1,000 Places to See Before You Die

Join the Adventure
 
The world’s wonders, continent by continent: A trek through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. A sunrise balloon safari over the Masai Mara. Canyon de Chelly. The sacred festivals of Bhutan. The Amalfi Coast. Sailing the Mekong River.
 
In all, 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers: sacred ruins, coral reefs, hilltop villages, deserted beaches, wine trails, hidden islands, opera houses, wildlife preserves, castles, museums, and more. Each entry tells why it’s essential to visit and includes hotels, restaurants, and festivals to check out. Then come the completely updated nuts and bolts: websites, phone numbers, prices, best times to visit.
 
The world is calling. Time to answer.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
The World Revisited xi
How This Book Is Organized xiii
 
EUROPE • 1
Great Britain and Ireland 3
England • Scotland • Wales • Ireland • Northern Ireland
Western Europe 80
Austria • Belgium • France • Germany • Greece • Cyprus • Italy • Luxembourg • Malta • Monaco • Netherlands • Portugal • Spain • Switzerland
Eastern Europe 284
Croatia • Czech Republic • Estonia • Georgia • Hungary • Latvia • Lithuania • Montenegro • Poland • Romania • Russia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Ukraine  
Scandinavia 335
Denmark • Faroe Islands • Greenland • Finland • Iceland • Norway • Sweden
 
AFRICA • 373
North Africa 375
Egypt • Morocco • Tunisia
West Africa 394
Ghana • Mali
East Africa and Southern Africa 398
Botswana • Ethiopia • Kenya • Malawi • Mozambique • Namibia • South Africa • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe
Islands of the Indian Ocean 437
Madagascar • The Maldive Islands • Mauritius • Seychelles

THE MIDDLE EAST • 443
Israel • Palestinian Authority • Jordan • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United Arab Emirates • Yemen
 
 ASIA • 477
East Asia 479
China • Taiwan • Japan • Mongolia • South Korean
South and Central Asia 531
Bhutan • India • Iran • Kyrgyzstan • Nepal • Sri Lanka • Tajikistan • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan
Southeast Asia 590
Cambodia • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Myanmar • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • Vietnam
 
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS • 643
Australia and New Zealand 645
The Pacific Islands 677
Cook Islands • Federated States of Micronesia • Fiji • French Polynesia • Palau • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Tonga • Vanuatu
 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA • 699
The United States of America 701
Canada 910
 
LATIN AMERICA • 943
Mexico and Central America 945
Mexico • Belize • Costa Rica • Guatemala • Honduras • Nicaragua • Panama
South America and Antarctica 980
Argentina • Falkland Islands • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Colombia • Ecuador • Peru • Uruguay • Venezuela • Antarctica • South Georgia Island
 
THE CARIBBEAN, THE BAHAMAS, AND BERMUDA • 1055
Anguilla • Antigua •  The Bahamas • Barbados • Bermuda • Bonaire • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba • Curaçao • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Martinique • Puerto Rico • Saba • St. Barthélemy • St. Kitts and Nevis • St. Lucia • St. Martin • St. Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos • U.S. Virgin Islands
 
INDEX • 1115