1000 Places to See Before You Die

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by  Schultz Patricia.

by PATRICIA SCHULTZ
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Lrnfu notr neasured,
by the nurnbero f
breathsw e take but by
thep lacesa nd rnoments
that taheo ur breatha wa)t.
-ANONYMOUS
DuDncATnoN
How important it is to pick the right parents.
For their unconditional love, support, and encouragement,
enabling me to make my life One Great Adventure,
to Leonard and in special memory of Mary
And to the late Sally Kovalchick,
whoses pirit, integrity, and editorial expertisea re still very
much felt at WorkmanP ublishing
AcKNoN/tEDGN/nENTS
irst and foremostI want to thank my publisher, Peter Workman,
whosev ision and commitmentt o 1,000 Placesa re the only reasons
a project of this magnitude made it from concept to print. His
enonnous love for books and travel was the foundation upon which the
Workman family created the best imaginable home for this guide.
Sharing his enthusiasm was the late refused nor questioned any of my
Sally Kovalchick, a much-loved and requests, no matter how silly or time-
highly respected editor and a kindred consuming. Copyeditor Dan Geist helped
adventurer (she had sailed up Papua keep my prose from veering into gram-
New Guinea's Sepik River and camped matical wildernessesoa nd Barbaralynn
out in the Sahara Desert with Bedouin Altorfer and Barbara Peragine worked
guides, for examplQ. Completing the trio miracles with the layout and typesetting.
of enormous talents was Paul Hanson, With a keen eye and fierce determina-
whose tasteful design and sensitivity tion, my dear friend Giema Tsakuginow
made beautiful visual sense of the hunted down photography for some of
reams of material put before him. the most obscure destinations, as did
On a more daily basis, I must thank Aaron Clendening at Workman.
one thousand times my diligent and Manv thanks also to Nicki
untiring editors Margot Hemerao Liz Clendeningf rom Workman'sc racker-
Carey, and Matt Hannafin. Profession- jack publicity department. She is
ally and emotionally, I turned to them determinedt hat every travel-inclined
again and again for coaching, for focus, individual on the planet knows about
and to slowly but surely make it this book. Doug WoHf, in the produc-
through a project that confirmed to me tion department,d id a wonderful job
just how huge the world is. Anne Cherry in making the book a reality.
spent more than a year shepherding the Special thanks to the conscien-
book through many stages; Katherine tious team of researchers and fact-
Adzima's editorial talents were also checkers (Kelli Bagley, Brian Flegel,
indispensable. Cindy Schoen is any- Yosefa Forma, Brad Plumer, Arielle
one's idea of the bright and un{lappable Simon, and Jenny W.hitcher) who
assistant from heaven. She never once learnedm ore about patience,c urrency
conversions, time zones, and language in their support, nor did any of my long-
barriers than they knew existed. time friends at the Adlon, the
Despite complications and detours Manhattan building that is my nur-
down a road that seemed to have no turing base and the reason I always
endo everyone involved at Workman in enjoy coming home after any trip. I
this herculean collaboration was un{lag- hope that Despinao Michael, Nancy,
ging right up to the time we shipped Itzik, Jeannie, Nelson, and John and
our opus off to the printer. I thank them the doormen and neighbors who saw
one and all, wholeheartedly. me always running to Federal Express
I wouldn't know where to begin to or Kinko's minutes before closing time
thank everyone in the travel world for know the importance of their quiet sup-
the impact they have had on me and, port, small favors, and regular promises
as a result, on this book. From the to help me celebrate when the book
hotel owner in Bath who showed me finally appeared. I intend to take them
the hidden corners of Somerset's coun- all up on that.
