1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 659
Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, 650–51
Canada
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, 925
Niagara Falls, Ontario, 929–30
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Mosquito Bay, Vieques, P.R., 1095
Europe, Eastern
Karst Plateau caves, Notranjska and Primorska provinces, Slovenia, 332–33
Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, Lith., 306
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croat., 286–87
Europe, Western
Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 275
Faraglioni, Capri, Campania, It., 177
Gorges du Verdon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132
Grotta Azzurra, Capri, Campania, It., 177
Grotta di Nettuno, Sardinia, It., 198
Lake Geneva, Montreux, Vaud, Switz., 282
Lake Oeschinen, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 275
Les Calanches, Gulf of Porto, Corsica, Fr., 108–9
Les Calanques, Cassis, Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 131
Pirgos Dirou Caves, Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Gr., 169
Samariá Gorge, Crete, Gr., 160
Great Britain and Ireland
County Donegal, Ire., 58
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scot., 43–44
Mexico
Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, 947–48
Gran Cenote, Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959
Hidden Worlds, Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959
Middle East
The Empty Quarter, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 471–72
Mada‘in Saleh, S.Arab., 466
Musandam Peninsula, Oman, 462–63
Wadi Rum, Jor., 456
New Zealand
Putangirua Pinnacles, Palliser Bay, North Island, 670
Pacific Islands
Savai’i, Samoa, 695
Scandinavia
Iceland’s Grand Canyon, Iceland, 353
South America
Amazon, Brazilian, 1000–1001
Amazon, Ecuador’s, 1034–35
Amazon, Peruvian, 1037–38
Angel Falls, Gran Sabana, Venez., 1050–51
The Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 1026–27
Cafayate, Arg., 992
Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Venez., 1051
Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru, 1038–40
Fjords of Chile, Patagonia, Chile, 1022–23
Iguazú Falls, Arg./Braz., 987–88
Perito Moreno glacier, Patagonia, Arg., 990
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Arg., 993
Uyuni Salt Flat, Bol., 999–1000
United States
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, 708
Arches National Park, Utah, 881
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 869
Bryce National Parks, Utah, 883–84
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, 881
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, 828–29
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 855–56
Glacier National Park, Montana, 821–22
Grand Canyon, Arizona, 706–7
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, 884
Luray Caverns, Virginia, 891
Moab and Red Rock Country, Utah, 881
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, 708–9
Multnomah Falls, Oregon, 855–56
Racetrack Playa, California, 715
Rainbow Bridge, Arizona, 708
Sea Lion Caves, Oregon, 857
Sedona and Red Rock Country, Arizona, 711
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 909–10
Gorgeous Beaches and Getaway Islands
Beaches and Seashores
Africa
Anse Source d’Argent, La Digue, Seych., 442
Archipelagos of Mozambique, Moz., 411–12
Boulders Beach/Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, S.Afr., 415
Essaouira, Mor., 383–84
The Garden Route, Western Cape, S.Afr., 424–25
Mahé, Seych., 441
Maldives, 439
Mauritius, 440
Skeleton Coast, Namibia, 412
Asia, East
New Territories, Hong Kong, China, 488
Asia, South and Central
Dalawella beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568
Eski Datça, Turkey, 576
Goa, India, 534–35
Gökova Körfezi, Turkey, 575
Mirissa beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568
Om Beach, Karnataka, India, 535
Thalpe beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568
Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568
Asia, Southeast
Amanpulo, Pamalican Island, Palawan Province, Phil., 615
Bali, Indon., 593–94
Boracay, Visayas, Phil., 616–17
Karon beach, Phuket, Thai., 631
Kep, Camb., 590
Koh Phi Phi, Thai., 627–28
Koh Samui, Thai., 628–29
Nha Trang, Viet., 640
Palawan, Phil., 615–16
Pangkor Laut Resort, Pulau Pangkor Laut, Perak, Malay., 608–9
Pansea Beach, Phuket, Thai., 631
Phra Nang beach, Phangnga Bay, Thai., 629–30
Phu Quoc, Viet., 640–41
Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi, Kedah, Malay., 605–6
Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua, Indon., 599–600
Australia
Bell’s Beach, Victoria, 662
Cable Beach, Broome, 663–64
Cape Tribulation, Queensland, 651–52
Fraser Island, Queensland, 652–53
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 661
Lizard Island, Queensland, 654
Ned’s Beach, New South Wales, 647
Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, 662
Whitehaven Beach, Queensland, 655
Whitsundays, Queensland, 655–56
Canada
Alma Beach, New Brunswick, 924
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick/Nova Scotia, 924–25
