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Previously Off the beaten path Voyage Tips and guide

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

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2019

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

2018

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

2017

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December
93 Bozeman, Montana, United States
November
94 Sde Boker, Israel
October
95 Filadelfia, Paraguay
September
96 Kurashiki, Japan
August
97 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
July
98 Groningen, Netherlands
June
99 Labrador, Canada
May
99 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

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