500 places to see before they die

Book of Aussie places to see before they die

October 29, 2008

WELL known Guidebook series, Frommer's, has come up with a list of 500 places to see before they die, based on whether they're under threat from developers or climate change.

Twenty one of the places are in Australia, and include Sydney's Luna Park, the underground homes of Coober Pedy, Fraser Island, The Great Barrier Reef and Kakadu National Park.

The whole of Tasmania also features, with attention drawn to the endangered Tasmanian Devil.

Frommer's 500 Places To See Before They Disappear, also includes iconic attractions like the Tower of London and Greenwich Maritime Museum, the pyramids of Giza, the southern Florida Everglades ecosystem and the Dead Sea.

Australian listings in new guidebook Frommer's 500 Places To See Before They Disappear:

Capri Theatre, SA
Coober Pedy, SA
Daintree Rainforest, Qld
Dampier Rock Art Complex, WA
Fraser Island, Qld
Gold Coast, Qld
Great Barrier Reef, Qld
Kakadu National Park, NT
Kangaroo Island, SA
Kuranda Village, Qld
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW
Lord Howe Island
Luna Park, NSW
The Mabi Forest, Qld
Mission Beach, Qld
Purnululu National Park, WA
Shark Bay, WA
Tasmania
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, NT
Warrumbungle National Park, NSW
Wollemi National Park, NSW



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