World's best cities Celebrating 220 great destinations
Book - 2014
"Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, The World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as exciting up-and-comers, including Denver, Asheville, Oslo, and Abu Dhabi. As readable as it is beautiful, this expansive travel guide offers a playful, informative mix of inspirational personal narratives; photo galleries, and fun facts; plus sidebars on oddities; where to find the best food and shopping; novels that capture a particular city's atmosphere; local secrets; and more. Many additional cities appear in illustrated lists, such... as eco-friendly cities, foodie cities; and happiest cities. The twenty-first century is the Century of the City, and on-the-go visitors and armchair travelers alike will make The World's Best Cities a must-have volume to accompany all their urban adventures"--
- Subjects
- Published
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic Society
[2014]
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 335 pages : color illustrations, map ; 31 cm
- ISBN
- 9781426213786
- Tokyo
- Mexico City
- Shanghai
- Mumbai
- New York
- Beijing
- Buenos Aires
- Rio de Janeiro
- Moscow
- Los Angeles
- Istanbul
- Cairo
- Paris
- Jakarta
- London
- Bangkok
- Chicago
- Hong Kong
- Santiago
- Toronto
- Barcelona
- Singapore
- Philadelphia
- St. Petersburg
- Sydney
- Miami
- Melbourne
- Montreal
- Boston
- Washington, D.C.
- Cape Town
- Berlin
- Athens
- Nairobi
- Rome
- San Francisco
- Dakar
- Lisbon
- Seattle
- Minneapolis
- Havana
- Portland
- Denver
- Budapest
- Vienna
- Florence
- Stockholm
- Prague
- Amsterdam
- New Orleans
- Las Vegas
- Abu Dhabi
- Marrakech
- Oslo
- Honolulu
- Edinburgh
- Jerusalem
- Halifax
- Venice
- Geneva
- Asheville
- Vatican City.