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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?

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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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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.

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"Even if you never leave home, you'll feel you've seen the world with this comprehensive armchair-travel guide."―USA Today

"I love this book. You NEED this book...it is just so gorgeous to look at and I want to visit all 500 of the world's best places to visit (and they're ranked)! It's a great book to browse for ideas, gush over the gorgeous pictures and just learn more about the world. This is a great coffee table book and it's also very giftable."―Bookaholic Beauty

"The vagabond always eyeing the nearest exit will be transported by this guide to the world's unmissable places--the Temples of Angkor, Big Sur and 498 others--put together by a leading voice in excursions, adventures and jaunts."―O, The Oprah Magazine

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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
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    Karyn Noble is an award-winning freelance journalist, specialising in gourmet food, drink, health and luxury travel. She is also an international food judge and restaurant reviewer.

    Karyn worked in-house as a senior editor for travel publisher Lonely Planet for more than eight years and contributed to several of their titles: Spicy Food, You Only Live Once, World's Best Brunches, World's Best Drinks, Ultimate Travelist, Big Book of Free, Food Trails, The World's Best Superfoods, Secret Marvels of the World, Culture Trails, Global Coffee Tour, Amazing Train Journeys, Best in Travel 2019, Wellness Escapes, Around the World in 80 Food Trucks, Global Distillery Tour, Three Hours From, Amazing Boat Journeys, Global Chocolate Tour, as well as writing articles for the Lonely Planet website and Lonely Planet Food brand. Prior to this she was a finance journalist and television scriptwriter. She can write you an amusing script about how poorly she handles her own finances.

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What a beautiful book! I originally intended for this to be more of a research tool to help me decide future travel adventures. However, upon receipt, it's way more high quality and beautiful than I was expecting. Now I don't want it to get beat up and am contemplating displaying it instead, lol... Just to keep other's grimey hands off! I encountered no printing issues from other reviews that had me hesitating before buying. Also, it came with a map that displayed where the top 100 places were located, which I wasn't aware was included. Neat surprise.
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Graciela
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
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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!
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J. Seymour
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Travel Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018
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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.
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AdoraMeow
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures and great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2017
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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!
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Ashley
4.0 out of 5 stars It is a really cool book filled with fun sites to see
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018
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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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A measure of my like for this book is the fact that I promptly ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2017
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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.
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stallionz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for travel planning
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
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I am an airline employee and use it for travel inspiration.

It's indexed by location, so once I decide to go to a place I can look at all the other great things that I may not have been aware of nearby and plan a full itinerary. With 500 interesting places, I never run out of places to go/see.

It also comes with a wall map so you can track your travels (if so inclined).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for seasoned travelers, novices, and ... your coffee table
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2016
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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.
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Brad Mrazek
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, beautifully illustrated.....
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2020
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendable
Reviewed in Mexico on January 6, 2020
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Muy buen libro!
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Luana Gazzara
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Regalo
Reviewed in Italy on April 28, 2020
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La persona che lo ha ricevuto era molto entusiasta.
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akj
5.0 out of 5 stars worth collecting
Reviewed in India on May 13, 2019
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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
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Renato Grimm
4.0 out of 5 stars Gostaria de mais fotos
Reviewed in Brazil on August 14, 2017
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Muitos belos lugares não tem fotos que é uma pena. E tem muitas cidades e muitas coisas urbanas. Faltou trilha Huayhuash no Peru.
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