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Frommer's 500 places to see before they disappear [electronic resource] / by Holly Hughes ; with Larry West.

by Hughes, Holly.

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Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Publishing, Inc., c2009.

Travel -- Guidebooks.

Endangered ecosystems -- Guidebooks.

Historic sites -- Guidebooks.

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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=FAB89C27-1FD4-4224-AC90-2020AA77350E This title is available online; click here to access

9780470431627 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)

0470431628 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)

vii, 472 p. : ill. , maps ; 21 cm.

Big pictures -- Seas & stream -- From the mountains to the prairies -- Big skies -- Going to ruins -- City & town -- Where history was made -- Tarnished gems of architecture -- Disposable culture.

This book 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 500 thoughtfully chosen treasures that will inspire and enlighten travelers of all ages. Each entry explains why it has 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. Includes a geographical index which makes its easy to locate attractions across the world.

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