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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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    June
    1 Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands
    May
    2 New England National Park, New South Wales, Australia
    April
    3 Khujand, Ferghana Valley, Tajikistan
    March
    4 Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia
    February
    5 Tezpur, Assam, India
    January
    6 El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

    2024

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

    2023

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

    2022

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

    2021

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

    2020

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

    2019

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

    2018

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

    2017

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

    2016

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    December
    99 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

    Honorary

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