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:

Map
Map of Previously Off the beaten path

Previous features

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Featured on Wikivoyage.

2025

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February
1 Tezpur, Assam, India
January
2 El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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December
51 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
November
52 Iriomote, Japan
October
53 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
September
54 Alcamo, Italy
August
55 Apia, Samoa
July
56 Faaborg, Denmark
June
57 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
May
58 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
April
59 Thimphu, Bhutan
March
60 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
February
61 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
January
62 Norfolk Island

2019

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

2018

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December
75 Baños, Ecuador
November
76 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
October
77 Valletta, Malta
September
78 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
August
79 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
July
80 Höfn, Iceland
June
81 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
May
82 Erlangen, Germany
April
83 Poros, Greece
March
84 Brownsville, Texas, United States
February
85 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
January
86 Ukulhas, Maldives

2017

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December
87 Bozeman, Montana, United States
November
88 Sde Boker, Israel
October
89 Filadelfia, Paraguay
September
90 Kurashiki, Japan
August
91 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
July
92 Groningen, Netherlands
June
93 Labrador, Canada
May
94 Wernigerode, Germany
April
95 Nauru
March
96 Kabak, Turkey
February
97 Entebbe, Uganda
January
98 Stanley, Falkland Islands

2016

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

Unofficial Off the Beaten Path

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

2012

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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 99 Nanao

2011

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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