125 Wacky Roadside Attractions: See All the Weird, Wonderful, and Downright Bizarre Landmarks From Around the World!

by National Geographic Kids

Overview

Going on a road trip? See the silly side of travel as you explore the wackiest landmarks from around the world — a place where you can walk in real dinosaur tracks, a hotel where you sleep in an igloo, a crazy beard festival, a UFO museum, and so much more. You won't believe our world is full of so many bizarre and wonderful places!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426324079
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/10/2016
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	435,861
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, website, apps, games, toys, television series and events and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core.

Editorial Reviews

"This quick read is filled with large-format, full-color photographs of the world’s oddities and short paragraphs with fun facts that are enough to pique curiosity. National Geographic has a very distinct style of presenting information in a way that is eye-catching, kid-friendly, and informative, and this latest offering is no different…. A delight that will have travelers young and old poring over the pages and planning offbeat excursions." — Booklist 


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From the Publisher

2016-05-14
Attractions—and repulsions—to stifle the next "Are we there yet?" whine from the back seat.National Geographic here comes to the rescue with roadside pleasures to fracture the tedium of long-distance car travel, though many of these sights will be destinations in themselves. Befitting geographers, this is an international selection, from Japan to New Zealand, southern Chile to central Alaska. And as befitting National Geographic, the photography takes pride of place, while the accompanying explanatory paragraphs could use a little less gee-whiz and a little more informational meat. In a collection of 125 roadside attractions aimed to satisfy many tastes, there inevitably will be handfuls that specific readers will find disturbing/demented/to-be-avoided-at-all-costs—"wacky" doesn't begin to cover the array—while others might make a nifty day trip. Consider the classic-car junkyard in White, Georgia, or the Burlingame, California, Pez museum. There is an island of pigs (although its "roadside" credentials are suspect) and an absolutely beautiful arcade of trees for strolling in Klevan, Ukraine. (Time, place, and theaters of war should be considered when choosing when to visit.) There is the predictable Prada store sitting in the desert outside Marfa, Texas, some gross venues—the two-decker outhouse, the wall of chewed gum—and giant animals and mythic figures aplenty. A grab bag for sure, but readers may find themselves angling to be in Budapest in April for its annual pillow fight. (Nonfiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews