2024 the best place to see review

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Lonely Planet, the world''s leading travel guide publisher,brings you the world...ranked. What will be number 1, you ask? We have the answer.

This compilation of the 500 most unmissable sights and attractions in the world has been ranked by Lonely Planet''s global community of travel experts, so big name mega-sights such as the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal battle it out with lesser-known hidden gems for a prized place in the top 10, making this the only bucket list you''ll ever need. This definitive wish list of the best places to visit on earth is packed with insightful write-ups and inspiring photography to get you motivated to start ticking off your travel list. What''s your number 1?

Authors: Lonely Planet

About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world''s leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.

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Ultimate Travel

Our List of the 500 Best Places to See... Ranked

What is the single most amazing sight in the world?

For the first time, Lonely Planet's Travel experts have the answer. We've ranked the best mage-sights and hidden gems in a definitive wish list of the 500 best places to visit on earth.

We decided, now so should you. What's your favorite?

The world's most awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, life-changing destinations... ranked

#5. Taj Mahal, India

#76 Lake Bled, Slovenia

#107. Potala Palace, Tibet

#260. Chateau de Chenonceau, France

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 1st edition (October 1, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1760342777
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1760342777
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.65 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.7 x 1.2 x 11.2 inches
Reviewer: Graciela
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful book!
Review: Beautiful book, starting from the cover and all the way to the last page. The pictures are breathtaking. Each destination has a small description of the place and little tips when visiting or for how to get there. The index is awesome, is divided into two categories, "themes" and "country", to make your search easier. The only thing I didn't like that much is that as the list goes on, there are no pictures for every destination and the description of each place starts getting shorter and shorter. It makes a very beautiful and thoughtful gift for anyone who wants to travel the world. My boyfriend and I are going to use this book to plan our next travels. Buy this book!!!Bonus: The book includes a world map with the first 100 destinations identified!

Reviewer: J. Seymour
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My Favorite Travel Book
Review: Simply put, I own over a hundred travel books and this is my favorite. Its sets out 500 destinations, many which you have heard of and many which you have not. Dozens of beautiful photographs of most but not all of the destinations. Its a great idea book and helps create the travel bucket list. No book is perfect and this one has its faults. First, there are no photos for many (one fourth?) of the destinations. No photo for Number Four - The Great Wall of China. Really? And many other missing photos. Second, how can you compile a list of the 500 best places in the world to visit and not include Bali? Third, and this is quibbling, the cover does not do this book justice. I think a few photos would have been better. Still, its a worthy book for travelers and arm chair travelers alike. I gave a copy to friends who have been to more than 100 countries and to friends who have been to 10. All loved it. Highly recommended.

Reviewer: AdoraMeow
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful pictures and great book!
Review: Beautiful book with wonderful illustrations and descriptions. It's in order of rank of places to visit rather than by country in case you were wondering, but you can easily just use the index to find each country's top tourist spots. For the price this book is more than worth it! I was surprised a full color, 300+ page book was so cheap! Great as a coffee table book and/or to satisfy (or fuel) your wanderlust! I wouldn't use this as a ride or die guide, but more like a catalog to decide which country or city you might delve into to visit. The listed areas are pretty "mainstream" but I suppose that's rightfully so, since there's a reason these locations are such popular tourisy destinations. Also, it's more of a peave home kind of book since it is really big and heavy. If you want to get a world travel guide to bring on your trips, I recommend the "Best things in life are free" book (also by lonelyplanet). Overall really worth the price and I recommend to anyone looking for some travel inspiration!

Reviewer: Ashley
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It is a really cool book filled with fun sites to see
Review: It is a really cool book filled with fun sites to see! I used gold star stickers to mark the ones I have already been to and loved browsing through the pages and pictures. There are easy to read descriptions as well with fun details about the places. my one frustration was the book's cover. i ordered a new copy but the spine and cover corners had some folds as well as tears. the copy definitely did not look new despite the shrink wrap. it was a bit disappointing, but it is still a beautiful book and i am excited to continue my travels and check off more places!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good for seasoned travelers, novices, and ... your coffee table
Review: I've traveled to 28 countries and cumulatively spent 25 months of the last 10 years abroad. My family and friends consider me well-traveled and frequently ask for advice about where they should travel. I have places I remember fondly and can recommend, but travel is so personal, and what is amazing for one person can be lackluster for another. Also, I've been a lot of places, but I haven't actually been EVERYWHERE.So now, when I rattle off recommendations, I also recommend this book. I personally use this book to discover lesser known gems in countries I plan trips to. But it is also useful for novice travelers to discover what the world offers. I purchased a copy of this book for my younger brother who graduated college and wanted to go on a longer term travel adventure but didn't know where he should go. He pored over the book and discovered many places he had never heard of and was able to piece together a rough itinerary.It's also just a wonderful coffee table book: beautiful photography and a great conversation starter.

Reviewer: Abu Amiri
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A measure of my like for this book is the fact that I promptly ...
Review: A measure of my like for this book is the fact that I promptly purchased a new copy when my original fell off a table and separated from the spine. You can debate the order of the rankings, and even the inclusion or exclusion of certain sites, but there's no denying that it presents a legitimate list of places worth visiting in your lifetime, assuming you can get to them (hey Iran). Stunning color photography of some of the sites reach out to you from the pages, and the index does a fantastic job of allowing you to search by name, country, or city to zero in on locations. On trips to Germany, Iceland, and Asia, we viewed the suggested list of sites by country and organized our trips around visiting some or all of the suggested sites. If there's a knock on the book it's that obviously opinions will differ on the 500 best places to see, and the information provided on each site is somewhat limited, but otherwise, a fantastic book for anyone bitten by the travel bug.

Reviewer: janeintherain
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful book, but sent with printing errors
Review: This is a gorgeous book with a wonderfully put together list of places to travel. Having been to a few of these, I can say they truly deserve a space on the list. This book definitely gives me major wanderlust. It would be an excellent coffee table book or gift for any intrepid traveller, or really for anyone that appreciates the diversity of beautiful places throughout the world. HOWEVER, my book arrived with several blank pages, I'm assuming due to a printing error. Destinations #4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 13 (pages 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31) are missing, and instead there are white pages. I will be returning and re-purchasing as it is a wonderful book.

Reviewer: Brad Mrazek
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Beautiful pictures and some great facts about places I would have never thought of visiting. Some surprise entries on the list, and wish they would have gone from 500 to 1 rather than proclaiming their #1 ranked location right off the hop.

Reviewer: An
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy buen libro!

Reviewer: Luana Gazzara
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: La persona che lo ha ricevuto era molto entusiasta.

Reviewer: akj
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: if you can let go one drawback that it doesnt have pics of all 500 must see places..then its the best travel coffee table book for you...lonely planet books are far better than national geographic books when it comes to content

Reviewer: Renato Grimm
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muitos belos lugares não tem fotos que é uma pena. E tem muitas cidades e muitas coisas urbanas. Faltou trilha Huayhuash no Peru.