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This guidebook leads you around the globe to visit cultural, historic, and natural treasures at risk—from red Routemaster buses in Englandand red-footed boobies in the Cayman Islandsto Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
You'll learn why these attractions are important,why they need protection, and how you can explore them responsibly, preserving them for future generations. Details on airports andaccommodations, geographical and subjectindexes, Web sites, and other service informationwill help you make the most of your trip.
See Them Now
The Cedars of Lebanon
Pompeii, Italy
Sherwood Forest, England
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ancient Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, United States
The giant pandas of Wolong, China
And hundreds of other marvels
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Synopsis:
This resource enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever.
Synopsis:
500 Places to See Before They Disappear enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever. Here are one-of-a-kind landscapes, fragile ecosystems, rare bird habitats, places to see the last remaining species of big game in the wild, cityscapes in peril, vanishing cultural kitsch, petroglyphs, and more—500 thoughtfully-chosen treasures that will inspire and enlighten travelers of all ages.
Each entry explains why it's been included, gives its history, the nature of the threat against it, brief practical information on how to visit, and what visitors can to do protect it. A Geographical Index allows travelers to locate attractions across the world. Photos throughout the book help bring destinations to life.
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Travel: Family Travel
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Islands, Florida Everglades, Columbia Icefields, Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Dead Sea, Alaska’s Inside Passage, Tortuguero, white rhinos, Bengal tigers, giant pandas, rare bird habitats, loons of the Adirondacks, scarlet macaws of Panama, bald eagles,
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Copyright:
2008
Series:
Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
This resource enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever.
"Synopsis"
by Wiley,
500 Places to See Before They Disappear enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever. Here are one-of-a-kind landscapes, fragile ecosystems, rare bird habitats, places to see the last remaining species of big game in the wild, cityscapes in peril, vanishing cultural kitsch, petroglyphs, and more—500 thoughtfully-chosen treasures that will inspire and enlighten travelers of all ages.
Each entry explains why it's been included, gives its history, the nature of the threat against it, brief practical information on how to visit, and what visitors can to do protect it. A Geographical Index allows travelers to locate attractions across the world. Photos throughout the book help bring destinations to life.
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