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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 GuidesThe must-do list for Istanbul, done the smart way — which sights to hit at dawn, which ferry to take, and where to skip the tourist version entirely.
TipsFrom the airport train surcharge hack to the Sunday Opal card trick, these tips will save you money, time, and one very bad sunburn.
StoriesMuleteers who climb 1,100 meters before breakfast, Chivay grandmothers who read the dawn sky, condor guides who know almost to the minute when the birds lift off. Here's the canyon knowledge that never makes it into a printed itinerary.
Travel GuidesFrom a walk-behind waterfall to a 6,643-foot spiral tower and grassy balds above the fog, here's how to hike America's most-visited national park the smart way.
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