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Frommer's® 500 Places to See Before They Disappear
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places to see
before they
1st Edition
by Holly Hughes
with Larry West
disappear
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Contents
Chapter 1 Big Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
One-of-a-Kind Landscapes . . . 2
Islands . . . 20
Ecosystems in Transition . . . 35
10 Places to See the Last Healthy
Coral Reefs . . . 38
Chapter 2 Sea & Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
At Water’s Edge . . . 66
10 Disappearing Beaches . . . 80
A River Runs Through It . . . 90
Denizens of the Deep . . . 102
Chapter 3 From the Mountains to
the Prairies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Flowers . . . 117
Into the Woods . . . 131
10 Places to See North American
Prairie . . . 142
Mountain Dwellers . . . 156
10 Places to Sight Big Game . . . 168
It’s a Jungle . . . 173
Run Wild, Run Free . . . 188
10 Places Where the Bighorns
Still Climb . . . 192
Chapter 4 Big Skies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Flying High . . . 201
10 Places Where the Sky’s Still Dark
at Night . . . 206
10 Places to See Piping Plovers Nest . . . 230
Waterfowl . . . 233
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Chapter 5 Going to Ruins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Ancient Mysteries . . . 247
10 Places to See Petroglyphs . . . 258
10 Prehistoric Mounds to Visit . . . 270
Crumbling Classics . . . 275
10 Magical Stone Circles . . . 290
Chapter 6 City & Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Cityscapes in Peril . . . 318
Neighborhoods in Transition . . . 335
10 Last-of-Their-Kind Towns . . . 338
Chapter 7 Where History Was Made . . . . . . . . .358
Historic Haunts . . . 359
Making America . . . 370
10 American Battlefields to Fight For . . . 374
Literary Landmarks . . . 385
Chapter 8 Tarnished Gems of Architecture . . . .392
Iconic Designs . . . 393
10 Ideas of a House . . . 404
Places of Worship . . . 409
10 All-American Lighthouses . . . 416
Chapter 9 Disposable Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
10 Classic Movie Palaces . . . 442
10 Signs That Go Blink in the Night . . . 448
Resource Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457
Geographical Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
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