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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.
StoriesHvar gets 2,724 hours of sunshine per year. After a week there, watching the light shift from blue morning to golden evening to pink sunset, I understood why people don't leave.
Travel GuidesBora Bora gets the Instagram fame. Moorea gets everything else — better food, wilder mountains, real Polynesian culture, and a lagoon that's just as blue.
SeasonalDry season surf competitions and whale watching vs wet season waterfalls and half-price pensions — here's when to book (and when to bring a really good rain jacket).
Travel GuidesJellyfish that can't sting you, WWII wrecks covered in coral, and water so clear you can see 30 meters down — Palau is the marine experience that ruined every other ocean for me.
StoriesI arrived expecting a Disney village. What I found was a 7,000-year-old salt mining town fighting to stay real beneath the weight of a million annual visitors.
StoriesTurquoise lakes, artisan chocolate, craft beer with mountain views, and a chairlift ride that National Geographic called one of the world's best. My week in Argentina's Swiss Alps.
