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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 expected palm trees and reggae. I got wind-sculpted divi-divi trees, a desert national park, and flamingos on a private beach. Aruba breaks every Caribbean stereotype.
SeasonalApril on Jeju is carpets of yellow canola beneath a volcanic peak — the most photogenic season on South Korea's most photogenic island.
StoriesThe first night in Denver can knock you flat — thin air, a headache, one beer hitting like three. Then the city pays you back with a Red Rocks sunset and a mountain drive you'll be talking about for years.
Travel GuidesGetting there, when to go, where to stay, and what it costs — straight answers to the questions travelers actually ask about America's most-visited national park.
Travel GuidesBoth are cold desert Himalayan valleys with ancient monasteries and terrible roads. But the access, the culture, and the difficulty level are worlds apart.
StoriesI came for the reef and stayed for the cave. Also for the $4 fish tacos. And the rum punch. And the fact that everything is in English.
