World Almanac Guide to Places to Go Before You Can't

352 pages

English language

Published July 21, 2023 by Facts On File, Incorporated, World Almanac.

ISBN:
9781510773820

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3 stars (1 review)

2 editions

Good survey of human short-sightedness

3 stars

A good skim through some hundred travel destinations that are at risk of being less attractive in the future. Most are threatened by climate change, but some face more direct stupidity — war, neglect, bad planning. Each place is visited only briefly, but it is a good calibration for your own bucket list. You're unlikely to choose a new destination just because you see it here. But you might not realize that Stonehenge is at risk of being felled by rodents, or that Machu Picchu — already with twice the visitor load recommended by UNESCO — will be more crowded many times over after a new airport is completed as soon as next year.