Atlas of Cursed Places

A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations

Olivier Le Carrer

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Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
01 February 2016

Geographical reference; History; Travel writing

Atlas Obscura says this lushly illustrated New York Times bestselling guide to dozens of dangerous, eerie, and infamous locations is the perfect gift for ""those who believe the world is still full of mysteries to investigate.""

Pick up the acclaimed Atlas of Cursed Places and visit the world's most nerve-wracking locations. With pithy historical profiles, vintage full-color maps, and haunting tales that will color your perspective (and send tingles down your spine), this is a clever gift for the intrepid traveler or armchair adventurer who wants to explore destinations both remarkable and daunting. Visit:

- a coal town where the ground is constantly on fire

- a Zambian national park where more than 8 million bats darken the skies

- the infamous suicide location of Aokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji

- the lesser-known Nevada triangle, in which dozens of aircraft have inexplicably disappeared

Beautifully packaged and written with a twisty sense of humor, Atlas of Cursed Places puts your quirky side on the map.

By: Olivier Le Carrer
Imprint: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 267mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 727g
ISBN: 9781631910005
ISBN 10: 1631910000
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Olivier Le Carrer is a journalist and passionate sailor. He has spent the last thirty years exploring the shores of the planet. He has written several books on cartography and navigation with the illustrator Sibylle Le Carrer.

Reviews for Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations

""....morbidly delightful collection of maps and essays about locations that probably make actual visitors a bit nervous.""--Dayton Daily News ""...an enticing tour of frightening places around the world...""--Shelf Awareness ""[For] those who believe the world is still full of mysteries to investigate.""Atlas Obscura ""Olivier Le Carrer's Atlas of Cursed Places is many things - travel writing, folklore, true crime, history, map porn - all wrapped up in a rather splendid package....Given its tales of ghosts, dragons and disasters both natural and manmade, Le Carrer's Atlas represents a fresh boarding pass to leap aboard the world of geography, even for the geographaphobic among us.""--BookGasm ""Perfect for the macabre traveler with a sense of humor.""--New York Post