1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Neth., 233
Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, Neth., 232
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 114
Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Neth., 231–32
Palais de la Berbie, Albi, Languedoc-Roussillon, Fr., 119
Quinta Palmeira, Madeira, Port., 243–44
Villa Cimbrone, Ravello, Campania, It., 175–76
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 129
Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Campania, It., 175–76
Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Campania, It., 177
Great Britain and Ireland
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng., 25
Bodnant Garden, Tay-y-Cafn, North Wales, Wales, 47
Cashel House, County Galway, Ire., 65
Castle Howard, York, Yorkshire, Eng., 32–33
Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire, Eng., 6–7
Chelsea Flower Show, London, Eng., 20
Eden Project, Cornwall, Eng., 6
Hampton Court Palace, London, Eng., 17
Hidcote Gardens, Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Eng., 10
Kensington Gardens, London, Eng., 17–18
Kew Gardens, London, Eng., 19
Kildare Hotel and Country Club, County Kildare, Ire., 69
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, Eng., 14–15
Regent’s Park, London, Eng., 19
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Sissinghurst, Kent, Eng., 15
Stourhead Garden, Stourton, Wiltshire, Eng., 31–32
Tresco, Cornwall, Eng., 5
Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, Eng., 29
Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ire., 75–76
Mexico
Xochimilco, Mexico City, 953
Middle East
Al Bustan Hotel, Muscat, Oman, 464
Baha’i World Centre, Acre, Isr., 445
Pacific Islands
Taveuni Island, Fiji, 682–83
South America
Jardim da Luz, Säo Paulo, Braz., 1018
United States
Biltmore, North Carolina, 850
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, 844
Conservatory Garden, New York, 841
Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens, South Carolina, 867
Festival of Houses and Gardens, South Carolina, 867
Foster Botanical Garden, Hawaii, 776
Historic Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 894
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, California, 723
Kahanu Garden, Hawaii, 771
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas, 880
Longwood Estate, Pennsylvania, 745
Mirbeau Inn and Spa, New York, 838
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii, 766
New York Botanical Garden, New York, 844
The Public Garden, Mass., 805
Winterthur, Delaware, 744–45
Parks and Wilderness Preserves
Africa
Benguerra Island, Moz., 411
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ugan., 431–32
Cape Cross Seal Reserve, Namibia, 412
Chobe National Park, Botswana, 398
Etosha National Park, Namibia, 412
Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanz., 425–26
Kruger National Park, S.Afr., 421–22
Masoala National Park, Madag., 437–38
Matobo National Park, Zimb., 436
Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana, 401
New Selinda Reserve, Botswana, 399–400
Ras Mohammed, Sinai, Egypt, 379
Sainte Anne Marine National Park, Mahé, Seych., 441
Serengeti National Park, Tanz., 429
Simien Mountains National Park, Eth., 404–5
Sossusvlei Dunes and NamibRand Private Reserve, Namibia, 413–14
South Luangwa National Park, Zamb., 434
Tampolo Marine Park, Zimb., 437–38
Tsitsikamma National Park, Western Cape, S.Afr., 425
Asia, East
Black Dragon Pool Park, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, 501
Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido, Jap., 505
Foping National Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, China, 495
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Honshu, Jap., 518
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Gobi Desert, Mong., 526
Nara Koen, Nara, Jap., 515
New Territories, Hong Kong, China, 488–89
Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Jap., 505
Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Jap., 505–6
Summer Palace, Beijing, China, 481
Asia, South and Central
Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, 539–40
Chitwan National Park, Nep., 561
Gallipoli, Thrace, Turkey, 585
Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India, 537
Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, 571
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, 540
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 544
Patara National Park, Patara, Turkey, 584
Asia, Southeast
Ang Thong National Marine Park, Koh Samui, Thai., 628
Bulabog Puti-An National Park, Panay, Visayas, Phil., 617
Cat Ba National Park, Cat Ba, Viet., 633
Cendarawasih Bay, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indon., 599
Kep National Park, Kep, Camb., 590
Komodo National Park, Komodo, Indon., 597
Subterranean River National Park, Palawan, Phil., 616
Tubbataha Reefs, Palawan, Phil., 616
Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malay., 605
Australia
Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, 645
Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, 665
Cape Tribulation/Daintree, Queensland, 651–52
Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania, 660–61
El Questro Wilderness Park, Western Australia, 666
Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, 658
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 661
Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, 649
Purnululu National Park, Western Australia, 666
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, 650–51
Canada
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, 926
Confederation Park, Ontario, 930
Jacques-Cartier Park, Quebec, 930
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, 918–19
Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, 934
Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, 923
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Andromeda Botanic Garden, Platinum Coast, Barb., 1067
Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge, Arima, Trin. and Tobago, 1107–8
Bonaire National Marine Park, Bonaire, 1068–69
Buck Island, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., 1112
Caroni Swamp, Trin., 1108
Curaçao Underwater Marine Park, Curaçao, 1079
El Yunque National Forest, P.R., 1096–97
Estate Concordia Preserve, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1114
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Bahamas, 1063, 1064
Grand Etang National Park, Grenada, 1084
Guana Island, B.V.I., 1073
Îlet Pinel, St. Martin, 1103
Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, 1080
Saba Marine Park, Saba, 1097
Tobago Cays Marine Park, Grenadines, 1107
Tobago Forest Reserve, Tobago, 1110
Toro Negro, P.R., 1094
Trois Rivières, Basse-Terre, Guad., 1086
Vieques, P.R., 1095–96
Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14
Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, 1069
Central America
Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, C.
