1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die

Posted at June 11, 2009

Description

It’s a traveler’s life list, a guide, an inspiration, a memory book. Open it to check out where you’ve been, and where you should go next. What to see and what to do and what to show the kids. Where to eat and where to stay. And how to change your life.

Covering the U.S.A. and Canada like never before, here are 1,000 spectacular, compelling, essential, offbeat, utterly unforgettable places. Pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Corn Palace, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways, Chez Panisse and the country’s best taco, lush gardens and Holden Arboretum, mountain biking on the Maah Daah Hey trail, historic mansions, vineyards, hot springs, the Talladega Superspeedway, classic ballparks, and more. Includes more than 150 places of special interest to families, and, for every entry, the nuts and bolts of how and when to visit.

It’s the phenomenon: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die has 2.2 million copies in print and has spent 144 weeks and counting on The New York Times bestseller list.

Now, shipping in time for the tens of millions of travelers heading out for summer trips, comes 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die. Sail the Maine Windjammers out of Camden. Explore the gold-mining trails in Alaska’s Denali wilderness. Collect exotic shells on the beaches of Captiva. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas City—from Arthur Bryant’s to Gates to B.B.’s Lawnside to Danny Edward’s to LC’s to Snead’s. There’s the ice hotel in Quebec, the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, cowboy poetry readings, what to do in Louisville after the Derby’s over, and for every city, dozens of unexpected suggestions and essential destinations.

The book is organized by region, and subject-specific indices in the back sort the book by interest—wilderness, great dining, best beaches, world-class museums, sports and adventures, road trips, and more. There’s also an index that breaks out the best destinations for families with children. Following each entry is the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone numbers, costs, best times to visit.

Customer Reviews:

I loved Patricia Schultz’s 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, & gave away copies to friends who loved travelling. This second follow-up, 1,000 Places to See in the united states & Canada Before You Die is another winner. Though Canada is not as comprehensively covered as the united states, the book serves its intention - to entertain & inspire, even armchair travellers like me. there’s nuggets of information in here, & a treasure trove of ideas that can keep most aspiring/keen travellers happy, content, & entertained.

Schultz has come up with a companion book to her first best-selling book, & has done all the home-work for us & has drawn up our To Do List: 1000 places in North the united states that should get even the most lethargic out of their armchairs. i like the balance of the wellknown & unknown, the extravagant & free-of-charge, the easily available & those gems way off the beaten track. Even those who proclaim we know the united states inside out will have a few hundred new must-do’s to keep them busy & elated for the next few decades.

I purchased this book for my mother, who is newly retired. While visiting him the other day, I glanced through the book to see check marks listed beside places that we has been. Not only that….my mom & dad have a trip planned to the Western U.S. & have used this book as a planning guide. My dad is so excited that we will be able to check off 4 more places after the trip!

If you love to travel then this book is definitely for you. I retired recently & have been doing a little travelling but mostly to nearby areas. But after checking out this book I took out my Road Atlas & started mapping designs for longer & better trips. A fine addition to a travelling persons library.

So plenty of children think there is nothing to see in the United States, that it’s all out of the Country. there is a lot to see all over the world However, this book shows you what there is to see here in the US & Canada. My husban & i have already looked at things we would like to go see together & my boys ages 17 & 19 have looked through it & found some stuff we never knew was there to see. I will be getting them each their own copy so that we can mark off what we have seen as we go along.

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