• Active vacations (snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef)
• Sports shrines (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Other-worldly destinations (Monteverde Cloud Forest)
• Cultural heritage sites (Great Wall of China)
• Historic destinations (Black Heritage Trail)
• Places that are just plain old fun (Santa Monica Pier)

500 Great Reasons to Say,"Are We There Yet?"

This bestselling guide takes you across town and around the globe to 500 of the most exciting places on earth. With more than 40 new destinations, this revised edition is packed with things to see, do, and explore-from the Painted Desert (United States) and the cave homes of Coober Pedy (Australia) to a camel safari (India) and Dracula''s Castle (Romania).

Complete with hotel information, age recommendations, Web sites, and more, this guide provides the advice you need to plan a trip the whole familycan enjoy-and remember for a lifetime.

Places to Go & Things to Do Around the World

• The natural world: awesome vistas, flora, and fauna

• Offbeat attractions: weird and wacky fun

• History: from ancient wonders to modern marvels

• Rides and thrills: bobsleds, dogsleds, andeverything in between

• Art and architecture: galleries, buildings, andmonuments

• Science: space centers, natural history museums,and more

• Sports: halls of fame and sporting events

Holly Hughes (New York, NY) is the former executive editor of Fodor''s Travel Publications, the series editor of Frommer''s Irreverent Guides, and author of Frommer''s New York City with Kids.