Wild, Beautiful Places: Picture-Perfect Journeys Around the Globe

by George W. Stone (Foreword), National Geographic Society, Joe Yogerst (Contributor)

Experience the world’s most wild, remote, beautiful places with shots by National Geographic photographers and vintage photos pulled from the National Geographic archives. Highlighting 50 of Earth’s most pristine, scenic locales, this beautiful book is illustrated with stunning images, coupled with accessible, engaging descriptions and practical travel information. The book covers everything from otherworldly, secluded valleys to far-flung, soaring mountain ranges. National Geographic photographers share some of their favorite shots from around the world and explain how they got them, and historical photos culled from National Geographic’s hallowed image archive highlight old Society explorations in rugged, distant locations, and give a glimpse into the bygone days of these exotic places.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Nature, Photography

320 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2016

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really beautiful photojournalism about the planets many beautiful places. I had a bucket list item or two reinforced, and a few that I want to find more about - more photos, more essays about visiting them.

[lunarlibrarian]

I didn't read much of it, but I looked at every single picture ;-)

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a gorgeous picture book of places we all hope to see at some point in life! A great coffee table present.

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love looking at the photos in these National Geographic books. This one was divided up by continent, and displayed photos of amazing locales on each continent. Also, there was info, ways to make travel plans to visit there and a little about the history of each place. Some of my favorites were Point Reyes California, Antarctica, the Nile Valley and the Skellig Islands. Those photos in particular were striking and amazing in their detail. They were places that were in turns remote, welcoming, ancient and wondrous. An around the world photo journey.

[Nefertari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely beautiful photography. Not a guide I'd consult for necessary travel information, but good as a resource from which to draw inspiration for such a trip.

[Rudi Opperman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good summary of some amazing, natural wonder sites around the world.

[Jonele · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's National Geographic...of course it's good!

[Yrsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! I look at the pictures and read about the places once in while, especially now during corona when we can't go anywhere. Splendid!

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book! Also has good descriptions of the places features and an overview of logistics. Great for my wanderlust!

[Phyllis M. Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

The photographs took my breath away! All of them!!!!! Why read when there are so many wonderful photos to see???

[Jonas Stephan Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

God so good Corking

[Johnny Tunstall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures, Makes me want to travel to them all. Very enjoyable.

[Ashlyn Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely beautiful photography, with a little bit of reading about each place. Definitely adding some spots on my bucket list.

[Sreejesh Nataraj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Breathtaking photographs paired with accessible and engaging descriptions, making it a perfect companion for nature lovers and travel enthusiasts!

[Geneva(GG) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars: The photos in this book are really beautiful!