Previously Off the beaten path

Off the beaten path is a showcase article about a lesser-known or unusual travel destination, selected monthly by Wikivoyage's users. See Previous Destinations of the month for better-known destinations, Previous Featured travel topics for phrasebooks, itineraries and travel topics, and Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates to nominate and discuss future "Off the beaten path" destinations.

Previously featured destinations were:

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Featured on Wikivoyage.

2025

June
🌍 Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands
May
🌍 New England National Park, New South Wales, Australia
April
🌍 Khujand, Ferghana Valley, Tajikistan
March
🌍 Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia
February
🌍 Tezpur, Assam, India
January
🌍 El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

2024

December
🌍 Yarrangobilly Caves, New South Wales, Australia
November
🌍 Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
October
🌍 La Tremblade, France
September
🌍 Minot, North Dakota, United States
August
🌍 Ath, Belgium
July
🌍 Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
June
🌍 North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
May
🌍 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
April
🌍 Hagi, Japan
March
🌍 Iquitos, Peru
February
🌍 Puerto Morelos, Mexico
January
🌍 Air Itam, Malaysia

2023

December
🌍 Easter Island, Chile
November
🌍 Pai, Thailand
October
🌍 Salem, Massachusetts, United States
September
🌍 Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark
August
🌍 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
July
🌍 Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada
June
🌍 Tutuala, Timor-Leste
May
🌍 Stamford, England, United Kingdom
April
🌍 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
March
🌍 Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, Mexico
February
🌍 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
January
🌍 Navarre, Florida, United States

2022

December
🌍 Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden
November
🌍 Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
October
🌍 Savaii, Samoa
September
🌍 Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
August
🌍 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
July
🌍 Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
June
🌍 Homer, Alaska, United States of America
May
🌍 Percé, Quebec, Canada
April
🌍 Alishan, Taiwan
March
🌍 Magome, Japan
February
🌍 San Ignacio, Belize
January
🌍 Koror, Palau

2021

December
🌍 Montserrat
November
🌍 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
October
🌍 Chavín de Huántar, Peru
September
🌍 Diablo Range, California, United States
August
🌍 Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
July
🌍 Neuland, Paraguay
June
🌍 Visp, Switzerland
May
🌍 Crawford, Nebraska, United States of America
April
🌍 Simpelveld, Netherlands
March
🌍 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
February
🌍 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
January
🌍 Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

2020

December
🌍 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
November
🌍 Iriomote, Japan
October
🌍 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
September
🌍 Alcamo, Italy
August
🌍 Apia, Samoa
July
🌍 Faaborg, Denmark
June
🌍 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
May
🌍 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
April
🌍 Thimphu, Bhutan
March
🌍 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
February
🌍 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
January
🌍 Norfolk Island

2019

December
🌍 Pakse, Laos
November
🌍 Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
October
🌍 Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
September
🌍 Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
August
🌍 Olomouc, Czech Republic
July
🌍 Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
June
🌍 Ilulissat, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
May
🌍 Pleasanton, California, United States
April
🌍 Bouzigues, France
March
🌍 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
February
🌍 Khasab, Oman
January
🌍 Chatham Islands, New Zealand

2018

December
🌍 Baños, Ecuador
November
🌍 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
October
🌍 Valletta, Malta
September
🌍 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
August
🌍 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
July
🌍 Höfn, Iceland
June
🌍 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
May
🌍 Erlangen, Germany
April
🌍 Poros, Greece
March
🌍 Brownsville, Texas, United States
February
🌍 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
January
🌍 Ukulhas, Maldives

2017

December
🌍 Bozeman, Montana, United States
November
🌍 Sde Boker, Israel
October
🌍 Filadelfia, Paraguay
September
🌍 Kurashiki, Japan
August
🌍 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
July
🌍 Groningen, Netherlands
June
🌍 Labrador, Canada
May
🌍 Wernigerode, Germany
April
🌍 Nauru
March
🌍 Kabak, Turkey
February
🌍 Entebbe, Uganda
January
🌍 Stanley, Falkland Islands

