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    Off the beaten path is a showcase article about a lesser-known or unusual travel destination, selected monthly by Wikivoyage's users. See Previous Destinations of the month for better-known destinations, Previous Featured travel topics for phrasebooks, itineraries and travel topics, and Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates to nominate and discuss future "Off the beaten path" destinations.

    Previously featured destinations were:

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    Map of Previously Off the beaten path


    Previous features

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    Featured on Wikivoyage.

    2025

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    January
    1 El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

    2024

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    December
    2 Yarrangobilly Caves, New South Wales, Australia
    November
    3 Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    October
    4 La Tremblade, France
    September
    5 Minot, North Dakota, United States
    August
    6 Ath, Belgium
    July
    7 Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
    June
    8 North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    May
    9 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
    April
    10 Hagi, Japan
    March
    11 Iquitos, Peru
    February
    12 Puerto Morelos, Mexico
    January
    13 Air Itam, Malaysia

    2023

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    December
    14 Easter Island, Chile
    November
    15 Pai, Thailand
    October
    16 Salem, Massachusetts, United States
    September
    17 Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark
    August
    18 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
    July
    19 Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada
    June
    20 Tutuala, Timor-Leste
    May
    21 Stamford, England, United Kingdom
    April
    22 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
    March
    23 Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, Mexico
    February
    24 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
    January
    25 Navarre, Florida, United States

    2022

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    December
    26 Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden
    November
    27 Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
    October
    28 Savaii, Samoa
    September
    29 Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
    August
    30 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
    July
    31 Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
    June
    32 Homer, Alaska, United States of America
    May
    33 Percé, Quebec, Canada
    April
    34 Alishan, Taiwan
    March
    35 Magome, Japan
    February
    36 San Ignacio, Belize
    January
    37 Koror, Palau

    2021

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    December
    38 Montserrat
    November
    39 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    October
    40 Chavín de Huántar, Peru
    September
    41 Diablo Range, California, United States
    August
    42 Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
    July
    43 Neuland, Paraguay
    June
    44 Visp, Switzerland
    May
    45 Crawford, Nebraska, United States of America
    April
    46 Simpelveld, Netherlands
    March
    47 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
    February
    48 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
    January
    49 Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

    2020

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    December
    50 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
    November
    51 Iriomote, Japan
    October
    52 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
    September
    53 Alcamo, Italy
    August
    54 Apia, Samoa
    July
    55 Faaborg, Denmark
    June
    56 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
    May
    57 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
    April
    58 Thimphu, Bhutan
    March
    59 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
    February
    60 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
    January
    61 Norfolk Island

    2019

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    December
    62 Pakse, Laos
    November
    63 Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
    October
    64 Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
    September
    65 Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    August
    66 Olomouc, Czech Republic
    July
    67 Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
    June
    68 Ilulissat, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
    May
    69 Pleasanton, California, United States
    April
    70 Bouzigues, France
    March
    71 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
    February
    72 Khasab, Oman
    January
    73 Chatham Islands, New Zealand

    2018

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    December
    74 Baños, Ecuador
    November
    75 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
    October
    76 Valletta, Malta
    September
    77 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
    August
    78 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
    July
    79 Höfn, Iceland
    June
    80 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
    May
    81 Erlangen, Germany
    April
    82 Poros, Greece
    March
    83 Brownsville, Texas, United States
    February
    84 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
    January
    85 Ukulhas, Maldives

    2017

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    December
    86 Bozeman, Montana, United States
    November
    87 Sde Boker, Israel
    October
    88 Filadelfia, Paraguay
    September
    89 Kurashiki, Japan
    August
    90 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
    July
    91 Groningen, Netherlands
    June
    92 Labrador, Canada
    May
    93 Wernigerode, Germany
    April
    94 Nauru
    March
    95 Kabak, Turkey
    February
    96 Entebbe, Uganda
    January
    97 Stanley, Falkland Islands

    2016

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    December
    98 North Central New Mexico, United States
    November
    99 Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia
    October
    99 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
    September
    99 Anacostia, Washington, D.C., United States
    August
    99 Salalah, Oman
    July
    99 Palmyra, New York, United States
    June
    99 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
    May
    99 Dilijan, Armenia
    April
    99 Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
    March
    99 Swakopmund, Namibia
    February
    99 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
    January
    99 Ein Gedi, Israel

