1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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Stubb’s BBQ, Texas, 876
Superdawg Drive-In, Illinois, 789
Sushi Ran, California, 733
Taste of Chicago, Illinois, 787
Terzo Piano, Illinois, 785
1313 Club, Idaho, 782
Threadgill’s, Texas, 876
Topolobampo, Illinois, 789
Topper’s, Mass., 813
Triple Creek Ranch, Montana, 820–21
Tru restaurant, Illinois, 787
Union Square Café, New York, 848
Up for Breakfast, Vermont, 887
Vetri Ristorante, Pennsylvania, 863
A Voce, New York, 849
Wall Drug Store, South Dakota, 871
West Street Grill, Connecticut, 742
White Barn Inn, Maine, 801
White Horse Tavern, Rhode Island, 865
Wine Country Farm B&B and Cellars, Oregon, 859
Woodman’s, Mass., 810
Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada, 823
XOCO, Illinois, 789
Ye Olde Union Oyster House, Mass., 809
Yoder Popcorn, Indiana, 791
Zaytinya, Washington, D.C., 899
Zuni Café, California, 732
Festivals and Special Events
Africa
Akwasidae Festival, Kumasi, Ghana, 394–95
Betrothal Festival, Atlas Mountains, Mor., 391
Douz Festival, Douz, Tun., 393
El Djem Music Festival, Tunis, Tun., 393
Fête des Masques, Djenné, Mali, 397
Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, Fès, Mor., 385
Gnaoua and World Music Festival, Essaouria, Mor., 383–84
Le Festival au Désert, Timbuktu, Mali, 397
Asia, East
Cherry Blossom Viewing, Nara, Honshu, Jap., 517–18
Cherry Blossoms Festival, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512
Chinese New Year, Hong Kong, China, 489
Dragon Boat Festival, Hong Kong, China, 489
The Golden Eagle Festival, Mong., 527
Impression West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 502
Jidai Matsuri, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512
Kaomise festival, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512
Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512–13
Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong, China, 489
Naadam festival, Mong., 528
Obon festival, Tokushima, Shikoku Island, Jap., 525
Sanja Festival, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519–20
Sapporo Snow Festival, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Jap., 505
Sapporo Summer Festival, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Jap., 505
Takayama, Gifu, Honshu, Jap., 507
Asia, South and Central
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Thrace, Turkey, 585
Bhutan, 531
Desert Festival of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, 546
Esala Perahera, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 570
Horse games, Lake Song Köl, Kyrg., 559–60
Palki Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 543
Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, 547–48
Tiji, Lo Manthang, Mustang, Nep., 565
Asia, Southeast
King’s Cup Tournament, Thai., 626
Australia
Adelaide Festival, South Australia, 656
Fringe Festival, South Australia, 656
WOMADelaide, Queensland, 656–57
Canada
Calgary Stampede, Alberta, 910–11
Carnaval de Québec, Quebec, 939–40
Celtic Colours festival, Nova Scotia, 926
Charlottetown Festival, Prince Edward Island, 934
Crystal Garden International Ice-Carving Competition, Ontario, 930
Festival Nuits d’Afrique, Quebec, 937
International Snow Sculpture Competition, Quebec, 939
Just for Laughs Festival, Quebec, 937
La Grande Virée, Quebec, 939
Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Quebec, 937
Montreal International Fireworks Competition, Quebec, 937
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Quebec, 936–37
National Snow Sculpture Competition, Quebec, 930
Shaw Festival, Ontario, 929
Stratford Festival, Ontario, 931
Toronto International Film Festival, Ontario, 933
Twins Parade, Quebec, 937
Winterlude and the Rideau Canal, Ontario, 930–31
World Film Festival, Quebec, 937
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Carnival, Port of Spain, Trin., 1108–9
Festival del Merengue, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep., 1083–84
Fête des Cuisinières, Grand-Terre, Guad., 1086
International Jazz Festival, Havana, Cuba, 1075
Junkanoo, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065
Moonsplash, Anguilla, 1057
