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A 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.
A 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.
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SeasonalYakushima gets 10 meters of rain a year. The locals say it rains 35 days a month. And the forest looks its absolute best when it's soaking wet.
StoriesA travel writer arrives in Alsace expecting a cute French town and finds something more — a place where German precision and French beauty collided five centuries ago and never separated.
Travel GuidesHow to get there, what it costs, the K-ETA situation, and whether you really need two days. Short answers to real questions.
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