tryside to the professional boards of There are a few other friends to
tourism who patiently helped me make whom I'd like to give special thanks:
sense of their countries' countless pos- Teddy Sitter Danilo, whose intelli-
sibilities, innumerable people shared gence, integrity, humor, and strength
their love and appreciation of the have always encouraged me to be and
world's wonders with me. All those who do the best I can; Elizabeth Ragagli,
opened their homes and hearts helped whose gung-ho road-warrior spirit and
shape the impressions and opinions love-the-country-you're-in approach to
presented in these pages. travel probably most closely reflects
But at the end of seven years made my own; Nick Stringas, because he is
up of very long days, those I really need like a Rock of Gibraltar in any storm;
to thank are my family in my home- Annie Brody, a fellow Manhattanite
town, Beacono New Yorko and my friends I met in Florence years ago, with whom
both here and abroad. Without the I later co-authored Made in ltaly. A
knowledge that they were at my side to psychic once told me a lady with red
cheer me on, sympathize, and never curly hair would have a great influence
question my resolve (though sometimes on my career. That's Annie.
questioning my sanity), I could never Finally, to Bob Gilbert and Tad
have completed the project. They made Gast-although they're no longer here
1,000 Places possible. My sister, Roz; on earth, their spirit never leaves me.
her husband, Ed; and their children, And to Giovanni, whom I continue to
Star, Corey, and Brittany never wavered see in every corner of ltaly.
CoNTENTS
ilNTRODUCTION ' xi
THE Sronv or Turs Boox xi o How rHE Boor ls OnclrurzgDx n
EUROPE " I
From Windsor Castle to the Highland Gamcs of Scotland, Vezelayi n Burgund,y to Auila
in Spain, Count Dra.cula's Castle in Romania to Santa's Village in Finland
Gnnnr BRtrnrN AND IRELnruo3 . ENcLANDo Scorrexn o Wetrs . IRELAND
o NoRTHERNIR ELAND. Wnsrnnru EuRopn 90 o AusrRr.r o Bsrcrun[
. FReNcu . Moueco o GERMANy. GRnecr . Itety o NetutRLANDS
. Ponrucer. Sperx. SwTTzERLAoN DB lstERw Eunopn 290. Czncm
Rnpunrtc r HunceRy . Porenn o Rouenle . RussIA . ScnnuIuAvIA
312 . DnnueRr . FTNLRNoI IcnL.q,nt. NoRwey . Swennn
AFRNCA" 34[3
From the Great Pyramids of Ciza to the Imilchil Betrothal Fair in Morocco,
Kenya\ Masai Mara to Namibia's Skeleton Coast,
South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains to Stone Town in Zaruibar
NonrnnRNA FRTcA3 45 o Ecypr o Monoccoo TuNrsIAo BASTERANN D
SourunRru Annrcl 361 o Borsweue o Ernroprl . Ksr{ye
o MADAGASCARo Matewl . MALI o MIURIIIUS o NeMIsIe o SeycHsttns
o SoutH Arnrce . TANzeNre . UcIwDA . ZAMBTA. ZlMgenwe
i vllt 1,000 Plecns ro Str BnronE You DtE
THE NNilDDLEE AST " 397
From the Dead Sea to Jerusalem's Old City, Petra in Jordan to Krak des
Cheualiers in Syria, Dubai's Gold Souh to Yernen'sO ld Sana'a
Isnenr o JoRoen o OMIN o SAUDI AReetn . SyRIA o UNITEDA nes
