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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:

2020

June
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
May
Nagykanizsa, Hungary
April
Thimphu, Bhutan
March
Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
February
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
January
Norfolk Island

2019

December
Pakse, Laos
November
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
October
Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
September
Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
August
Olomouc, Czech Republic
July
Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
June
Ilulissat, Greenland
May
Pleasanton, California, United States
April
Bouzigues, France
March
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
February
Khasab, Oman
January
Chatham Islands, New Zealand

2018

December
Baños, Ecuador
November
Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
October
Valletta, Malta
September
Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
August
Goroka, Papua New Guinea
July
Höfn, Iceland
June
Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
May
Erlangen, Germany
April
Poros, Greece
March
Brownsville, Texas, United States
February
Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
January
Ukulhas, Maldives

2017

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

2016

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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, 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

2011

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
January
Flores, Guatemala
February
Pensacola, Florida, United States
March
Oroville, California, United States

2010

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

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

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

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

2006

October
Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
November
Iya Valley, Japan
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

A few previous Destinations of the month might have been chosen for "Off the beaten path" instead, if the feature had existed at the time: