renowned museums—most of which are free—wonderfully diverse neighborhoods, and food from every corner of the world.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

These 6 U.S. Christmas markets feel like a fairy tale Original

|
By Karen Carmichael Verified
| National Geographic Traveler Verified
Christmas markets are ubiquitous across Europe, especially in Germany, where they bring a fairy-tale sense of wonder to the season. But you don’t have to journey abroad for holiday magic—these fairs in the United States showcase European-style festivities while celebrating their cities’ cultural heritage.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?

These 6 U.S. Christmas markets feel like a fairy tale Original

|
By Karen Carmichael Verified
| National Geographic Traveler Verified
Europe, especially Germany, is rightly famed for its Christmas markets that bring a fairy-tale sense of wonder to the season. But you don’t have to journey abroad for holiday magic—these fairs in the United States showcase European-style festivities while celebrating their cities’ cultural heritage.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (2) Issue with article?
See all 24 licensed articles (28 Total)