1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Deluxe Edition): The World as You’ve Never Seen It Before

The gorgeous third edition of veteran travel journalist Schultz’s destination compendium takes a much more visual approach than previous renditions. Whether it is cherry blossom viewing in Yoshiro, Japan; penguins strolling on Boulders Beach in South Africa; the Bellagio’s dancing fountains on the Las Vegas Strip; or the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica, each of the places is illustrated with a breathtaking photograph (some, like the Sydney Opera House and Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, are rendered in black and white). With the photographs acting as the focal point for each attraction, the sidebars are significantly briefer than in prior editions but still mention must-do activities (in visiting Cappadocia in Turkey, she writes: “Float over the area... in a hot-air balloon from April through October, when visibility is best”) and fascinating trivia (“Winchester Cathedral... contains the tomb of novelist Jane Austen”). This spectacular coffee-table book will inspire readers to add more destinations to their bucket lists. (Oct.)