2016

December
🌍 North Central New Mexico, United States
November
🌍 Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia
October
🌍 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
September
🌍 Anacostia, Washington, D.C., United States
August
🌍 Salalah, Oman
July
🌍 Palmyra, New York, United States
June
🌍 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
May
🌍 Dilijan, Armenia
April
🌍 Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
March
🌍 Swakopmund, Namibia
February
🌍 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
January
🌍 Ein Gedi, Israel

2015

December
🌍 Taxila, Pubjab Pakistan
November
🌍 Praia, Cape Verde
October
🌍 Hyden, Western Australia, Australia
September
🌍 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia
August
🌍 Davenport, Iowa, United States
July
🌍 Trondheim, Norway
June
🌍 Turku, Finland
May
🌍 Iseo, Italy
April
🌍 Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
March
🌍 Ushuaia, Argentina
February
🌍 Kirthar National Park, Pakistan
January
🌍 Saba

2014

December
🌍 Fox Glacier, New Zealand
November
🌍 Taketomi, Japan
October
🌍 Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
September
🌍 Vava'u, Tonga
August
🌍 Far Northwest Side, Chicago, United States
July
🌍 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
June
🌍 Travemünde, Germany
May
🌍 Vianden, Luxembourg
April
🌍 Biscayne National Park, Florida, United States
March
🌍 Paramaribo, Suriname
February
🌍 Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
January
🌍 Valle de Cocora, Colombia

2013

December
🌍 Musandam Peninsula, Oman
November
🌍 Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
October
🌍 Clarence, New York, United States
September
🌍 La Macarena, Colombia
August
🌍 Soltau, Germany
July
🌍 Childs, New York, United States
June
🌍 Ölgii, Mongolia
May
🌍 Nevyansk, Russia
April
🌍 South Pole, Antarctica
March
🌍 Udupi, India
February
🌍 Niamey, Niger
January
🌍 Staraya Russa, Russia

Unofficial Off the Beaten Path

Featured on Wikitravel before Wikivoyage was adopted as a Wikimedia project.

2012

October
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia/Maryland/West Virginia, United States
November
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
December
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
July, August & September
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States
April
Eindhoven, Netherlands
May
Staraya Russa, Russia
June
Sydfynske Øhav, Denmark
January
Kuta, Indonesia
February
Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia
March
Nanao, Japan 🌍 Nanao

2011

October
Oxford, Mississippi, United States
November
Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
December
Bandarban, Bangladesh
July
Menzies, Australia
August
Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, United States
September
Tongren, China
April
Jeju, South Korea
May
Khabarovsk, Russia
June
Wakkanai, Japan 🌍 Wakkanai
January
Flores, Guatemala
February
Pensacola, Florida, United States
March
Oroville, California, United States

2010

October
Kununurra, Australia
November
Kakadu National Park, Australia
December
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
July
Falun, Sweden
August
Hilversum, Netherlands
September
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
April
Ravello, Italy
May
Sakhalin, Russia
June
Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
January
Niamey, Niger
February
Tobacco Caye, Belize
March
Tromsø, Norway

2009

October
Kilkenny, Ireland
November
Mae Salong, Thailand
December
Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
July
Odense, Denmark
August
Colorado's Wine Country
September
Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
April
Tywyn, United Kingdom
May
Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States
June
Hovd, Mongolia
January
Saint Martins Island, Bangladesh
February
Wake Island
March
Putrajaya, Malaysia

2008

October
Hitchhiking in Japan
November
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
December
Yakutsk, Russia
July
Dharamsala, India
August
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States
September
Jakar, Bhutan
April
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
May
Gori, Georgia
June
Sligo, Ireland
January
Havelock Island, India
February
Cape Maclear, Malawi
March
Sheki, Azerbaijan

2007

October
Namche Bazaar, Nepal
November
Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
December
Petra, Jordan
July
Sado Island, Japan 🌍 Sado Island
August
Tampere, Finland
September
Guinsa, South Korea
April
Ashikaga, Japan 🌍 Ashikaga
May
Berneray, United Kingdom
June
Dalian, China
January
Panmunjeom, Korea
February
Hoi An, Vietnam
March
Route 66, United States

2006

October
Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
November
Iya Valley, Japan 🌍 Iya Valley
December
Pitcairn Islands
July
Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
August
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
September
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
 
May
Svalbard, Norway
June
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States

Honorary

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