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.

Patricia Schultz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die. A veteran travel journalist with over 30 years of experience, she’s written for Frommer’s, Berlitz, and Access travel guides, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel Weekly, where she is a contributing editor. Her home base is in New York City, but good luck finding her there.  

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