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Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear: A Celebration of the World's Fragile Wonders
Author(s): Holly Hughes (Author)
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Publication Date: 17 Oct. 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 480 pages
- ISBN-10: 047018986X
- ISBN-13: 9780470189863
Book Description
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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A Celebration of the World's Most Fragile Wonders
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
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The Cedars of Lebanon
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Pompeii, Italy
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Sherwood Forest, England
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Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
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Ancient Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, United States
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The giant pandas of Wolong, China
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And hundreds of other marvels
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