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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.
StoriesA retired schoolteacher who's lived in Valladolid for 40 years shares his favorite cenote that tourists never visit, the dish you can't find anywhere else, and what visitors consistently get wrong about the Yucatan.
StoriesA Thai dive instructor who's logged 5,000+ dives shares what the reefs look like from underwater, which dive shops to trust, and the one thing tourists do that damages coral for decades.
Travel GuidesMadeira is one of the world's great walking islands — ancient laurisilva, cliff-top peninsulas, and 1,400 km of levada trails. Here are the ten hikes worth flying for, ranked and routed.
StoriesCarlos grew up in the shadow of Arenal Volcano. He watched the town transform from a farming village into an adventure tourism hub. He has thoughts.
Travel GuidesPastel old town, the cleanest lake in Europe, a clifftop gorge, and fondue worth the calories — here are 10 things to actually do in Annecy, with prices, hours, and the timing that makes each one better.
StoriesTom has guided in the Southern Alps for 11 years. He thinks Queenstown is a theme park and Wanaka is the real New Zealand. He's mostly right.
