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
Featured on Wikivoyage.
December  -27.119444-109.3547227 Easter Island, Chile
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November  19.35932498.4368848 Pai, Thailand
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October  42.516845-70.8985039 Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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September  55.61666712.61666710 Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark
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August  78.21666715.63333311 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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July  64.575693-138.47906412 Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada
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June  -8.393534127.25507513 Tutuala, Timor-Leste
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May  52.6556-0.483714 Stamford, England, United Kingdom
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April  62.223889-6.57861115 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
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March  21.017778-101.25666716 Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, Mexico
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February  -8.769444115.17388917 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
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January  30.381489-86.86274218 Navarre, Florida, United States
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December  60.67483317.14438919 Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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November  26.31666789.43333320 Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
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October  -13.583333-172.41666721 Savaii, Samoa
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September  -34.648333150.70111122 Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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August  52.256.223 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
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July  51.29-0.7524 Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
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June  59.6431-151.52625 Homer, Alaska, United States of America
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May  48.533333-64.21666726 Percé, Quebec, Canada
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April  23.516667120.827 Alishan, Taiwan
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March  35.524722137.55833328 Magome, Japan
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February  17.1588-89.069629 San Ignacio, Belize
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January  7.34333134.4804230 Koror, Palau
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December  16.75-62.231 Montserrat
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November  41.958611-70.66777832 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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October  -9.592775-77.17845333 Chavín de Huántar, Peru
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September  36.3697-120.644334 Diablo Range, California, United States
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August  52.8102789.96111135 Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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July  -22.649722-60.1336 Neuland, Paraguay
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June
 46.2922227.88277837 Visp, Switzerland
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May
 42.683611-103.41222238 Crawford, Nebraska, United States of America
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April  50.8355.982239 Simpelveld, Netherlands
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March  32.772222-16.82916740 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
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February  -37.9121145.35641 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
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January  -50.983056-72.96638942 Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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December  29.030556-80.92527843 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States
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November  24.34123.8144 Iriomote, Japan
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October  -11.63333334.345 Nkhata Bay, Malawi
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September  37.96666712.96666746 Alcamo, Italy
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August  -13.833333-171.83333347 Apia, Samoa
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July  55.09510.24222248 Faaborg, Denmark
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June  42.49055678.39361149 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
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May  46.45583316.997550 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
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April  27.4713589.6336751 Thimphu, Bhutan
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March  39.0058-114.219752 Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
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February  -34.03333324.91666753 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
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January  -29.033333167.94972254 Norfolk Island
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December  15.116667105.78333355 Pakse, Laos
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November  18.45-64.73333356 Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
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October  42.634722-77.98333357 Letchworth State Park, New York, United States
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September  16.48111199.52222258 Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
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August  49.59388917.25083359 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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July  56.539.68333360 Yuryev-Polsky, Russia
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June  69.216667-51.161 Ilulissat, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
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May  37.6725-121.882562 Pleasanton, California, United States
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April  43.4480563.65805663 Bouzigues, France
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March  35.907308-79.04992264 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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February  26.18333356.2565 Khasab, Oman
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January  -44-176.566 Chatham Islands, New Zealand
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December  -1.396389-78.42472267 Baños, Ecuador
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November  24.9568.0568 Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan
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October  35.89777814.512569 Valletta, Malta
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September  41.82-87.6270 Bronzeville, Chicago, United States
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August  -6.083333145.38333371 Goroka, Papua New Guinea
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July  64.25-15.21666772 Höfn, Iceland
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June  -21.242555.70888973 Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
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May  49.59638911.00444474 Erlangen, Germany
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April  37.51666723.46666775 Poros, Greece
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March  25.930278-97.48444476 Brownsville, Texas, United States
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February  0.29166734.85611177 Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
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January  4.2138972.864478 Ukulhas, Maldives
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December  45.677778-111.04722279 Bozeman, Montana, United States
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November  30.86888934.792580 Sde Boker, Israel
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October  -22.333333-60.01666781 Filadelfia, Paraguay
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September  34.585083133.77211182 Kurashiki, Japan
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August  46.95142.73333383 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
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July  53.2188896.567584 Groningen, Netherlands
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June  54-6285 Labrador, Canada
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May  51.83510.78527886 Wernigerode, Germany
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April  -0.5275166.93587 Nauru
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March  36.4627429.1259488 Kabak, Turkey
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February  0.0532.4689 Entebbe, Uganda
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January  -51.693861-57.84955690 Stanley, Falkland Islands
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December  36.2-106.191 North Central New Mexico, United States
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November  -24.1167152.716792 Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia
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October  39.406917-9.1362593 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
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September  38.865442-76.98425394 Anacostia, Washington, D.C., United States
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August  17.01972254.08972295 Salalah, Oman
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July  43.063889-77.23333396 Palmyra, New York, United States
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June  51.5541-0.174497 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
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May  40.74083344.86305698 Dilijan, Armenia
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April  -8.416667116.46666799 Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
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March  -22.66666714.53333399 Swakopmund, Namibia
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February  19.705556-155.08583399 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
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January  31.46666735.39444499 Ein Gedi, Israel
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December  33.74583372.787599 Taxila, Pubjab Pakistan
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November  14.917719-23.50915699 Praia, Cape Verde
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October  -32.45118.8699 Hyden, Western Australia, Australia
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September  48.5588.61666799 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia
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August  41.543056-90.59083399 Davenport, Iowa, United States
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July  63.4410.499 Trondheim, Norway
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June  60.45138922.26666799 Turku, Finland
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May  45.65861110.05361199 Iseo, Italy
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April  31.545556-110.27555699 Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
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March  -54.807222-68.30444499 Ushuaia, Argentina
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February  25.767.58333399 Kirthar National Park, Pakistan
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January  17.6325-63.237599 Saba
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December  -43.502170.08199 Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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November  24.324722124.08777899 Taketomi, Japan
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October  30.61277834.80166799 Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
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September  -18.651389-173.98361199 Vava'u, Tonga
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August  41.947492-87.73527999 Far Northwest Side, Chicago, United States
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July  63.749444-68.52166799 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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June  53.960610.869299 Travemünde, Germany
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May  49.9336116.207599 Vianden, Luxembourg
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April  25.501855-80.18096999 Biscayne National Park, Florida, United States
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March  5.866667-55.16666799 Paramaribo, Suriname
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February  27.32916768.13888999 Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
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January  4.641111-75.54138999 Valle de Cocora, Colombia
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December  26.19809456.24918999 Musandam Peninsula, Oman
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November  58.7692-94.169299 Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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October  42.976667-78.59194499 Clarence, New York, United States
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September  2.182778-73.78472299 La Macarena, Colombia
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August  52.9833339.83333399 Soltau, Germany
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July  43.286667-78.19166799 Childs, New York, United States
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June  48.96563689.96320899 Ölgii, Mongolia
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May  57.48333360.299 Nevyansk, Russia
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April  -90099 South Pole, Antarctica
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March  13.33222274.74611199 Udupi, India
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February  13.5152.117599 Niamey, Niger
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January  57.98333331.3599 Staraya Russa, Russia
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Unofficial Off the Beaten Path
[edit]Featured on Wikitravel before Wikivoyage was adopted as a Wikimedia project.
October  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia/Maryland/West Virginia, United States
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November  Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
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December  Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
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July, August & September  Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States
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April  Eindhoven, Netherlands
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May  Staraya Russa, Russia
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June  Sydfynske Øhav, Denmark
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January  Kuta, Indonesia
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February  Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia
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March  Nanao, Japan 37.043139136.96744499 Nanao
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October  Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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November  Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
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December  Bandarban, Bangladesh
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July  Menzies, Australia
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August  Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, United States
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September  Tongren, China
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April  Jeju, South Korea
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May  Khabarovsk, Russia
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June  Wakkanai, Japan 45.415639141.67308399 Wakkanai
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January  Flores, Guatemala
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February  Pensacola, Florida, United States
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March  Oroville, California, United States
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October  Kununurra, Australia
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November  Kakadu National Park, Australia
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December  Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
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July  Falun, Sweden
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August  Hilversum, Netherlands
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September  Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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April  Ravello, Italy
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May  Sakhalin, Russia
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June  Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
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January  Niamey, Niger
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February  Tobacco Caye, Belize
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March  Tromsø, Norway
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October  Kilkenny, Ireland
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November  Mae Salong, Thailand
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December  Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
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July  Odense, Denmark
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August  Colorado's Wine Country
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September  Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
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April  Tywyn, United Kingdom
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May  Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States
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June  Hovd, Mongolia
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January  Saint Martins Island, Bangladesh
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February  Wake Island
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March  Putrajaya, Malaysia
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October  Hitchhiking in Japan
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November  Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
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December  Yakutsk, Russia
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July  Dharamsala, India
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August  Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States
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September  Jakar, Bhutan
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April  Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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May  Gori, Georgia
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June  Sligo, Ireland
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January  Havelock Island, India
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February  Cape Maclear, Malawi
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March  Sheki, Azerbaijan
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October  Namche Bazaar, Nepal
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November  Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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December  Petra, Jordan
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July  Sado Island, Japan 38.044444138.38972299 Sado Island 
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August  Tampere, Finland
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September  Guinsa, South Korea
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April  Ashikaga, Japan 36.340167139.44972299 Ashikaga
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May  Berneray, United Kingdom
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June  Dalian, China
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January  Panmunjeom, Korea
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February  Hoi An, Vietnam
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March  Route 66, United States
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October  Hinchinbrook Island, Australia
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November  Iya Valley, Japan 33.875278133.83527899 Iya Valley
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December  Pitcairn Islands
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July  Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
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August  Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
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September  South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
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May  Svalbard, Norway
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June  Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States
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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:
