Atlas obscura : an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders
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Thuras, Dylan, author.
Morton, Ella author.
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New York : Workman Publishing, [2016].
ISBN
9780761169086, 0761169083
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Published
New York : Workman Publishing, [2016].
Format
Book
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470 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, facsimiles ; 28 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780761169086, 0761169083

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Includes index.
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"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's 40-year hole of fire called the Gates of Hell, a graveyard for decommissioned ships on the coast of Bangladesh, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, England ..."--,Amazon.com.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Foer, J., Thuras, D., & Morton, E. (2016). Atlas obscura: an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders . Workman Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Foer, Joshua, Dylan, Thuras and Ella Morton. 2016. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders. Workman Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Foer, Joshua, Dylan, Thuras and Ella Morton. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders Workman Publishing, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Foer, Joshua,, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders Workman Publishing, 2016.

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