GO HERE INSTEAD is a recently published book filled with beautiful photographs and ideas for "must see" travel. The twist? These destinations are alternatives to more well-known sites. For example, if you are interested in theater, try the Chicago scene instead of Broadway or watch ballet in Tbilisi, Georgia instead of the Bolshoi in Russia. There is a small inset map on each page, plus a picture or two, a few paragraphs of description, and usually at least one link so as to help readers investigate further. The many suggestions seem to be loosely grouped by topic (e.g., Art and Culture includes the previous examples and several museums), but I think it would be more helpful for those actually planning to travel if they were organized by location (at least continent?). One can work around that limitation since each section has a one page list of its contents, showing the name of both the endorsed location (e.g., Perth) and the more traditional one (Sydney). Or, use the index and have fun flipping through various parts of the book – maybe even generating a few more goals for your "bucket list." Some that sound especially fun: Tranzalpine (train in New Zealand) vs. the Glacier Express, Switzerland; Greenland vs. Antarctica; Kintyre 66 vs. North Coast 500 (both Scottish road trips); or Montenegro’s many islands vs. those of Greece. GO HERE INSTEAD could definitely be enjoyed by armchair travelers; it is a diverting starting point, but other resources (for transportation, food and lodging, etc.) would be needed to fully outline a trip. Section titles include: Ancient and Historical Sights; Festivals and Parties; Architectural Marvels; Natural Wonders; Art and Culture; and Captivating Cities.

This book is an absolute TREASURE!
Do you have a bucket list, a travel dream, or a wish to see a place you have only read or heard about on TV but the cost or the crowds are just too prohibitiv? Go Here Instead will enable you to come up with alternative plans that more than satisfy that travel urge.

Best yet, the book concept works for any time of traveler!
Via the contents you can choose from :

Best Ancient and Historical Sites
Best festivals and parties
Best man made structure,
Best Natural Wonders
Captivating Cities


The entries include stunning photos, maps, best time to visit and tips that aren't easily found online. If you are an avid traveler, or even someone beginning to dip their toe in the travel world this is an amazing book for you! #GoHereInstead
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Lovely photographs, and great suggestions for experiences that aren't the "tourist traps", but are interesting places themselves. I also liked how the book gave tips if you still wanted to go the more well known places.

I always enjoy DK travel books, and this was no exception! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This book would make a great holiday gift for a person who likes to travel, even if that person is you. It is filled places to go that are a bit less traveled.

This title is organized by subjects including Ancient and Historical Sights; Festivals and Parties; Great Journeys; Architectural Marvels; Natural Wonders; Art and Culture, and Captivating Cities. For each well known destination, an alternative is offered. To give an example, the first suggestion in the book is to go to the Pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur, instead of the Great Pyramids. Or, think of Avebury, instead of Stonehenge or the Wellington Fringe instead of the Scottish festival. These are just a few of the 100 ideas.

This beautifully illustrated book is a terrific resource. I want to get out of my armchair (travel) and go away.

Many thanks to DK Eyewitness Travel and NetGalley for this title. All opinions are my own.

A fantastic self-proclaimed “alternative bucket list” featuring breathtaking photography and descriptions of alternatives to the most popular tourist destinations. Categories are broken into: ancient and historical sights, festivals and parties, great journeys, architectural marvels, natural wonders, art and culture, and captivating cities. I just wish there were more United States based locations featured - guess I’ll have to be an armchair traveler for now!

Thank you to DK and NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love this book! The DK Eyewitness series has been my travel guidebook go-to for nearly two decades, so I was excited to learn about this new title. All of the guidebooks are chock full of useful information, beautiful photography and helpful tips. As a traveler who craves authentic experiences that celebrate local culture, I am always looking for new locales that are further afield from the popular, over-crowded tourist sites. Having been to a number of the places featured in this book, I was thrilled to see a well-curated collection of alternative destinations, organized by topic (historical sights, festivals and parties, captivating cities, etc). I will definitely be adding this a hard copy of this book to my travel shelf to inspire my future adventures!

DK is quite simply the publisher of some of the world’s most beautiful books, from travel to science to history – if it was published by DK, you’re in for a treat. In this travel book, DK presents ideas for travelers that will take them from crowded, over commercialized places to similar, quieter places off the beaten track. The point being to give travelers a break from crowds and the opportunity to visit some perhaps lesser known destinations. Which in turn helps save some of those over visited places like Machu Picchu from being loved to death. Of course because thus is a DK book, the text is accompanied by breathtaking photographs