Frommer’s Launches 500 Places to See Before They Disappear Guidebook

Frommer's 27 October 2008

Frommer's 500 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR is a celebration of the world's most precious and fragile sights. This innovative and inspiring new book, published on 6th November 2008, not only gives us an indication of how much of our world we take for granted, but also sheds some light on why our natural habitats are disappearing and in some cases, what we can do to prevent it.

The carefully chosen list of destinations includes a variety of natural, historical, and cultural sites for the eco-conscious traveller to enjoy as well as 230 photos that bring these places to life. Entries range from decaying landscapes and historic haunts to cityscapes in peril, iconic designs and even classic movie palaces. As well as featuring major landmarks around the world, this book presents some of the world's hidden treasures and best-kept secrets where rare species are surviving and special landscapes are still intact.

Some of the sites featured in Frommer's 500 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR include:

Little Green Street, London - it's one the few intact Georgian streets left in the whole metropolis
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland - besides nature itself, the biggest threat to Hadrian's Wall are the tourists who flock to the site each year and walk on the wall.
The Burren, Ireland - Ireland's stony wilderness is a fragile environment that is threatened by both too much and too little human attention
Taj Mahal, India - if plans to close the Taj Mahal go into effect, it would reduce this over-the-top mausoleum into a mere postcard silhouette instead of the spiritual experience it can be
The Maldives, Bonaire National Park in the Caribbean and the Cape Verde Islands are some of the last places to see the last healthy coral reefs
The Tower of London - with frequent flooding from spring overflows and North Sea storm surges, the iconic Tower of London is at risk
Teotichuacàn, Mexico-at one time the largest city in the world, now nearly inhabitable because of air pollution (the name means "Place Where Gods Were Born")
Iceland - with more than 200 active volcanoes, Iceland is one of the most volcanically active countries in the world, and is threatened by climate change and its own volcanic instability

List of categories

Big Pictures
Sea and Stream
From the Mountains to the Prairies
Big Skies
Going to Ruins
City and Town
When History Was Made
Tarnished Gems of Architecture
Disposable Culture

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Author information
Holly Hughes has travelled around the world as an editor and writer and is also the author of Frommer's New York City With Kids, 500 Places To Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up, and the forthcoming 500 Places For Food and Wine Lovers (March). She is also the editor of the annual Best Food Writing anthologies.

The book is priced at £13.99. To purchase, visit www.frommers.co.uk or your local bookshop.

Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear by Holly Hughes
To be published by Frommer's, a branded imprint of Wiley, on 6th November 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-18986-3, £13.99 Paperback Original

Notes to editors:
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