1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Revised Second Edition

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Great book!
by Maria (5 out of 5 stars)
August 11, 2018

I got a copy years ago and always look at it before going to a new location to make sure that I don't miss any important sites. I just bought this copy as a retirement gift for someone who is planning a lot travel.
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Fantastic travle ideas
by SheShops (5 out of 5 stars)
February 28, 2019

We had an older version of this book that disappeared during 2017 Hurrican Harvey Flood. This new verion is more current and up to date. Great travel ideas! Love it!
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Disappointing
by John Douglas (2 out of 5 stars)
August 28, 2016

Nothing special. From the sites to see in the area of the country where I live, Florida and the southeastern US, this book simply hits the well known areas and doesn't venture off the well-trodden path of most tourists. I was looking for something that didn't tell me what I already knew or could find in most any travel book. Consequently, I expect the same treatment of places I'm not as familiar with. I was hoping for something more unique.
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This book has never failed me
by MikeM (5 out of 5 stars)
July 28, 2017

This book is jam packed with great locations and adventures. I've used it several times and it's never failed me. My book binding on my first copy (2006) eventually fell apart so I hope this one lasts longer.
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Good idea, but lacks consistency and balance (also, still annoyingly snobbish)
by F4wolf (3 out of 5 stars)
January 7, 2015

I flipped through the first edition many years ago, and had a good laugh at how many expensive hotels and restaurants were counted among the 1000 places. In the second edition, Schultz has attempted to rectify this problem by merging many of these places into a single city or region. However, the merging is not done consistently. Some cities, such as London and New York, are now listed as only one item in Schultz's list, with individual landmarks and sites listed within each entry. Other cities, however, are still spread out over multiple entries, like in the first book. For example, Dublin covers 3 entries (Edible, Historical, and Literary Dublin), and Shanghai covers 2 entries (The Bund and the Shanghai Museum). Milan covers 4. Some countries are also organized in the wrong section - Greece and Cyprus are in the Western Europe part of the book, between Germany and Italy.

The other problem with the book is the lack of balance in covering the different regions of the world. The back cover informs the reader that 28 new countries have been added compared to the first edition, which is an improvement, but some regions are still very much over/under-represented relative to others. Britain and Ireland (0.2% of the world's land area and 1% of the world population) together take up 74 entries in the book. In comparison, India and China, which are much larger countries with greater geographical diversity, longer history, and far more UNESCO world heritage sites, only get 40 entries in the book - combined. I'm sure that all of the places recommended in the book for Britain and Ireland are wonderful places worthy of visit, but when making a list that's supposed to cover the entire world, the author needs to pay special attention to fairly representing every country and region of the world.

Finally, the snobbishness is still present in spades. Schultz continues to consistently recommend the most expensive hotels and restaurants in practically every part of the world. The entry for Istanbul (which is covered quite well, actually) lists 7 options for places to stay. The second-cheapest one runs at a cool $385. If I had to choose 7 accommodation options for a large city, I would probably suggest at least 2 upscale options, 2 mid-level (which I define as $100-250), and 2 budget options. I don't need a travel book to tell me that the most expensive hotel in town is probably a nice place to spend the night. With her apparent motto of "the more expensive the better" I should expect Outer Space to be one of the entries in the next edition of this book, what with its $100 million price tag. On the other hand, there's no Four Seasons or Park Hyatt hotel there, so maybe not.

This book is useful for travel ideas, and makes for an entertaining read about places you might not have heard of. But unfortunately, it often feels like an amateurish copy+paste job.

Trivia note: I counted that there are actually 1012 places in the book.
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Enjoyed seeing every recommendation
by Patriot (5 out of 5 stars)
December 11, 2017

I received this book as a retirement present and since then I've given it to others when they retire. Very helpful to refer to when travelling in the US. We used the information on our trip to Florida last winter and the recommendations were 'spot on'. We got to see things that we normally would not have selected to do. Enjoyed seeing every recommendation.
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... this book for myself many years ago and I'm delighted to say I've been to see about 500 of ...
by Carmen M. Henesy (5 out of 5 stars)
February 21, 2016

I bought this book for myself many years ago and I'm delighted to say I've been to see about 500 of these places in my 71 years. I recently purchased this book for my son and hope that he'll be able to see all of them by the time he reaches 71. It's a wonderful book for anybody. Travel has been the joy of my life and I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Find things to do you didn't know existed.
by cathasnine (5 out of 5 stars)
June 4, 2018

I have been using this book as a resource for planning travel. Ms. Schultz has some great, out of the way spots that I would never have known to even look for! I've taken several trips in the past couple years that when I looked at this guide, I missed some stuff that I really would have enjoyed if I'd known about it.
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we make sure to check the book ahead of time to see what is recommended for that area
by kranzie10 (5 out of 5 stars)
June 7, 2018

If you travel a lot, I highly suggest this book. There used to be an app by the same name, but it is no longer available, so we bought this book. Every time we visit a different place, we make sure to check the book ahead of time to see what is recommended for that area. When we return, we highlight the place(s) we visited and mark the page so we can go back and remember our amazing trips. I highly recommend this for travel buffs.
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Waste of time
by sunshine_75 (2 out of 5 stars)
June 18, 2019

I didn't think this purchase of clearly. It has to much information and not enough at all. It has a couple "must see" for 1000+ places but they are mostly the places commonly known. Nothing unique. And really, it is too much information. Perhaps if you need an idea of where to visit next but it isn't very helpful if you have already scheduled a trip somewhere. It is well written, but totally pointless otherwise.

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