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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.
StoriesBorobudur at dawn, batik in the afternoon, gudeg for dinner, and a volcano looming over everything. A week in the city Indonesians call Jogja.
Travel GuidesA $3 lunch that could feed three people. A metro ride for twelve cents. A high-speed train to the Silk Road for $7. Tashkent is absurdly underpriced.
Travel GuidesBoth countries share a border and a Caribbean coastline, but the travel experience couldn't be more different. A category-by-category breakdown.
TipsI packed cotton, skipped the Diamox, and chose a 5-day route. Here's what I'd do differently — and the tips that saved my summit.
Travel GuidesThe Great Buddha is only the start. From a quiet bamboo temple and a rickety coastal train to money-washing shrines and whitebait rice bowls, here are 12 things worth your time in Kamakura — barely an hour from Tokyo.
Travel GuidesEverything you need to know about visiting America's oldest capital — from Canyon Road galleries to Bandelier cliff dwellings, plus where to find the best breakfast burrito in the city that invented it.