    2015

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    December
    99 Taxila, Pubjab Pakistan
    November
    99 Praia, Cape Verde
    October
    99 Hyden, Western Australia, Australia
    September
    99 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia
    August
    99 Davenport, Iowa, United States
    July
    99 Trondheim, Norway
    June
    99 Turku, Finland
    May
    99 Iseo, Italy
    April
    99 Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
    March
    99 Ushuaia, Argentina
    February
    99 Kirthar National Park, Pakistan
    January
    99 Saba

    2014

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    December
    99 Fox Glacier, New Zealand
    November
    99 Taketomi, Japan
    October
    99 Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
    September
    99 Vava'u, Tonga
    August
    99 Far Northwest Side, Chicago, United States
    July
    99 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
    June
    99 Travemünde, Germany
    May
    99 Vianden, Luxembourg
    April
    99 Biscayne National Park, Florida, United States
    March
    99 Paramaribo, Suriname
    February
    99 Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
    January
    99 Valle de Cocora, Colombia

    2013

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    December
    99 Musandam Peninsula, Oman
    November
    99 Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
    October
    99 Clarence, New York, United States
    September
    99 La Macarena, Colombia
    August
    99 Soltau, Germany
    July
    99 Childs, New York, United States
    June
    99 Ölgii, Mongolia
    May
    99 Nevyansk, Russia
    April
    99 South Pole, Antarctica
    March
    99 Udupi, India
    February
    99 Niamey, Niger
    January
    99 Staraya Russa, Russia

    Unofficial Off the Beaten Path

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    Featured on Wikitravel before Wikivoyage was adopted as a Wikimedia project.

    2012

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    October
    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia/Maryland/West Virginia, United States
    November
    Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
    December
    Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
    July, August & September
    Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States
    April
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
    May
    Staraya Russa, Russia
    June
    Sydfynske Øhav, Denmark
    January
    Kuta, Indonesia
    February
    Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia
    March
    Nanao, Japan 99 Nanao

    2011

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    October
    Oxford, Mississippi, United States
    November
    Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
    December
    Bandarban, Bangladesh
    July
    Menzies, Australia
    August
    Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, United States
    September
    Tongren, China
    April
    Jeju, South Korea
    May
    Khabarovsk, Russia
    June
    Wakkanai, Japan 99 Wakkanai
    January
    Flores, Guatemala
    February
    Pensacola, Florida, United States
    March
    Oroville, California, United States

    2010

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    October
    Kununurra, Australia
    November
    Kakadu National Park, Australia
    December
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
    July
    Falun, Sweden
    August
    Hilversum, Netherlands
    September
    Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    April
    Ravello, Italy
    May
    Sakhalin, Russia
    June
    Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
    January
    Niamey, Niger
    February
    Tobacco Caye, Belize
    March
    Tromsø, Norway

    2009

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    October
    Kilkenny, Ireland
    November
    Mae Salong, Thailand
    December
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
    July
    Odense, Denmark
    August
    Colorado's Wine Country
    September
    Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
    April
    Tywyn, United Kingdom
    May
    Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States
    June
    Hovd, Mongolia
    January
    Saint Martins Island, Bangladesh
    February
    Wake Island
    March
    Putrajaya, Malaysia

    2008

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    October
    Hitchhiking in Japan
    November
    Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
    December
    Yakutsk, Russia
    July
    Dharamsala, India
    August
    Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States
    September
    Jakar, Bhutan
    April
    Sihanoukville, Cambodia
    May
    Gori, Georgia
    June
    Sligo, Ireland
    January
    Havelock Island, India
    February
    Cape Maclear, Malawi
    March
    Sheki, Azerbaijan

    2007

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    October
    Namche Bazaar, Nepal
    November
    Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
    December
    Petra, Jordan
    July
    Sado Island, Japan 99 Sado Island Sado, Niigata on Wikipedia
    August
    Tampere, Finland
    September
    Guinsa, South Korea
    April
    Ashikaga, Japan 99 Ashikaga
    May
    Berneray, United Kingdom
    June
    Dalian, China
    January
    Panmunjeom, Korea
    February
    Hoi An, Vietnam
    March
    Route 66, United States

    2006

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    October
    Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
    November
    Iya Valley, Japan 99 Iya Valley
    December
    Pitcairn Islands
    July
    Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
    August
    Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
    September
    South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
     
    May
    Svalbard, Norway
    June
    Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States

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