"With this beautiful coffee-table guide to three hundred and sixty
little known places, Lonely Planet does what it does best: gets you
off the beaten path."
*Foreword*
"The world is a big place, full of hidden gems and weird wonders.
If you’re looking for something off the beaten path — way off the
beaten path — check out Lonely Planet’s new book."
*Brit + Co*
"These hidden gems still pack an awe-inspiring punch, but with a
fraction of the tourists. Luckily, Lonely Planet — whose trusty
guidebooks have informed the journeys of countless travelers for
decades — is shining a light on under-the-radar places with its
latest book...Featuring 360 unusual destinations around the world,
this book will challenge even the most intrepid travelers, no
matter how long they’ve been on the road."
*Today.com*
"It’s baffling why cities and countries spend so much effort
promoting their features that are, well, nice — and pleasant and
predictable. Far more captivating are the attractions that are
bizarre, unexpected, unexplainable and unthinkable. It is the
latter group that make up the bulk of Lonely Planet’s Secret
Marvels of the World (304 pages, $25), a bathroom reader packed
with the planet’s least likely features, both natural and made by
humans. Editors have organized the 360 extraordinary places you
never knew existed into individual sites (based on bands of
longitude), as well as Top 10 lists — top ossuaries, top
micronations, top unsettling hotels (including Karosta Prison in
Liepaja, Latvia, where guests are locked up) — and a handful of
itineraries that cover a group of marvels in a single region. (One
unpredictable touch: black-and-white sketches throughout that add
whimsy.) Readers learn something new with each page."
*San Francisco Chronicle*
"Satisfying for armchair travelers and seasoned explorers
alike."
*Library Journal*
"This is a good resource for browsing at will, referencing specific
locations via the handy index, and letting readers’ dream-trip
imaginations run wild."
*Booklist Starred Review*
"Latitude and longitude coordinates will be your guide to finding
“Secret Marvels of the World,” published by Lonely Planet. More
than 50 authors reveal “360 extraordinary places you never knew
existed.”...Architecture and library connoisseurs may want to visit
the diamond-shaped National Library of Belarus in Minsk that
contains 3.5 million documents, is more than 236 feet tall and
glitters like a diamond with light at night."
*Redlands Daily Facts*
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