A captivating tour of "haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations," this beautifully illustrated and endlessly surprising "atlas" offers an intellectually invigorating journey for armchair explorers! From an underground cavern in Israel housing the Dead Sea Scrolls (discovered by a stray goat), to the remains of an ancient American metropolis found on the grounds of a drive-in theater in Illinois, to a Chinese temple that has hung precariously affixed to a cliff face for more than 1,400 years…readers are whisked around the globe to investigate architectural marvels, geological oddities, historical wonders, abandoned treasures…forty-five remarkable and wondrous locales. Detailed original maps and stunning photographs accompany each entry, offering illuminating and improbable snapshots of history. Inquisitive minds will relish this unusual guide!