Go to Hell: A Traveler’s Guide to Earth’s Most Otherworldly Destinations

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You can go to hell and back with the help of this one-of-a-kind illustrated travel guide to real-life underworld destinations around the globe. Full of intrigue, lore, and plenty of brimstone and fire, each of the 54 destinations—from Antarctica’s Blood Falls to a tropical hell on Grand Cayman island—will be worth adding to your devilish bucket list.
The world over, humans have been fascinated by hell in some form or another for thousands of years and across cultures. Now, with this illustrated collection, you can add hell to your travel bucket list with more than 50 one-of-a-kind underworld destinations, from ghost towns where Halloween is always in season, to ancient caves long viewed as entrances to Hades, to volcanoes that brim with fire and legend.
Don’t be scared: along with the fascinating history of each location, star author Erika Engelhaupt also offers practical tips to make the most of your visit to the underbelly of the world. These hellish destinations include:
Ireland’s “Hell Caves,” where Halloween was bornThe Gates of Hell crater in Turkmenistan, burning for more than 50 yearsHell, Michigan, where you can serve as the mayor of Hell for a dayTurkey’s Pluto’s Gate, an ancient Greco-Roman temple guarding a toxic caveChina’s Fengdu City of Ghosts, where tourists pre-game the afterlife in a town devoted to the underworldThe Maya Cenotes throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, long considered portals to hellAnd so many more!Ever wish you could send a postcard from hell? Now you can.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 13, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426223536
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426223532
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.64 x 0.95 x 8.48 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #595,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #237 in Tourist Destinations & Museums Guides #916 in Travel Writing Reference #1,377 in Travelogues & Travel Essays
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