Rica, 965–66
Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve, Placencia, Belize, 963
Half Moon Caye National Park, Ambergris Caye, Belize, 961
Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Ambergris Caye, Belize, 961
La Amistad International Park, Chiriqui, Pan., 977
Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 966–67
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 967–68
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo, Belize, 962
National Marine Park, Isla Bastimentos, Pan., 976
Natural Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Pan., 979
Pico Bonito National Park, Hond., 973
Santa Elena Reserve, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 968
Soberania Park, Panama Canal, Pan., 979
Tikal National Park, El Petén, Guat., 970
Tortuguero National Park, Limón, C. Rica, 965
Europe, Eastern
Curonian Spit, Lith., 306
Kampinos National Park, Pol., 312–13
Kornati National Park, Croat., 285
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croat., 286–87
Tatra National Park, Pol., 314
Tihany, Lake Balaton, Hung., 302
Triglav National Park, Slovenia, 330
Viidumäe Nature Reserve Saaremaa, Saaremaa Island, Est., 295
Europe, Western
Archaeological Park, Athens, Gr., 157
Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Ger., 143
Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Ger., 138
The Camargue, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 126–27
Covadonga National Park, Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Sp., 255–56
De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Apeldoorn, Neth., 232–33
Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, 82
Maddalena Archipelago National Park, Sardinia, It., 197
Natural Park of Serra de São Mamede, Alentejo, Port., 237
Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 262–63
Parc Güell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 261
Parc Naziunal Svizzer, Engadine Valley, Graubünden, Switz., 277
Parco Archeologico, Sicily, It., 200
Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Valle d’Aosta, It., 216
Parco Nazionale della Maremma, Maremma, Tuscany, It., 211
Parque Natural de Picos de Europa, Cantabria/Asturias, Sp., 255
Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, 172–73
Great Britain and Ireland
Brecon Beacons National Park, Mid Wales, Wales, 46
Castle Howard, York, Yorkshire, Eng., 32–33
Connemara National Park, County Galway, Ire., 64
Dartmoor, Devon, Eng., 7–8
Exmoor, Devon/Somerset, Eng., 8–9
Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim, N.Ire., 78
Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ire., 58
Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ire., 67
The Lake District, Cumbria, Eng., 16
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, Eng., 14–15
Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales, Wales, 49
North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire, Eng., 33
Peak District, Derbyshire, Eng., 7
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales, 53
Trossachs National Park, Scot., 43
Wicklow Mountains National Park, County Wicklow, Ire., 76
Mexico
Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, 959
Middle East
Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jor., 458
En Gedi Nature Reserve, Isr., 453
Mujib Nature Reserve, Jor., 455
New Zealand
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, South Island, 671–72
Arthur’s Pass National Park, South Island, 672–73
Fiordland National Park, South Island, 673–74
Tongariro National Park, North Island, 668
Pacific Islands
Bouma Falls National Heritage Park, Taveuni, Fiji, 682–83
Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, 684
Scandinavia
Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland, 346
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, 353
South America
Amazon Biosphere Reserve, Amazonas, Peru, 1038
Caiman Ecological Refuge, Mato Grosso do Sul, Braz., 1007
Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Venez., 1051
Cape Horn National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Arg., 993
Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Braz., 1010
Galápagos Islands, Ecua., 1032–33
Glaciers National Park, Patagonia, Arg., 989–90
Hato Cedral, Los Llanos, Venez., 1052
Lake Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia, Arg., 991
Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venez., 1051
Madidi National Park, Bol., 998
Mamirauá Reserve, Amazonas, Braz., 1001
Manu National Park, Peru, 1045
Mashpi Lodge, Ecua., 1033–34
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Amazonas, Peru, 1037
Parque Nacional del Café, Eje Cafetero, Col., 1031
Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados, Eje Cafetero, Col., 1031
Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego, Arg., 993