Mustique Blues Festival, Mustique, Grenadines, 1105
Reggae Sumfest, Montego Bay, Jam., 1088–89
Central America
Semana Santa, Antigua, Guat., 968
Europe, Eastern
Castle Days fest, Saaremaa Island, Est., 294–95
Chopin Music Festival, Mariánské Lázně, Czech Rep., 288
Pálava Wine Harvest, Mikulov, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293
White Nights Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia, 323–24
Europe, Western
Art Basel, Basel, Switz., 273
Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Athens, Gr., 157
Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea e Architettura, Venice, Veneto, It., 220
Bullfights at La Plaza de las Ventas, Madrid, Sp., 268
Carnevale, Venice, Veneto, It., 219–20
Corpus Christi, Toledo, Sp, 270
Courtyard Festival, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sp., 246
Fasching, Ger., 141
Feria d’Abril, Seville, Andalusia, Sp., 250
Festa del Redentore, Venice, Veneto, It., 220
Festival Grec, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 262
Festival Internazionale di Musica Antica, Urbino, Le Marche, It., 195
Fête des Ramparts, Dinan, Brittany, Fr., 104
Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 226
Graz, Austria, 83
Gypsy Pilgrimage, Les Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 127
Horses, Andalusian, Andalusia, Sp., 248
Imperial Ball, Vienna, Austria, 87
Kursaal cultural center, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Sp., 254
Las Fallas, Valencia, Sp., 271
Lipizzaner Horses, Vienna, Austria, 85–86
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switz., 278
Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Ger., 141–42
Opera Ball, Vienna, Austria, 87
Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Northern It., 196
Regata Storica, Venice, Veneto, It., 220
Rhine in Flames, Rhineland, Ger., 152
Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, Le Marche, It., 195
Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 84
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 154
Semana Santa, Seville, Andalusia, Sp., 250
Spanish Riding School, Vienna, Austria, 85–86
Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Umbria, It., 216
Starkbierzeit, Ger., 141
Umbria Jazz, Perugia, Umbria, It., 216
Venice Film Festival, Venice, Veneto, It., 220
Voga Lunga, Venice, Veneto, It., 220
Volksfest, Munich, Bavaria, Ger., 141
Wagner Festival, Beyreuth, Bavaria, Ger., 143
Winter Alpine Balloon Festival, Château d’Oex, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 274
Great Britain and Ireland
Bloomsday, Dublin, Ire., 61
Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Mid Wales, Wales, 46
Chelsea Flower Show, London, Eng., 20
Cork Jazz Festival, County Cork, Ire., 56
Craiceann, Insheer, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire., 63
Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
Edinburgh, Scot., 35
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scot., 35
Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh, Scot., 35
Festival of Nine Carols and Lessons, Cambridgeshire, Eng., 3
Food and Drink Festival, Shropshire, Eng., 26
Galway, County Galway, Ire., 65
Glastonbury Festival, Piton, Somerset, Eng., 28
Glyndebourne Festival, Lewes, East Sussex, Eng., 9
Highland Games, Braemar, Highlands, Scot., 40
Horse Show Week, Dublin, Ire., 69
International Antiques and Collectors Fair, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Eng., 24
International Gourmet Festival, Kinsale, County Cork, Ire., 57
International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, North Wales, Wales, 48
Irish Derby, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ire., 68
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wales, 48
Pátrún festivals, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire., 63
Royal Ascot Races, Berkshire, Eng., 20
St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin, Ire., 62–63
Titanic’s centenary, Belfast, County Antrim, N.Ire., 77
Trooping the Colour, London, Eng., 20
Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford, County Wexford, Ire., 74–75
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London, Eng., 20
