1,000 Places to See Before You Die

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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The new edition, Published November 2011
AuthorPatricia Schultz

1,000 Places to See Before You Die is a 2003 travel book by Patricia Schultz, published by Workman. A revised edition was published in November 2011. The new edition is in color. An iPad app debuted in December 2011.[ citation needed ]

Contents

According to Schultz, she began work on the book in 1995 and finished it about 8 years later. [1] She claims to have visited ~80% of the places she lists in each book. [1]

One reviewer praised its wide ranges and images, but criticized the book for a lack of originality, featuring for example the Eiffel Tower. [2]

On March 29, 2007, the Travel Channel premiered a series based on the book's locations, called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die . [3] Patricia Schultz published a follow-up edition in 2007 called 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, describing her process in creating as more methodical than in the first. [1] [4]

Summary

The book's chapters are broken down by geographical locations. Within each chapter, the entries are further narrowed by region. The chapters are as follows:

Editions

References

  1. 1 2 3 STENGLE, JAMIE. "Author of '1,000 Places to See Before You Die' says we all can live better through travel". Cape Cod Times . Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  2. ↑ "1000 Places to See Before You Die (review)". Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Susan (2007-03-29). "Two Innocents Abroad, With TV Cameras in Tow". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Must-See Places To Visit Before You Die". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
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