Punto Tumbo Nature Reserve, Chubut, Arg., 986
Sajama National Park, Bol., 1000
Salar de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 1027
Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, 1023–24
Yasuni National Park, El Oriente, Ecua., 1035
United States
Acadia National Park, Maine, 800
Adirondack State Park, New York, 835–36
Alcatraz Island, California, 727
Amelia Island, Florida, 746
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, 903
Arches National Park, Utah, 881
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 869
Balboa Park, California, 726
Block Island, Rhode Island, 864
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, 816–17
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, 881
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, 828–29
Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, 755
Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, 756
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 856
Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, 870
Custer State Park, South Dakota, 870
Death Valley National Park, California, 715
Denali National Park, Alaska, 702
Diamond Head State Monument, Hawaii, 777
“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, 755
Everglades National Park, Florida, 748–49
Finger Lakes, New York, 838–39
Glacier National Park, Montana, 821–22
Golden Gate Park, California, 727
Grand Canyon, Arizona, 706–7
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, 884
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 907–8
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, 871–72
Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, 778
Harriman State Park, Idaho, 781–82
Harriman–Bear Mountain State Park, New York, 756
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 759
High Line, New York, 846
Hill Country State Natural Area, Texas, 880
Hulopoe Bay, Hawaii, 769
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, 725
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaii, 771
Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina, 866
Iao Valley State Park, Hawaii, 773
Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, 861–62
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Florida, 750
Joshua Tree National
Park, California, 715
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii, 775
Kentucky Horse Park, Kentucky, 793
Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 782
Lithia Park, Oregon, 854
Little St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, 757
Luray Caverns, Virginia, 891
Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest, Colorado, 738
Mesa Verde, Colorado, 736–37
Moran State Park, Washington, 900
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 869–70
My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Kentucky, 794
Na Pali Coast State Park, Hawaii, 765–66
Nags Head and Jockey’s Ridge State Park, North Carolina, 851
National Marine Sanctuary, Mass., 810
No Return Wilderness, Idaho, 783
Point Reyes National Seashore, California, 733
Rio Chama, New Mexico, 830
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 737–38
Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho, 783
Shelburne Farms, Vermont, 888
Slide Rock Canyon State Park, Arizona, 711
Turtleback Mountain Preserve, Washington, 900
Wai’anapanapa State Park, Hawaii, 771
Waimea Canyon, Hawaii, 766
White Memorial Foundation, Connecticut, 742
White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, 826
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 909–10
Yosemite National Park, California, 733–34
Natural Wonders
Africa
Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, S.Afr., 420
The Great Sahara, Mor., 387–88
Matobo National Park, Zimb., 436
Murchison Falls, Ugan., 432–33
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanz., 427–28
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, 382–83
Sossusvlei Dunes and NamibRand Private Reserve, Namibia, 413–14
Victoria Falls, Zamb./Zimb., 435–36
Antarctica
The White Continent, Antarctica, 1053
Asia, East
Cherry Blossom Viewing, Nara, Honshu, Jap., 517–18
Gobi Desert, Mong., 526–27
Huangshan, Anhui, China, 479
Mount Fuji, Honshu, Jap., 518
Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Jap., 505–6
The Three Gorges, Hubei and Chongqing, China, 493–94
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, China, 501
Asia, South and Central
Annapurna Sanctuary, Nep., 565–66
The Backwaters of Kerala, Kerala, India, 538–39
Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 572–73
Ladakh, Jammu/Kashmir, India, 537
Pamukkale, Anatolia, Turkey, 573–74
Asia, Southeast
Ha Long Bay, Viet., 632–33
Phangnga Bay, Thai., 629–30
Australia
The Bungle Bungle Range, Western Australia, 666
Flinders Ranges, South Australia, 658
Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, 649