Recommendations based on "The Cities Book A Journey Through the Best Cities in the World"

From a Brazilian mine where 50,000 men haul heavy sacks of dirt up and down ladders in search of a nugget of gold, to a former lake in western Africa, where starving people walk over its surface of sand, photographer Sebastian Salgado explores the lives of the planet's often-ignored people.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Switzerland is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of cities and towns.DK's insider travel tips and essential local information will help you discover the best of this country, from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, while practical information will help you to get around by train, bus, or car.With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten up every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Switzerland truly shows you around this destination as no one else can.

Home to winding cobblestoned streets, sprawling leafy parks, and an art scene like no other ― traveling to Edinburgh is endlessly enticing.This insider’s travel guide is packed with recommendations and tips from Edinburgers in the know, ensuring an authentic experience of this idyllic city, off the tourist track.It’s not all about Edinburgh Castle and the National Museums. Beyond the well-trodden sights, there’s a secret side of the city. This travel guide to Edinburgh includes:• Two-color, bold modern design with contemporary illustrations throughout• Authors are true locals and have been picked for having their fingers on the pulse and their diverse tastes. Their suggestions and advice sit alongside quotes from Edinburgh creatives, performers, volunteers and business leaders to give the book a local feel• Narrative style throughout, making the local, personal voice central to every entry• Structured by six themes and subsequent sub-themes: Eat, Drink, Shop, Art and Culture, Nightlife, and Outdoors• Each entry includes its unique address so readers can pinpoint precisely where they are heading• Each theme ends with a tour spread, dedicated to a specific interest or experience. For example, A Literary Tour of Edinburgh Old Town or A Foodie Tour of Leith WalkWhether you’re a local wanting to explore your home town or a seasoned traveler looking for your next adventure, this beautiful Edinburgh travel guide will uncover a world of favorite hangout spots and hidden gems. Enjoy the banter at an old-school Leith boozer, brace yourself for a chilly dip at Portobello beach and browse indie boutiques that champion up-and-coming Scottish design in the elegant Georgian streets of the city's well-to-do West End.You’ll find secret spots that only a local would know, hands-on experiences, and ideas for traveling solo, in a pair, or in a crowd. There’s even a directory listing online resources dedicated to health and safety, accessibility, and places of worship as well as tips on how to travel sensibly in a post-Covid world without compromising on experience. Toss the usual tourist "tick-list", and plan a trip to Edinburgh that you’ll never forget!From New York and London to Paris and Amsterdam, there are more places to discover with these niche local guides! Written by the people who call it home, the Like A Local series from DK takes you beyond the tourist track to experience the heart and soul of each city!

Pocket Rough Guide: Reykjavík is your essential guide to the world's most northern capital city, with information on all the sights in an easy-to-use, pocket-size format, and with a full-color, pull-out map.Whether you have a few days or just an afternoon, the carefully curated itineraries found inside this first edition of Pocket Rough Guide: Reykjavík will help you plan your trip, and the "Best of" Reykjavík section picks out the highlights you won't want to miss. Visit the Hallgrímskirkja, the most enduring image of the city; stroll along the shops of Laugavegur and enjoy a meal in a stylish restaurant after exploring the National Museum; simply behold the beautiful sight of the Northern Lights.Divided by area for easy navigation, the "Places" section is written in Rough Guides' trademark honest and informative style, with listings of the must-see sights and our pick of the best cafés, restaurants, nightlife venues, and more. • Full-color pull-out map, plus easy-to-use maps to help you find your way around.• The very best of the area, selected by our expert authors.• Tailored itineraries and highlights to make trip-planning easy.• Inspirational color photography brings the area to life.• Up-to-date background information, including transportation details and a calendar of events.Make the most of your time with Pocket Rough Guide: Reykjavík.Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.

Use the 3-D models and cutaways to party your way around Rio and explore colonial architecture in the Northeast cities of Salvador, Sao Luis and Olinda and party. Clue-up on the basics, from the capital of the Amazonas- Manaus to incomparable natural wonders including the inland semi-arid area of the sertao and the huge swampland of the Pantanal, full of alligators, birds and the occasional anaconda. And don't forget a visit to the futuristic city of Brasilia, a marvel of 1950s design. Enjoy the diverse flavors of Brazil with scenic walks and thematic festivals, with sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town. This guide includes a comprehensive selection of hotels and restaurants and full-color detailed maps that will ensure that your visit to this exotic country is one you'll never forget.

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building. His construct of "four ecologies" examined the ways Angelenos relate to the beach, the freeways, the flatlands, and the foothills. Banham delighted in this mobile city and identified it as an exemplar of the posturban future.

A must-have for anyone with a passion for shopping carts and a love of the great outdoors.In The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America author Julian Montague has created an elaborate classification system of abandoned shopping carts, accompanied by photographic documentation of actual stray cart sightings. These sightings include bucolically littered locations such as the Niagara River Gorge (where many a cart has been pushed to its untimely death) and mundane settings that look suspiciously like a suburb near you.Working in the naturalist's tradition, the photographs depict the diversity of the phenomenon and carry a surprising emotional charge; readers inevitably begin to see these carts as human, at times poignant in their abandoned, decrepit state, hilariously incapacitated, or ingeniously co-opted. The result is at once rigorous and absurd, enabling the layperson to identify and classify their own cart spottings based on the situation in which they were found.

A better value than all the competition, these pocket travel guides offer travelers the insight of local experts to easily plan the perfect trip. Take the work out of planning any trip with DK's Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides. Branded with DK's trusted and familiar "Eyewitness" style, these compact guides make finding the best every destination has to offer easier than ever before! Perfect for business travel and vacation, searching for the finest cuisine or the least expensive places to eat, the most luxurious hotels or the best deals on places to stay, the best family destination or the hottest nightspot, Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides provide current, useful information based on the insight of local experts to find the best of everything that each destination has to offer.

Whether salsa dancing in Buenos Aires or seal spotting in Punta Norte, Eyewitness Travel Guide: Argentina provides insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. Fully illustrated and covering all the major areas from The Pampas and Patagonia to Cuyo and the Wine Country, there are 3D cutaways and floor-plans of all the must-see sites — including Plaza de Mayo, Teatro Colón and Santa Catalina. Eyewitness Travel Guide: Argentina explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this unique country.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Caribbean will lead you straight to the best attractions this island paradise has to offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and detailed mapping of 130 Caribbean islands, the guide explores every facet of the irresistible islands, from Harrison's Caves in Barbados to Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua, as well as the best beaches of the Dominican Republic and the best Caribbean islands for history and architecture and hiking. The ideal companion for those on a Caribbean cruise or those traveling independently, the guide provides all the insider tips a visitor needs, such as the best places to dive, snorkel, sail, and play golf. Also included are extensive information about unforgettable nature reserves and comprehensive listings of the best hotels, villas, resorts, restaurants, and nightlife in the Caribbean for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floor plans of all the major sites, plus features on Caribbean music, cuisine, sports, and even getting married in the Caribbean. With tour routes of the Blue Mountains, Jamaican Rum Distilleries, and Rainforests on Martinique-and all the sights, beaches, and resorts listed town by town-DK Eyewitness Travel: The Caribbean is an indispensable guide to the islands. Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to The Caribbean. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights 3D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues