Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners (Unexpected Atlases)

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Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare, through-the-wardrobe quality. It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet.’- DAILY TELEGRAPH Travis Elborough has been a freelance writer, author and cultural commentator for more than a decade now. His book include The Bus We Loved, a history of the Routemaster bus;The Long Player Goodbye, a hymn to vinyl records; and Wish You Were Here, a survey of the British beside the seaside. Elborough is a regular contributor to the Observer and the Guardian but has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, the Oldie, TATE etc., BBC History magazine and Kinfolk among others and frequently appears on BBC Radio 4 and Five Live.

As I read this book, I was googling the locations and interesting many would appear as the first possible match after only 2 or 3 letters. Deserted Destinations - deliberately, as in Wittenoom in WA, abandoned due to asbestos; or because people just… drifted away; The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer. And Subterranean Realms - I did not know there was an underground railway in London dedicated to mail delivery.We're always happy to answer any questions or queries you might have, please get in touch using one of the methods below. The chapter headings give a suggestion of the sorts of places covered, although sometimes that’s a stretch. Visit beautiful Norwich Department store in the Heart of Norwich, or one of our branches in Norfolk

Like most people, I love travelling, and that hasn't been possible since the pandemic hit. This book was a great way to travel around the world without leaving the house.I have been to only two; Colma City just South of San Francisco which is home to over 1,000,000 million graves and whose moto is “It’s great to be alive!” and Aokigahara near Mt. Fuji Japan that has the 2nd highest number of suicides just behind the Golden Gate Bridge.