EutRerus o YnunN
ASNA " 4L7
From Beijing's Forbidd,en City to Xi'an's Tbrra-Cotta Warriors,
Japan's Sapporo Snow Festiual to Calcutta's Marble Palace, TLrhey's Whirlirug
Deraishest o the Meltong Deha in Vietnarn
Elsr Asle 419 . Curxe o JeeeN . MoNGoLTAo SourH AND CENTRAL
Asln 440 . BHUTAN . INDrA . IRAN . NEpAL o SRt Lexre o TURKEy
. TURKMENTsTANo UzBEKTsTAN. SoUTHEAST Astn 475 o CeMsooIe
. INDoNESIAo Leos o MALAysIA . MyANMAR . PHILIppINESo StxcepoRe
o TuetteruD . VIETNAM
AUSTRALNA,N EN/ V,EALAND,
ANDT HE PACIFIC ISN,ANDS" 5]13
From the Sydney Opera House to ,4yersR oclt,
New Zealand's Tasman Glacier to the Cook Islands' Dance Festiaal,
the Sepik Riaer in Papua New Guinea to Tbnga'sH eilala Festiual
Ausrnlun AND Nnw Znelnno 515 o THB Pncrntc IslnNns 540
. CooK Isr.eNos . FrJr . FRENCH PorvNnsIe . MICRoNESIA
o PepueN Ew GutNue . ToNGAo WESTERSNA MoA
l,OOO PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
lIHE {JNITED STATES
OF'AMIERilCA
AND CANADA " 56]L
From Alaska's lrcide Passage to Saaannah's Historic District,
the Art Institute of Chicago to the French Quarter in
New Orleans, the l,os Vegas Strip to New York's Finger lnkes Regi.on,
Monticello in Virginia to Jachson Hole in Wyoming,
Skating the Rid,eauC arnl in Ottawa to Heli-Skiing in British Columbia
Tun UxrrED STATESo F Aunnrcl 56J o Ctrxl.nt T4T
TATNN AN4ERNCA" 777
From the Ma,yan Ruins of Palenque in Mexico
to Belize's Barrier Reef, the San Blas Archipelago
of Panarna to Bucnos Aires's Tango Bars,
Chile's WirrcR egion to the Otaoalo Market in Ectndor,
Marhu Picchu in Peru to the Penguin Rookeries of Antarctica
Mnxrco AND CENTRATA mnruce 779 . MExrco . BELTZEo cosrA Rrce
. GUATEMALoA HoruouReso PANAMA. SourH AMERICAA ND Arrlr.lncrrcl
804 o ARcENUUAo BoLrvIAo BRAaTL. curre . coLoMBIAo EcuADoR
o PERU. URUGUAoy VENEZUEL.A Anrencrlce
I,000 PrecEs ro SEr Bnronr You DIn
THE CARItstsEAN,] EAHAMIAS,
ANDt sERNflLTD"A 8 49
From CapJ ulura in Anguilla to the SharkR odeoa t Walker'sC ay in the
Bahamas,C uba'sJ azzF estiaalt o Sailing the Grenadincs,
Old San Juan in Pu,ertoR icot o SabaM arine Park
AilcUltre . ANTIGUA. BAHAMAS. BARBADoS' BARBUDAo BERMUDA
. BONAIRE o Bnlttsu VInCtn ISreNnS . CAYMAN ISrewnS o CUsl
o DOMINICA . DOMINICANR npunrtC o GnnN,q,oe' THE Cnnneotilrs
o GuADELoupE o Jeuetce o MARTINIQUEo Nnvts ' PuERTo RIco o Sese
o Sr. BenrH6lnnty . Sl. KIrrS o ST. LUCte e Sr. Me,nrti'l ' TOBAGO
o TRINIDAD o U.S. VtncIN IsLeNos
NNDEXES " 895
Spncler lltonxns 895 . ACTIvE Tnlvrl AND ADvENTUREo ANCIENT
Wonlos: Pyneuttso RUINS, AND LoST Ctrtns o CULINARYE XPERIENCES
o FESTTvALSA ND SpeCter EvEurS . GLORIESO F NATURE: G,t'RlrnS, PenrS
AND WtLlnRNnsS PRnSonvnS, AND Nerunel WoNlnRS ' GORGEOUS
BnecHns AND GETAvAy Isrenls o GREAT Horels AND RESORTS' Ltvtt'{c
HrsrOny: Cesrrss AND PALACESH, ISToRIcALS trns ' UNRIvALEDM USEUMS
o RoADS. Roures" AND BYwAYS. SAcREDP LACES' GBNERAT lunnx 918