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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.

    2024

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    October
    1 La Tremblade, France
    September
    2 Minot, North Dakota, United States
    August
    3 Ath, Belgium
    July
    4 Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
    June
    5 North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    May
    6 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
    April
    7 Hagi, Japan
    March
    8 Iquitos, Peru
    February
    9 Puerto Morelos, Mexico
    January
    10 Air Itam, Malaysia

    2023

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

    2022

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

    2021

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

    2020

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

    2019

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

    2018

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

    2017

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

    2016

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    December
    95 North Central New Mexico, United States
    November
    96 Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia
    October
    97 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
    September
    98 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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