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:

Map of Previously Off the beaten path
Previous features[edit]
Featured on Wikivoyage.
August 78.21666715.6333331 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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July 64.575693-138.4790642 Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada
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June -8.393534127.2550753 Tutuala, Timor-Leste
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May 52.6556-0.48374 Stamford, England, United Kingdom
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April 62.223889-6.5786115 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
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March 21.017778-101.2566676 Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, Mexico
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February -8.769444115.1738897 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
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January 30.381489-86.8627428 Navarre, Florida, United States
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December 60.67483317.1443899 Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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November 26.31666789.43333310 Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
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October -13.583333-172.41666711 Savaii, Samoa
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September -34.648333150.70111112 Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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August 52.256.213 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
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July 51.29-0.7514 Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
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June 59.6431-151.52615 Homer, Alaska, United States of America
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May 48.533333-64.21666716 Percé, Quebec, Canada
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April 23.516667120.817 Alishan, Taiwan
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March 35.524722137.55833318 Magome, Japan
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February 17.1588-89.069619 San Ignacio, Belize
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January 7.34333134.4804220 Koror, Palau
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December 16.75-62.221 Montserrat
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November 41.958333-70.66666722 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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October -9.592775-77.17845323 Chavín de Huántar, Peru
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September 36.3697-120.644324 Diablo Range, California, United States
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August 52.8102789.96111125 Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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July -22.649722-60.1326 Neuland, Paraguay
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June
46.2922227.88277827 Visp, Switzerland
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May
42.683611-103.41222228 Crawford, Nebraska, United States of America
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April 50.8355.982229 Simpelveld, Netherlands
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March 32.772222-16.82916730 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
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February -37.9121145.35631 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
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January -50.983056-72.96638932 Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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December 29.030556-80.92527833 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
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November 24.34123.8134 Iriomote, Japan
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October -11.63333334.335 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
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September 37.96666712.96666736 Alcamo, Italy
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August -13.833333-171.83333337 Apia, Samoa
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July 55.09510.24222238 Faaborg, Denmark
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June 42.49055678.39361139 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
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May 46.45583316.997540 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
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April 27.4713589.6336741 Thimphu, Bhutan
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March 39.0058-114.219742 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
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February -34.03333324.91666743 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
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January -29.033333167.94972244 Norfolk Island
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December 15.116667105.78333345 Pakse, Laos
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November 18.45-64.73333346 Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
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October 42.634722-77.98333347 Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
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September 16.48111199.52222248 Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
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August 49.59388917.25083349 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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July 56.539.68333350 Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
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June 69.216667-51.151 Ilulissat, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
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May 37.6725-121.882552 Pleasanton, California, United States
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April 43.4480563.65805653 Bouzigues, France
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March 35.907308-79.04992254 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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February 26.18333356.2555 Khasab, Oman
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January -44-176.556 Chatham Islands, New Zealand
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December -1.396389-78.42472257 Baños, Ecuador
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November 24.9568.0558 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
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October 35.89777814.512559 Valletta, Malta
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September 41.82-87.6260 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
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August -6.083333145.38333361 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
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July 64.25-15.21666762 Höfn, Iceland
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June -21.242555.70888963 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
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May 49.59638911.00444464 Erlangen, Germany
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April 37.51666723.46666765 Poros, Greece
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March 25.930278-97.48444466 Brownsville, Texas, United States
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February 0.29166734.85611167 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
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January 4.2138972.864468 Ukulhas, Maldives
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December 45.677778-111.04722269 Bozeman, Montana, United States
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November 30.86888934.792570 Sde Boker, Israel
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October -22.333333-60.01666771 Filadelfia, Paraguay
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September 34.585083133.77211172 Kurashiki, Japan
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August 46.95142.73333373 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
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July 53.2188896.567574 Groningen, Netherlands
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June 56-6175 Labrador, Canada
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May 51.83510.78527876 Wernigerode, Germany
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April -0.5275166.93577 Nauru
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March 36.4627429.1259478 Kabak, Turkey
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February 0.0532.4679 Entebbe, Uganda
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January -51.693861-57.84955680 Stanley, Falkland Islands
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December 36.2-106.181 North Central New Mexico, United States
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November -24.1167152.716782 Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia
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October 39.406917-9.1362583 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
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September 38.865442-76.98425384 Anacostia, Washington, D.C., United States
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August 17.01972254.08972285 Salalah, Oman
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July 43.063889-77.23333386 Palmyra, New York, United States
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June 51.5541-0.174487 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
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May 40.74083344.86305688 Dilijan, Armenia
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April -8.416667116.46666789 Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
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March -22.66666714.53333390 Swakopmund, Namibia
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February 19.705556-155.08583391 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
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January 31.46666735.39444492 Ein Gedi, Israel
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December 33.74583372.787593 Taxila, Pubjab Pakistan
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November 14.917719-23.50915694 Praia, Cape Verde
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October -32.45118.8695 Hyden, Western Australia, Australia
