Wander off the beaten track to uncover the world’s most secret destinations through insightful text and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations: discover an ancient gateway to the Mayan underworld, a mysterious underwater monument sunken off the Ryukyu Islands in Japan or a prehistoric village covered for centuries by a huge sand dune in the Orkney Islands.

In Inspired Traveller's Guides: Hidden Places travel journalist Sarah Baxter’s evocative words instantly transport you to 25 of the world’s most obscured places. From remote locations that visitors must trek and wade just to catch a glimpse of, to forgotten cities only recently revealed and places purposefully hidden as sanctuaries from persecution, each destination has a very human story at its heart.

Featured locations:

Tyneham, Dorset, England

Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland

Menlo Castle, Galway, Ireland

Ladby Ship, Kerteminde, Denmark

Our Dear Lord in the Attic, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Montsegur, France

Kaisertal, Austria

Black Forest, Germany

Rok Runestone, Ödeshög, Sweden

Villa of Tiberius, Sperlonga, Italy

Bulnes, Cabrales, Spain

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Turpan Oasis, Turpan, China

Phnom Kulen, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Yonaguni, Yaeyama Islands, Japan

Mount Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Australia

Curio Bay, Southland, New Zealand

Spirit Island, Alberta, Canada

The Green Mill, Chicago, USA

Havasu Canyon, Arizona, USA

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, New York, USA

Actun Tunichil, Belize

Choquequirao, Peru

El Mirador, El Petén, Guatemala

Savour a moment to delight in the serenity and seclusion of the secret escapes collected in this beautifully illustrated guide, full of surprise, wonder and sights otherwise unseen.

Each book in the Inspired Traveller's Guides series offers readers a fascinating, informative and charmingly illustrated guide to must-visit destinations round the globe. Also from this series, explore intriguing: Artistic Places (March 2021), Spiritual Places, Literary Places and Mystical Places.