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, 918–19
Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, 934
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Anguilla, 1057–58
Baths of Virgin Gorda, B.V.I., 1070–71
Bermuda, 1067–68
Boston Bay Beach, Jam., 1091
Carlos Rosario Beach, Culebra, P.R., 1096
Curaçao, 1079
Dickenson Bay, Antigua, 1059
Domes Beach, Rincón, P.R., 1093
Elbow Cay, Abacos, 1060
Frenchman’s Cove, Port Antonio, Jam., 1092
Grace Bay, Turks&Caicos, 1111–12
Grand Anse Beach, St. George’s Grenada, 1085
Great Abaco Barrier Reef Beach, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060
Great Guana, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060
Half-Moon Bay, Antigua, 1059
Love Beach, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065
Luquillo Beach, P.R., 1097
Macaroni Beach, Mustique, Grenadines, 1104–5
Magens Bay Beach, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., 1114
Maracas Beach, Trin., 1109
Martinique, 1093
Maunday’s Beach, Anguilla, 1057
Petit St. Vincent, Grenadines, 1105–6
Petite Anse beach, Marie Galante, Guad., 1086
Pigeon Point, Antigua, 1059
Pinney’s, Nevis, 1100
Plage Malendure, Basse-Terre, Guad., 1086
Platinum Coast, Barb., 1066–67
Playa Ancón, Trinidad, Cuba, 1077
Playa Flamenco, Culebra, P.R., 1096
Reggae Beach, St. Kitts, 1101
St. Barths, 1098–99
St. Martin, 1103
Samaná Peninsula, Dom.Rep., 1082
Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cay.Isl., 1074
Seven Mile Beach, Negril, Jam., 1089–90
Shoal Bay, Anguilla, 1057
Spring Bay, B
equia, Grenadines, 1104
Sun Bay, Vieques, P.R., 1096
Tahiti Beach, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060
Tobago, 1110
Treasure Cay Beach, Abacos, 1060
Trinidad, 1108
Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14
White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I., 1070
Central America
Bay Islands, Hond., 972–73
Bocas del Toro, Pan., 976
Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 965–66
Corn Islands, Nicaragua, 974
Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 966–67
Ometepe, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua, 975
Placencia, Belize, 963
San Blas Islands, Pan., 978
Europe, Eastern
Budva Riviera, Monten., 308–9
Dalmation Coast, Croat., 284
Istria, Croat., 285
Europe, Western
Aeolian Islands, Sicily, It., 198–99
Amalfi Coast, Campania, It., 175–76
Apokofto, Sifnos, Cyclades, Gr., 165
Biarritz/Pays Basque, Aquitaine, Fr., 100–101
Brittany, Fr., 104–5
Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 127–28
Cinque Terre, Liguria, It., 188–89
Corsica, Fr., 108–9
Formentera, Sp., 251
French Riviera, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 128–29
Hydra and Spetses, Saronic Gulf Islands, Attica, Gr., 158–59
Ibiza, Sp., 251
Italian Riviera, 189–90
Mallorca, Sp., 251
The Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Gr., 168–71
Maremma, Tuscany, It., 211–12
Monaco, 226
Mykonos, Cyclades, Gr., 161–62
Naxos and Páros, Cyclades, Gr., 162–63
Patmos, Dodecanese, Gr., 165–66
Positano, Campania, It., 176
Salento Peninsula, Apulia, It., 174
San Sebastián, Basque Country, Sp., 253–54
Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, It., 189–90
Santorini, Cyclades, Gr., 163–64
Sardinia, It., 197–98
Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 155
Zeeland, Neth., 236
Great Britain and Ireland
Connemara, County Galway, Ire., 64
County Clare, Ire., 54–55
County Donegal, Ire., 58
Dingle Peninsula, Dingle, County Kerry, Ire., 66–67
Isle of Wight, Eng., 12–13
Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ire., 58
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales, 53
Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scot., 44
Mexico
Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959
Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, 949–50
Middle East
Aqaba, Jor., 456
Musandam Peninsula, Oman, 462–63
Scots Hotel, Galilee, Isr., 447
Socotra Islands, Yem., 475–76
Souq al-Alawi, Jeddah, S.Arab., 465–66
New Zealand
Marlborough Sounds, South Island, 675–76
Pacific Islands
Aitutaki, Cook Isl., 677–78
Bora-Bora, Society Islands, 687
Huahine, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 688
Matangi Island, Fiji, 682–83
Matira Beach, Bora-Bora, Fr.Poly., 687
Plage Tereia, Maupiti Island, Fr.Poly., 689
Rangiroa, Tuamotu Islands, Fr.Poly., 691
Savai’i, Samoa, 695
Scandinavia
Dueodde beach, Bornholm, Den., 335
Tofta Strand, Gotland, Swed., 365
South America
Arraial d’Ajuda, Bahia, Braz., 1005
Boa Viagem, Recife, Braz., 1011
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013–14
Easter Island, Chile, 1021–22
Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Braz., 1010
Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1016
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013–14
Itacaré, Bahia, Braz., 1001–2
Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venez., 1051
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1017
Playa Brava, José Ignacio, Uru., 1048–49
Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Braz., 1011–12
Praia do Espelho, Bahia, Braz., 1005