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September 48.5588.61666796 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia
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August 41.543056-90.59083397 Davenport, Iowa, United States
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July 63.4410.498 Trondheim, Norway
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June 60.45166722.2799 Turku, Finland
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May 45.65861110.05361199 Iseo, Italy
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April 31.545556-110.27555699 Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
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March -54.807222-68.30444499 Ushuaia, Argentina
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February 25.767.58333399 Kirthar National Park, Pakistan
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January 17.6325-63.237599 Saba
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December -43.502170.08199 Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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November 24.324722124.08777899 Taketomi, Japan
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October 30.61277834.80166799 Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
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September -18.651389-173.98361199 Vava'u, Tonga
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August 41.947492-87.73527999 Far Northwest Side, Chicago, United States
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July 63.749444-68.52166799 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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June 53.960610.869299 Travemünde, Germany
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May 49.9336116.207599 Vianden, Luxembourg
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April 25.501855-80.18096999 Biscayne National Park, Florida, United States
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March 5.866667-55.16666799 Paramaribo, Suriname
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February 27.32916768.13888999 Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
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January 4.641111-75.54138999 Valle de Cocora, Colombia
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December 26.19809456.24918999 Musandam Peninsula, Oman
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November 58.7692-94.169299 Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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October 42.976667-78.59194499 Clarence, New York, United States
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September 2.182778-73.78472299 La Macarena, Colombia
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August 52.9833339.83333399 Soltau, Germany
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July 43.286667-78.19166799 Childs, New York, United States
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June 48.96563689.96320899 Ölgii, Mongolia
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May 57.48333360.299 Nevyansk, Russia
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April -90099 South Pole, Antarctica
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March 13.33222274.74611199 Udupi, India
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February 13.5152.117599 Niamey, Niger
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January 57.98333331.3599 Staraya Russa, Russia
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Unofficial Off the Beaten Path[edit]
Featured on Wikitravel before Wikivoyage was adopted as a Wikimedia project.
October Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia/Maryland/West Virginia, United States
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November Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
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December Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
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July, August & September Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States
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April Eindhoven, Netherlands
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May Staraya Russa, Russia
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June Sydfynske Øhav, Denmark
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January Kuta, Indonesia
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February Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia
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March Nanao, Japan
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October Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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November Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
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December Bandarban, Bangladesh
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July Menzies, Australia
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August Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, United States
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September Tongren, China
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April Jeju, South Korea
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May Khabarovsk, Russia
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June Wakkanai, Japan
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January Flores, Guatemala
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February Pensacola, Florida, United States
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March Oroville, California, United States
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October Kununurra, Australia
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November Kakadu National Park, Australia
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December Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
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July Falun, Sweden
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August Hilversum, Netherlands
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September Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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April Ravello, Italy
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May Sakhalin, Russia
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June Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
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January Niamey, Niger
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February Tobacco Caye, Belize
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March Tromsø, Norway
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October Kilkenny, Ireland
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November Mae Salong, Thailand
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December Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
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July Odense, Denmark
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August Colorado's Wine Country
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September Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
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April Tywyn, United Kingdom
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May Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States
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June Hovd, Mongolia
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January Saint Martins Island, Bangladesh
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February Wake Island
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March Putrajaya, Malaysia
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October Hitchhiking in Japan
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November Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
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December Yakutsk, Russia
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July Dharamsala, India
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August Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States
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September Jakar, Bhutan
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April Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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May Gori, Georgia
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June Sligo, Ireland
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January Havelock Island, India
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February Cape Maclear, Malawi
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March Sheki, Azerbaijan
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October Namche Bazaar, Nepal
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November Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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December Petra, Jordan
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July Sado Island, Japan
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August Tampere, Finland
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September Guinsa, South Korea
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April Ashikaga, Japan
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May Berneray, United Kingdom
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June Dalian, China
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January Panmunjeom, Korea
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February Hoi An, Vietnam
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March Route 66, United States
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October Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
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November Iya Valley, Japan
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December Pitcairn Islands
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July Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
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August Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
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September South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
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May Svalbard, Norway
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June Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States
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Honorary[edit]
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: