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1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die

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A quick geography lesson: which country is larger, Canada or the USA?
If the coverage allotted Canada in this 1000+ page volume were your guide, you might be forgiven if you felt that Canada occupied less than 10% of North America - rather than actually being the larger of the two nations.
The section dedicated to highlighting the beauty and splendor of Canada is smaller than the book's indexes! (100 pages on Canada, 104 pages of indexes in the paperback edition)
Any researching appears to be minimal at best, and apparently dredged from a handful of tourism-department websites. Including "Canada" in the title could only be described as misrepresentation - or maybe just a money grab in an attempt to sell more books for those interested in this great country north of the 49th parallel. Does this really represent the limited view of our neighbours to the south? Where is Rick Mercer when we need him?

I found Janethelibrarian's review helpful as I was considering buying the book, but wondered if, as is often the case, Canada is only given a few pages as an afterthought. Apparently this is the case, so I will not buy it.

What I loved most about this wonderful book was the fact it includes sites you wouldn't expect - ballparks, hotels, out-of-the-way campgrounds...it was not strictly a "7 Wonders of the World" travel book that I'm used to.

I have yet to visit all the lovely places here. I'm actually up to about 15, which means I have 985 to go. But even if I don't make it to every single one, it's still a fascinating read.

It's one of my three favorite summer reading books, along with Martha Bolton's "Maybe Life's Just Not That Into You" a hysterial parody of self helo books, and "Dave Barry's Guide To Money."

"1.000 Place to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die" gives you a mission and we all need a mission in life. I really enjoy books like these because they narrow things down for me. I tend to travel a lot and end up in cities asking myself "What now?" not knowing where to go. Now I know.