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

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English language

Published April 18, 2023 by World Almanac Books.

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978-1-5107-7383-7
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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.

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  • Travel