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TJA tree-lined capital nestled between mountain ranges that serves as the gateway to the legendary Pamir Highway, where the National Museum showcases Silk Road treasures, the green bazaar overflows with pomegranates and walnuts, and the world's second-tallest flagpole once towered over Rudaki Park.
IndiaA UNESCO World Heritage complex of 25 medieval Hindu and Jain temples covered in extraordinarily intricate erotic and divine sculptures — the pinnacle of Chandela dynasty art, set against the wild backdrop of Panna National Park's tiger-roaming forests.
Utah's first national park — a cathedral of sculpted sandstone where the Virgin River carved 2,000-foot vermilion cliffs into a labyrinth of slot canyons, hanging gardens, and vertigo-inducing spines like Angels Landing that draw hikers from every corner of the planet.
Travel GuidesOne has living root bridges and the wettest place on Earth. The other has the third-highest mountain and India's best momos. Choosing between Northeast India's two hill capitals is harder than you think.
StoriesA $1.40 bowl of soup at dawn on a Hanoi sidewalk taught me more about travel than any museum or monument ever has.
Travel GuidesIs Borobudur worth the hype? How much does Yogyakarta cost? Can you do Borobudur and Prambanan in one day? Every question, answered straight.
StoriesA travel writer arrives in Alsace expecting a cute French town and finds something more — a place where German precision and French beauty collided five centuries ago and never separated.
StoriesMeera Dasgupta has lived in North Kolkata for 42 years. Over three cups of Coffee House coffee, she explained why this city's intellect, emotion, and unhurried pace make it unlike anywhere else in India.
Travel GuidesUnderground museums lit only by sunlight, a pumpkin that survived a typhoon, abandoned houses turned into art, and a bathhouse that doubles as a gallery.
