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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.
StoriesKenji left a Tokyo salary job to run a guesthouse in the cedar forests. He has opinions about tourist behavior, yuba, and why winter is the real season.
Travel GuidesActive volcanoes, 17-mile sea cliffs, underwater craters, and rainforests that get 400 inches of rain per year. Here's the nature lover's Hawaii, island by island.
Travel GuidesThe Circular Train, Chinatown BBQ, colonial ruins, and mohinga at dawn — Yangon has far more depth than the golden stupa (though the stupa is extraordinary too).
TipsFrom why you should shop in Windhoek to the exact time the rhinos appear at Okaukuejo, these are the tips that separate a good Etosha trip from a great one.
Travel GuidesA fortress city with Caravaggio originals, 50-cent pastries, and more history per square meter than anywhere else on the continent.
StoriesI came for Half Dome. I stayed because Yosemite at dawn — empty, silent, the granite walls glowing pink — is a religious experience I didn't know I needed.
