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Places that are disappearing are listed in new guidebook
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Published: November 2, 2008
Updated: 11/01/2008 08:25 pm
HOBOKEN, N.J. - They include the last of their kind -- places threatened by rising or falling seas or development, and homes for species or phenomena that may not last forever.
These are some of the things you will find in Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear ($19.99).
The book showcases natural and historic sites, including: Fraser Island, Australia, made entirely of sand and threatened by rising sea levels; the Grove of Osun-Osogbo, a sacred primeval forest in Nigeria and a UNESCO heritage site; the Dead Sea in Israel, where water levels have been dropping; Willow Creek Preserve in Oregon, home to Fender's blue butterflies, a species once thought to be extinct; and the chestnut tree that Anne Frank gazed upon while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. The tree has a fungal disease, but work has been undertaken to preserve it.
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