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==2012==
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! October !! November !! December
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:ABQ_Balloon_Fiesta.jpg|thumb|[[Albuquerque]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" |
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|-
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! July !! August !! September
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|-
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:5088-canyonlands-green-river-canyons RJ.jpg|thumb|[[Canyonlands National Park]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Nevyansk-tower.jpg|thumb|[[Nevyansk]], [[Russia|Russia]]]]
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| valign="top" |
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|-
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! April !! May !! June
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|-
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:EindhovenLightTower.jpg|thumb|[[Eindhoven]], [[Netherlands]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Voskresensky Sobor.jpg|thumb|[[Staraya Russa]], [[Russia]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Birkholm.jpg|thumb|[[Sydfynske Øhav]], [[Denmark]]]]
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|-
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! January !! February !! March
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|-
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Kuta_Lombok_View_from_hill_near_Pantai_Seger.JPG|thumb|[[Kuta (Lombok)]], [[Indonesia]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Thistle cove.jpg|thumb|[[Cape Le Grand National Park]], [[Western Australia]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Komaruyama Park in Nanao.JPG|thumb|[[Nanao (Japan)|Nanao]], [[Japan]]]]
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|}
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==2011==
 
==2011==
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{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
 
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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! October !! November !! December
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|-
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Square_Books.jpg|thumb|[[Oxford (Mississippi)|Oxford]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Pyin U Lwin Myanmar.jpg|thumb|[[Pyin U Lwin]], [[Myanmar]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Sangu river.jpg|thumb|[[Bandarban]], [[Bangladesh]]]]
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|-
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! July !! August !! September
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|-
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Menzies_town_hall.jpg|thumb|[[Menzies]], [[Australia]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:NewOrleansSteamboatHouses.jpg|thumb|[[New Orleans/Lower 9th Ward|Lower 9th Ward]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Tongren-chedi.jpg|thumb|[[Tongren]], [[China]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! April !! May !! June
 
! April !! May !! June
 
|-
 
|-
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Jeju Hallasan.jpg|thumb|[[Jeju]], [[South Korea]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Jeju Hallasan.jpg|thumb|none|150px|[[Jeju]], [[South Korea]]]]
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| valign="top" |
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Khabarovsk in ice.jpg|thumb|[[Khabarovsk]], [[Russia]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Wakkanai_overview4-1.jpg|thumb|[[Wakkanai]], [[Japan]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! January !! February !! March
 
! January !! February !! March
 
|-
 
|-
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Cafe-Yaxha.jpg|thumb|[[Flores (Guatemala)|Flores]], [[Guatemala]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Cafe-Yaxha.jpg|thumb|[[Flores (Guatemala)|Flores]], [[Guatemala]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Pensacola-Old-Christ-Church.jpg|thumb|[[Pensacola]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Pensacola-Old-Christ-Church.jpg|thumb|[[Pensacola]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Feather falls.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Oroville (California)|Oroville]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Feather falls.jpg|thumb|none|100px|[[Oroville (California)|Oroville]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
  
 
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Blue sky Mirrima NP.jpg|thumb|[[Kununurra]], [[Australia]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Blue sky Mirrima NP.jpg|thumb|[[Kununurra]], [[Australia]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Jim jim falls.jpg|thumb|[[Kakadu National Park]], [[Australia]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Jim jim falls.jpg|thumb|[[Kakadu National Park]], [[Australia]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:PetrifiedLog.jpg|thumb|none|125px|[[Petrified Forest National Park]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:PetrifiedLog.jpg|thumb|none|125px|[[Petrified Forest National Park]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! July !! August !! September
 
! July !! August !! September
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| valign="top" | [[Image:SkiJumpFalunJake73.jpg|thumb|[[Falun]], [[Sweden]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:SkiJumpFalunJake73.jpg|thumb|[[Falun]], [[Sweden]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:DSC00326 copy.JPG|thumb|[[Hilversum]], [[Netherlands]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:DSC00326 copy.JPG|thumb|[[Hilversum]], [[Netherlands]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:VenangoCourthouse.JPG|thumb|[[Franklin (Venango County)|Franklin]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:VenangoCourthouse.JPG|thumb|[[Franklin (Venango County)|Franklin]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! April !! May !! June
 
! April !! May !! June
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Kilkenny Castle Fountain.jpg|none|thumb|[[Kilkenny]], [[Ireland]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Kilkenny Castle Fountain.jpg|none|thumb|[[Kilkenny]], [[Ireland]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:MaeSalong_PrincessMotherHall.JPG|thumb|[[Mae Salong]], [[Thailand]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:MaeSalong_PrincessMotherHall.JPG|thumb|[[Mae Salong]], [[Thailand]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Big_Bend_National_Tree.jpg|thumb|[[Big Bend National Park]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Big_Bend_National_Tree.jpg|thumb|[[Big Bend National Park]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! July !! August !! September !!
 
