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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 of Previously Off the beaten path


Previous featuresEdit

Featured on Wikivoyage.

2023Edit

February
 
1 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
January
 
2 Navarre, Florida, United States

2022Edit

December
 
3 Gävle, Sweden
November
 
4 Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
October
 
5 Savaii, Samoa
September
 
6 Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
August
 
7 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
July
 
8 Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
June
 
9 Homer, Alaska, United States of America
May
 
10 Percé, Quebec, Canada
April
 
11 Alishan, Taiwan
March
 
12 Magome, Japan
February
 
13 San Ignacio, Belize
January
 
14 Koror, Palau

2021Edit

December
 
15 Montserrat
November
 
16 Plymouth (Massachusetts), United States
October
 
17 Chavín de Huántar, Peru
September
 
18 Diablo Range, California, United States
August
 
19 Bergen, Germany
July
 
20 Neuland, Paraguay
June
 
21 Visp, Switzerland
May
 
22 Crawford, Nebraska, United States of America
April
 
23 Simpelveld, Netherlands
March
 
24 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
February
 
25 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
January
 
26 Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

2020Edit

December
 
27 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
November
 
28 Iriomote, Japan
October
 
29 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
September
 
30 Alcamo, Italy
August
 
31 Apia, Samoa
July
 
32 Faaborg, Denmark
June
 
33 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
May
 
34 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
April
 
35 Thimphu, Bhutan
March
 
36 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
February
 
37 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
January
 
38 Norfolk Island

2019Edit

December
 
39 Pakse, Laos
November
 
40 Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
October
 
41 Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
September
 
42 Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
August
 
43 Olomouc, Czech Republic
July
 
44 Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
June
 
45 Ilulissat, Greenland
May
 
46 Pleasanton, California, United States
April
 
47 Bouzigues, France
March
 
48 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
February
 
49 Khasab, Oman
January
 
50 Chatham Islands, New Zealand

2018Edit

December
 
51 Baños, Ecuador
November
 
52 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
October
 
53 Valletta, Malta
September
 
54 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
August
 
55 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
July
 
56 Höfn, Iceland
June
 
57 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
May
 
58 Erlangen, Germany
April
 
59 Poros, Greece
March
 
60 Brownsville, Texas, United States
February
 
61 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
January
 
62 Ukulhas, Maldives

2017Edit

December
 
63 Bozeman, Montana, United States
November
 
64 Sde Boker, Israel
October
 
65 Filadelfia, Paraguay
September
 
66 Kurashiki, Japan
August
 
67 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
July
 
68 Groningen, Netherlands
June
 
69 Labrador, Canada
May
 
70 Wernigerode, Germany
April
 
71 Nauru
March
 
72 Kabak, Turkey
February
 
73 Entebbe, Uganda
January
 
74 Stanley, Falkland Islands

2016Edit

December
 
75 North Central New Mexico, United States
November
 
76 Lady Elliot Island, Australia
October
 
77 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
September
 
78 Anacostia, Washington, D.C., United States
August
 
79 Salalah, Oman
July
 
80 Palmyra, New York, United States
June
 
81 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
May
 
82 Dilijan, Armenia
April
 
83 Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
March
 
84 Swakopmund, Namibia
February
 
85 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
January
 
86 Ein Gedi, Israel

2015Edit

December
 
87 Taxila, Pakistan
November
 
88 Praia, Cape Verde
October
 
89 Hyden, Australia
September
 
90 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia
August
 
91 Davenport, Iowa, United States
July
 
92 Trondheim, Norway
June
 
93 Turku, Finland
May
 
94 Iseo, Italy
April
 
95 Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
March
 
96 Ushuaia, Argentina
February
 
97 Kirthar National Park, Pakistan
January
 
98 Saba

2014Edit

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

2013Edit

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 PathEdit

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

2012Edit

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, 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

2011Edit

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
January
 
Flores, Guatemala
February
 
Pensacola, Florida, United States
March
 
Oroville, California, United States

2010Edit

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

2009Edit

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

2008Edit

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

2007Edit

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

2006Edit

October
 
Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
November
 
Iya Valley, Japan
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

HonoraryEdit

A few previous Destinations of the month might have been chosen for "Off the beaten path" instead, if the feature had existed at the time: