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  • Train at railway station in Poland

    Poland

    Kraków’s cellars, Warsaw’s rebuilt streets, bison in Białowieża — Poland rewards the curious traveler who looks past the obvious.

  • Aerial view of Gardiner, Montana - Northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park

    Montana

    Going-to-the-Sun Road alone justifies the trip — 50 miles of 1932 engineering cutting through the Continental Divide at 6,646 feet.

  • Parliament Building in Budapest, Hungary

    Hungary

    Budapest’s thermal baths cost less than a museum ticket and have been running since Roman times. That tells you a lot about Hungary.

  • Skiers enjoying Alpine skiing at Stubai Glacier, Austria.

    Austria

    Hallstatt is worth rearranging your entire Austria itinerary. Vienna’s coffee houses, though, are where you actually understand this country.

  • Aerial view of La Salvaje Beach Barinatxe, Sopelana, Basque Country, Spain with surfers and cliffs.

    Basque Coast

    San Sebastián has more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else on earth. The pintxos bars alone justify the trip.

  • Rathaus Passau, Germany: Historic building along the Danube River

    Germany

    Neuschwanstein gets the crowds, but the real Germany is a Bavarian beer hall at 11am on a Tuesday with locals who never left.

  • Iconic Christiania Entrance Sign and Sculpture Against Blue Sky in Copenhagen, Denmark

    Denmark

    Tivoli Gardens took half my day and I regret nothing. The real Denmark, though, is cycling past half-timbered houses to a sand-buried lighthouse.

  • Chernobyl Abandoned amusement park in Ukraine

    Ukraine

    Kyiv’s golden domes, Lviv’s cobblestone baroque, and the Carpathians — Ukraine rewards the travelers who show up.

  • California State Railroad Museum Exhibit

    California

    California is the only place where you can ski in the morning and eat tacos on a beach by afternoon. The state rewards the curious.

  • Roller Coaster Ride Structure

    United Kingdom

    Four nations, one island — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland each feel like a separate country worth a separate trip.

  • Truck and hitchhiker near Antalya in Turkey

    Turkey

    Hagia Sophia has been a church, mosque, and museum — sometimes in the same century. Turkey rewards the historically curious like almost nowhere else.