This stunningly illustrated book provides a wonderful and refreshing insight into the remarkable sights - both natural and man-made - that can be discovered across the globe by anyone in search of the truly memorable wonders of the world. It is divided into three sections. The first - Natural Wonders - pays tribute to the great natural landscape features that stand as monuments to the powerful geological and climatic forces that shape the face of our planet. Canyons, waterfalls, spectacular rock formations, coral reefs, crater lakes, geysers, glaciers, volcanoes - all find their place here. The second - Civilizations - focuses on the major cultures that have risen and fallen across the millenia and which have left behind great abandoned buildings as magnificent reminders of their days of glory. The final section - Sacred Stone - uncovers special places where human hands have crafted the natural rock into awe-inspiring monuments or shrines that stand as enduring expressions of spiritual aspiration.