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Secret marvels of the world : 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and how to find them / written by Alex Howard [and 51 others] ; illustrator, Lauren Crow.

by Howard, Alexander M.

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Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2017.

Travel -- Guidebooks.

Curiosities and wonders -- Guidebooks.

9781786578655 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Lonely Planet. Secret marvels of the world : 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and how to find them

Marvels of the world : 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and how to find them

304 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 25 cm

Subtitle from cover.

Includes index.

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.

"Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. This book takes its readers on a journey through the world's lesser known marvels. Dive into an underworld of the planet's most surprising, fun, perplexing, kitsch and downright bizarre sights - and explore human stories and mysterious happenings that you won't find inside a regular guidebook. From eerie natural wonders to historical oddities and bizarre architecture, this is a travel companion for the incurably curious."--Provided by publisher.

Crow, Lauren (Illustrator)

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