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You can walk, hike, and bike—but not drive—through these destinations that prohibit automobiles.

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This story appears in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a chilly January afternoon, Susannah Maidment stands on the shore of a London lake, staring down a pack of dinosaurs.

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