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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.
StoriesI soaked in glacier-view hot springs, slept in a yurt during a thunderstorm, and watched Kyrgyz herders sell horses at 6AM. Karakol was the highlight of my Central Asia trip.
StoriesI woke at 4:30AM for Angkor Wat sunrise and it was worth every minute of lost sleep. Then a tuk-tuk driver named Sokha changed my whole trip.
StoriesA former New Yorker who chose Chicago and never looked back shares her unfiltered take on deep-dish debates, winter survival, and the neighborhoods that don't make the guidebooks.
StoriesResidents eat at the Condamine market, ride the free public lifts and go to France for the best view of Monaco. The local playbook for a principality built to look unaffordable.
SeasonalSapporo is a summer city that becomes a far better animal in the snow. A local-leaning guide to the Snow Festival, powder days, winter food, and dodging the crowds.
StoriesLand in Cusco, beat the altitude, drift down the Sacred Valley, then catch dawn at the citadel. Here's a four-day plan that paces Machu Picchu the way it should be done.
