Alexander M Howard · Lonely Planet Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata Temple? It's a building...
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Ohio Off the Beaten Path shows you the Buckeye State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Dine and dance aboard a Cuyahoga...
Ken Wells · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
A sprightly, deeply personal narrative about how gumbo -- for 250 years a Cajun and Creole secret -- has become one of the world's most beloved dishes.Ask any self-respecting Louisianan who makes the best gumbo and the answer is universal: "Momma." The product of a melting...
Loren Rhoads · Black Dog & Leventhal Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography and their unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Père Lachaise cemetery each year. They are lured there, and to many cemeteries...
ERIC RUTKOW · Scribner Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover
From the brilliant award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the epic quest to link North and South America with the world's longest road - the Pan American Highway - and how its construction and evolution reflected the divergent fates of North, Central, and South...