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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 GuidesBoth countries share a border and a Caribbean coastline, but the travel experience couldn't be more different. A category-by-category breakdown.
Travel GuidesA road-less coast, a mile-deep canyon, jungle waterfalls, and reefs full of turtles. Kauai is Hawaii's outdoor playground, and this is where to point your energy.
Travel GuidesPart ashram town, part adventure capital, part Beatles pilgrimage site. The yoga capital of the world is weirder and more wonderful than its reputation.
StoriesAhmed has walked 100,000 tourists through 2,000-year-old ruins. He has opinions about how most of them do it wrong.
StoriesTaroko Gorge at 6AM, before the tour buses. Just me, a river that's been carving marble for five million years, and the sound of water doing its ancient work.
StoriesI've seen the Pyramids, the Colosseum, and Angkor Wat. Lalibela's rock-hewn churches are the most extraordinary feat of human devotion I've encountered anywhere on Earth.