! July !! August !! September !!
 
|-
 
|-
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Museum 104.jpg|thumb|[[Odense]], [[Denmark]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Museum 104.jpg|thumb|[[Odense]], [[Denmark]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Mount Lincoln and Vineyards in Palisade, Colorado.jpg|thumb|none|139px|[[Colorado's Wine Country]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:Mount Lincoln and Vineyards in Palisade, Colorado.jpg|thumb|none|139px|[[Colorado's Wine Country]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:IMG 6590.jpg|thumb|none|105px|[[Spring Green]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" align="center" | [[Image:IMG 6590.jpg|thumb|none|105px|[[Spring Green]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! April !! May !! June !!
 
! April !! May !! June !!
 
|-
 
|-
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Bird_Rock.jpg|thumb|[[Tywyn]], [[United Kingdom]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Bird_Rock.jpg|thumb|[[Tywyn]], [[United Kingdom]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:James Dalton Highway.jpg|thumb|[[Dalton Highway]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:James Dalton Highway.jpg|thumb|[[Dalton Highway]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Jargalant Mountain2.JPG|thumb|[[Hovd]], [[Mongolia]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Jargalant Mountain2.JPG|thumb|[[Hovd]], [[Mongolia]]]]
 
|-
 
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|-
 
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Smi_kidscart.jpg|thumb|[[Saint Martins Island]], [[Bangladesh]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Smi_kidscart.jpg|thumb|[[Saint Martins Island]], [[Bangladesh]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Wake_Island.jpg|thumb|[[Wake Island]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Wake_Island.jpg|thumb|[[Wake Island]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:PerdanaPutra_Overview.JPG|thumb|[[Putrajaya]], [[Malaysia]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:PerdanaPutra_Overview.JPG|thumb|[[Putrajaya]], [[Malaysia]]]]
 
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| valign="top" | [[Image:Dharamsala View.JPG|thumb|[[Dharamsala]], [[India]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Dharamsala View.JPG|thumb|[[Dharamsala]], [[India]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:National park mesa verde 1.jpg|thumb|[[Mesa Verde National Park]], [[United States]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:National park mesa verde 1.jpg|thumb|[[Mesa Verde National Park]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:JakarDzong.jpg|thumb|[[Jakar]], [[Bhutan]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:JakarDzong.jpg|thumb|[[Jakar]], [[Bhutan]]]]
 
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| valign="top" | [[Image:JSA ConferenceRooms.JPG|thumb|[[Panmunjeom]], [[Korea]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:JSA ConferenceRooms.JPG|thumb|[[Panmunjeom]], [[Korea]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:HoiAn_Shop_Lanterns.JPG|thumb|[[Hoi An]], [[Vietnam]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:HoiAn_Shop_Lanterns.JPG|thumb|[[Hoi An]], [[Vietnam]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:CadillacRanch.JPG|thumb|[[Route 66]], [[United States of America]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:CadillacRanch.JPG|thumb|[[Route 66]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
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! July !! August !! September
 
! July !! August !! September
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | [[Image:01-denali-from-reflection-pond.jpg|thumb|[[Denali National Park]], [[Alaska]], [[USA]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:01-denali-from-reflection-pond.jpg|thumb|[[Denali National Park]], [[Alaska]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:skaha_lake_penticton.jpg|thumb|[[Penticton]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:skaha_lake_penticton.jpg|thumb|[[Penticton]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]]]
 
| valign="top" |[[Image:Elephants CrossingRiver.JPG|thumb|[[South Luangwa National Park]], [[Zambia]] ]]
 
| valign="top" |[[Image:Elephants CrossingRiver.JPG|thumb|[[South Luangwa National Park]], [[Zambia]] ]]
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| valign="top" |  
 
| valign="top" |  
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Glacier Mountains.JPG|thumb|[[Svalbard]], [[Norway]]]]
 
| valign="top" | [[Image:Glacier Mountains.JPG|thumb|[[Svalbard]], [[Norway]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:IsleRoyaleLakesideCamp.jpg|thumb|[[Isle Royale National Park | Isle Royale]], [[Michigan]], [[USA]]]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:IsleRoyaleLakesideCamp.jpg|thumb|[[Isle Royale National Park | Isle Royale]], [[Michigan]], [[United States of America|United States]]]]
 
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* '''November 2005:''' [[Falkland Islands]]
 
* '''November 2005:''' [[Falkland Islands]]
 
* '''September 2004:''' [[Perhentian Islands]], [[Malaysia]]
 
* '''September 2004:''' [[Perhentian Islands]], [[Malaysia]]
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* '''August 2004:''' [[Black Rock City]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]]
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* '''August 2004:''' [[Black Rock City]], [[Nevada]], [[United States of America|United States]]
  
  

Revision as of 22:59, 3 October 2012




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

Previously featured destinations were:

2012

October November December
Albuquerque, United States
July August September
Canyonlands National Park, United States
Nevyansk, Russia
April May June
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Staraya Russa, Russia
Sydfynske Øhav, Denmark
January February March
Kuta (Lombok), Indonesia
Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia
Nanao, Japan

2011

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

2010

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

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

2006

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

Honorary

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:

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