I am of two minds about this book.
On the one hand, the information in it was captivating. There were a lot of facts in here I did not know, and reading about all these extraordinary places was fun. Some of the more compelling, at least for me, were:
Yonge Street in Canada - Lost street in the world, almost two thousand km, it stretches across Toronto
Sark - One of the Channel Islands that is still administered by a hereditary ruler
Pays Quint - This is a territory that belongs to Spain, but is actually administered by France
What disappointed me were the illustrations. All of these places were just so unique and fascinating and, for at least 85% of the book all we had was a map showing the location of the place, more often than not, as just a dot, or a line. No photos, no color images actually portraying these places. That was a real mistake in my view.
If you are a geography fan, a history fan or someone who likes weird, interesting facts, try this book.