Mexico
Cervantes Arts Festival, Guanajuato, 948–49
Xochimilco, Mexico City, 953
Middle East
Jarash Festival, Jor., 457
New Zealand
Art Deco Weekend, Napier, North Island, 669
Pacific Islands
Heiva i Tahiti, Tahiti, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 690–91
Highlands Sing-Sing Festivals, Pap.N.G., 693
Naghol, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, 698
Te Mire Kapa, Rarotonga, Cook Isl., 678
Scandinavia
Great Winter market, Jokkmokk, Norrland, Swed., 366
Gustav Vasa-Dagarna festival, land Archipelago, Fin., 347
Medieval Market festival, Turku, Fin., 352
Medieval Week, Gotland, Swed., 365
Midsummer Eve in Dalarna, Tällberg, Svealand, Swed., 372
Roskilde Rock Festival, Roskilde, Den., 342
Royal Regatta, Sandhamn, Stockholm Archipelago, Swed., 367
Savonlinna Opera Festival, Savonlinna, Fin., 351
South America
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, São Paulo, Braz., 1019
Boi Bumba, Amazonas, Braz., 1001
Brazilian Festa Iemanjá, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014
Carnaval!, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1012–13
Cirio de Nazaré, Belém, Pará, Braz., 1009
Cosquín Rock music festival, Cosquín, Arg., 987
Día de la Tradición, Buenos Aires Province, Arg., 985
El Metejón Polo Club, Buenos Aires, Arg., 981
Festa de Iemanjá, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1005
Festa de Nosso Senhor dos Navegantes, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1004
Festival da Pinga, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1017
Festival Nacional de Doma y Folklore, Jesús María, Arg., 987
Festival Nacional de Folklore, Cosquín, Arg., 987
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, Bol., 996
Inti Raymi, Cuzco, Peru, 1041
Maracanä Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014–15
Recife and Olinda, Pernambuco, Braz., 1011
Reveillon, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014
Semana de Puno, Puno, Peru, 1047
Tango Festival y Mundial, Buenos Aires, Arg., 984–85
Vendimia, Mendoza, Arg., 989
Virgen de la Candelaria, Puno, Peru, 1047
United States
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico, 827–28
Aloha Festivals, Hawaii, 778
American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show, Oklahoma, 853
American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo, Missouri, 819
Annapolis to Newport Race, Rhode Island, 865
Art Basel Miami Beach, Florida, 752
Austin City Limits, Texas, 876
Beale Street Music Festival, Tennessee, 874
Berkshire Theatre Festival, Mass., 812
Bluegrass Festival, Colorado, 739
Blues & Brews, Colorado, 739
Boston Harborfest, Mass., 806
Boston Marathon, Mass., 806–7
Bridge Day, West Virginia, 902
Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival, South Dakota, 870
Celtic Fest Chicago, Illinois, 787
Chicago Blues Festival, Illinois, 787–88
Chicago Jazz Festival, Illinois, 787–88
Chinese New Year, California, 730
Confederate Pageant, Mississippi, 817
Cowboys on Main, Texas, 880
Daytona 500, Florida, 748
East Maui Taro Festival, Hawaii, 773
Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens, South Carolina, 867
Fenway Park, Mass., 805
Festival Capital of the Rockies, Colorado, 735
Festival of Houses and Gardens, South Carolina, 867
Fiesta de Santa Fe, New Mexico, 834
Fiesta San Antonio, Texas, 879
Fisherman’s Feast, Mass., 806
Food & Wine Classic, Colorado, 735
Frontier Days, Wyoming, 906
Glimmerglass Festival, New York, 837–38
Gospel Music Festival, Illinois, 787
Hawaii International Billfish Tournament, Hawaii, 762–63
Head of the Charles Regatta, Mass., 807
Honolulu Festival, Hawaii, 779
Iowa State Fair, Iowa, 792
Ironman Triathlon, Hawaii, 762
Jazz and Heritage Festival, Louisiana, 798
Jazz Celebration, Colorado, 739
Kalahuipua’a, Hawaii, 764
Kapalua Wine and Food Festival, Hawaii, 772–73
Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky, 794
Kentucky Derby, Kentucky, 795
King Kamehameha Day, Hawaii, 762
Koloa Plantation Days, Hawaii, 768
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, Hawaii, 762
Laconia Motorcycle rally, New Hampshire, 825
Lantern Floating Hawaii, Hawaii, 779
