Freak Street is tucked away at the edge of Kathmandu's shopping and historical center

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Freak Street is tucked away at the edge of Kathmandu's shopping and historical center of New Road and Basantapur Durbar Square. This is the almost mythical magnet for hippies and other social deviants of the 1960s. This was the original center of the city for outsiders to the Nepalese culture, and it gained a reputation as being a place to find enlightenment. Many trekkers and spiritual explorers gathered there to find exotic encounters and try alternative lifestyles.

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Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Photo credit: © Mark Davidson / Alamy / Afripics
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