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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.
StoriesGothenburg is the easy city to skip on a Sweden trip — the cheaper flight, the throwaway two days before Stockholm. Skip the skip. A rainy arrival, a giant cinnamon bun in Haga, a ferry to a car-free island, and the slowest, best weekend on Sweden's west coast are waiting for you.
TipsTemple entry fees add up fast, weekends are chaos, and the hiking trail has no vending machines. Here's what to know.
StoriesFog, seals, shipwrecks, and 400km of empty gravel road. My solo drive through the most desolate coastline I've ever seen — and why it was the highlight of my Namibia trip.
Travel GuidesEveryone flies into Cusco and immediately leaves for Machu Picchu. Stay a few days instead — the old Inca capital and the Sacred Valley around it are the part most people rush past.
Travel GuidesAfter dog sledding through polar night, swimming with orcas, and watching auroras from a mountaintop at midnight, beach resorts just won't feel the same.
Travel GuidesBlack sand beaches, Olympic surf breaks, the South Pacific's best food trucks, and interior waterfalls that most visitors never see — your full guide to French Polynesia's main island.