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, California, 730
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, Illinois, 787
Maine Lobster Festival, Maine, 802
Mardi Gras, Louisiana, 797–98
Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, Hawaii, 762
Metropolitan Opera, New York, 841
Miscellaneous & Antique Auction, Indiana, 791
Moab Ho-Down Bike Festival, Utah, 881
Moab Music Festival, Utah, 881
Mountainfilm, Colorado, 739
Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, Mississippi, 817
Navajo Nation Fair, Arizona, 709
Newport Bermuda Race, Rhode Island, 865
Rockefeller Center at Christmas, New York, 843
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon, 854–55
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, Florida, 754
Philadelphia International Flower Show, Pennsylvania, 862
Prince Lot Hula Festival, Hawaii, 778
Ravinia Festival, Illinois, 787
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, Oklahoma, 853
Rhythm and Ribs Jazz Festival, Missouri, 819
Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, Kentucky, 793
Roswell UFO Festival, New Mexico, 830
San Francisco International Film Festival, California, 730
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, New Mexico, 835
Saratoga Race Course, New York, 849
Shakespeare in the Park, New York, 842
South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, Texas, 876
Spam Jam, Hawaii, 779
Spoleto Festival U.S.A., South Carolina, 867–68
Sprin
g Shrimp Festival, Florida, 746
St. Peter’s Fiesta, Mass., 810
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, South Dakota, 870–71
Tanglewood Music Festival, Mass., 812
Taste of Chicago, Illinois, 787
Telluride Film Festival, Colorado, 739
Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation, Mass., 814
Thunder Over Louisville, Kentucky, 795
Utah Olympic Park, Utah, 882
Waimea Town Celebration, Hawaii, 768
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Mass., 815
Woodstock Film Festival, New York, 836
World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Tennessee, 873
Wrigley Field, Illinois, 786–87
Glories of Nature: Gardens, Parks and Wilderness Preserves, and Natural Wonders
Gardens
Africa
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, S.Afr., 416
Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, S.Afr., 417–18
Sofitel Winter Palace, Upper Egypt, Egypt, 382
Victoria’s National Botanical Gardens, Mahé, Seych., 441
Asia, East
Chi Lin Nunnery, Hong Kong, China, 487–88
Gardens of Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 494
Hama Rikyu Teien, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 520
Higashi Gyoen, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519
Kenroku-en garden, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Honshu, Jap., 508–9
Koko-en gardens, Hyogo, Jap., 516
Nijo-jo, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511
Ritsurin-koen, Shikoku Island, Jap., 525
Ryoan-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511
Saiho-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511
Secret Garden of the Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, S.Kor., 530
Summer Palace, Beijing, China, 481
Tenryu-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511
West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 502
Asia, South and Central
Royal Botanical Gardens, Gunnepana, Sri Lanka, 570
Asia, Southeast
Sukhothai Hotel, Bangkok, Thai., 623–24
Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, 656–59
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, 648
Canada
Butchart Gardens, British Columbia, 921
Kingsbrae Garden, New Brunswick, 924
Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, British Columbia, 917
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Le Jardin de Balata, Mart., 1093
Europe, Eastern
Europe’s Garden, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293
Europe, Western
Amsterdam, Neth., 231–32
Bulb Route, Neth., 232
Bussaco Forest, Beiras, Port., 239
Château de Versailles, île-de-France, Fr., 118
Courtyard Festival, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sp., 246
Fondation Maeght, St-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132