Fun book to flip through and grow dreams of travel. Many are far-fetched, but many are "local" and easy to enjoy. Not sure I could come up with the same list of 1000, but this is definitely a great start, ( )

This is the kind of book that inspires you to travel more, see more of the world we live in. At the very least it's a book of dreams - one you can pick up at any time (it's packed full and huge) and find something new. ( )

This book is America-centric, and not necessarily in a good way. I assumed that the author was aiming the choose the best in every state -- the areas that I can comment on from experience -- and I was dumbfounded to see that Japan had 8 entries -- while Wyoming and Illinois each had six. And 3-4 of the Illinois entries were restaurants! The entries were well written and researched, but I believe the selection of 1000 places to visit was less researched. Heavy on events, restaurants, resorts, hotels -- the opposite of what I would like to see or tally up as an item conquered.

Like others, I am disappointed to realize that I won't see even a fraction of these in my lifetime. Sad. I am looking to get the 1000 Places in the USA book instead. ( )

This book tended to focus a lot on resorts and hotels. While I appreciate the greatness of luxury, I am more interested in seeing things a country has to offer, not what type of view I can get from my hotel room. For being what it is, it was a good, brief intro to certain countries and a good starting book to peak interest into a region. ( )

Slowly checking off places as I visit.