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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Travel -- Guidebooks.
Curiosities and wonders -- Guidebooks.
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Secret marvels of th...
MARC Display
Secret marvels of the world / [written by Alex Howard [and 51 others]
Carlton, Victoria ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2017.
Subjects
Travel -- Guidebooks.
Curiosities and wonders -- Guidebooks.
ISBN:
97897817865745891786578655 (hardback)
1786578654 (hardback)
Description:
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 25 cm
Edition:
1st edition.
Contents:
Longitude -180°/-120°, in which we encounter disappearing islands, boats hewn from pumpkins, and a one-eyed troll lurking beneath a bridge -- Longitude -120°/-60°, in which we encounter mysterious moving rocks, a cave of giant crystals, and a museum at the bottom of the sea -- Longitude -60°/0°, in which we encounter an island teeming with snakes, a shimmering pink lake, and the world's biggest mud-brick structure -- Longitude 0°/60°, in which we encounter a grove of singing trees, a town being subsumed by the desert, and a hill of 100,000 crosses -- Longitude 60°/120°, in which we encounter rats worshipped as gods, a golf course laid on an airport runway, and a secret gnome hideout -- Longitude 120°/180°, in which we encounter coffins clinging to a cliffside, a cow up a tree, and a cave illuminated by glowworms.
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"Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock flourescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights that the crowds don't reach. From eerie natural wonders to historical oddities and bizarre architecture, this is a travel companion for the incurably curious" -- page 4 of cover.
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Nanakuli Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
910.202 Se
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