Punta del Este, Uru., 1049
Trancoso, Bahia, Braz., 1005
Viña del Mar, Chile, 1028
United States
Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii, 761
Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, 903–4
Block Island, Rhode Island, 864
Bowman’s Beach, Florida, 755
Cannon Beach, Oregon, 857
Cape Cod, Mass., 811–12
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, 851
Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, 851
Cape May, New Jersey, 827
Diamond Head Beach, Hawaii, 777
The Golden Isles, Georgia, 757
Hamoa Beach, Hawaii, 771, 772
The Hamptons, New York, 840–41
Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, 767
Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, 778
Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, 761
Hookipa Beach, Hawaii, 772
Hulopoe Beach, 769
Kahalu’u Beach Park, Hawaii, 761
Kailua Beach/Lanikai Beach, Hawaii, 778
Kalihi Wai Beach, Hawaii, 767
Kapalua Bay, Hawaii, 771
Kauna’oa Beach, Hawaii, 761
The Kennebunks, Maine, 801
Lowcountry, South Carolina, 866–68
Makalawena Beach, Hawaii, 761
Makua Beach, Hawaii, 767
Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., 813–14
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 777–78
Oneloa Beach, Hawaii, 772
Outer Banks, North Carolina, 851
Pfeiffer State Beach, California, 724
Point Reyes National Seashore, California, 733
Poipu Beach, Hawaii, 766–67
Sandy Beach, Hawaii, 778
Santa Monica Pier, California, 720
Venice Beach, California, 720
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, 777
Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, 825
Islands
Africa
Benguerra Island, Moz., 411
Bird Island, Seych., 441
Chumbe, Tanz., 430
La Digue, Seych., 441
Lamu, Kenya, 407–708
Likoma Island, Malawi, 410
Livingstone Island, Zamb., 436
Mahé, Seych., 441
Maldives, 439
Manda Island, Kenya, 408
Mauritius, 440
Mnemba, Tanz., 430
Nosy Mangabe, Madag., 437
Pemba, Tanz., 430
Zanzibar Island, Tanz., 430
Asia, East
Shikoku Island, Jap., 525
Tsukuda Island, Jap., 520
Asia, South and Central
Elephanta Island, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 542
The Princes’s Islands, Turkey, 580
Asia, Southeast
Bali, Indon., 593–94
Boracay, Visayas, Phil., 616–17
Borneo, Malay., 603–5
Cat Ba, Viet., 633
Gili Islands, Lombok, Indon., 597–98
Java, Indon., 595–96
Koh Pha Ngan, Thai., 628
Koh Phi Phi, Thai., 627–28
Koh Samui, Thai., 628–29
Koh Tao, Thai., 628
Koh Yao Yai island, Thai., 630
Komodo, Indon., 597
Lampi Kyun, Myan., 610
Lombok, Indon., 597–98
Lon Khuet, Myan., 610
Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myan., 610
Palawan, Phil., 615–16
Pangkor Laut, Perak, Malay., 608–9
Papua, Indon., 598–99
Penang, Malay., 609–10
Phangnga Bay, Thai., 629–30
Phu Quoc, Viet., 640–41
Phuket, Thai., 631
Pulau Menjangan, Bali, Indon., 593
Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua, Indon., 599–600
Rinca Island, Indon., 597
Sipadan, Sabah, Borneo, Malay., 603–4
Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, 652–53
Heron Island, Queensland, 654–55
Kangaroo Island, South Austral., 659
Lizard Island, Queensland, 654
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, 647
Maria Island, Tasmania, 660
Tasmania, 660–61
The Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, 650
Whitsundays, Queensland, 655–56
Canada
The Gulf Islands, British Columbia, 913–14
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, 913
Stubbs Island, British Columbia, 919–20
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Abacos, Bahamas, 1059–61
Andros Island, Bahamas, 1061–62
Anguilla, 1057–58
Bahamas, 1059–1066
Barbuda, 1059
Bequia, St.Vin., 1104
Bonaire, 1068–69
British Virgin Islands, 1069–73
Buck Island, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., 1112
Cayman Islands, 1074
Culebra, P.R., 1096
Curaçao, 1078–79
Dominica, 1080
Exuma Cays, Bahamas, 1063–64
Grenada, 1084–85
Guadeloupe, 1085–86
Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas, 1062–63
Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I., 1069–70
Martinique, 1092–93
Mustique, Grenadines, 1104–5
Nevis, 1099–1100
Paradise Island, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065–66
Parrot Cay, Turks&Caicos, 1111
Pigeon Island, Guad., 1086
Puerto Rico, 1093–97
Saba, 1097–98
St. Barths, 1098–99
St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14
St. Kitts, 1100–1101
St. Lucia, 1101–2
St. Martin, 1103
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., 1114
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1104–7
Spice Island, Grenada, 1084–85
Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas, 1064
Trinidad and Tobago, 1107–11
Turks and Caicos, 1111–12
Vieques, P.R., 1095–96
Central America
Bay Islands, Hond., 972–73
Bocas del Toro, Pan., 976
The Corn Islands, Nicaragua, 974
Las Isletas, Granada, Nicaragua, 975
Roatán, Hond., 972
San Blas Islands, Pan., 978
Turneffe Island Atoll, Ambergris Caye, Belize, 961
Europe, Eastern
Kizhi, Russia, 321
Saaremaa Island, Est., 294–95
Vis, Croat., 285
Zadar, Croat., 285
Europe, Western
Aeolian Islands, Sicily, It., 198–99
Balearic Islands, Sp., 251