"This, finally, is why the Taj Mahal must be seen: to remind us that the sound is truer than the echo." --Salman Rushdie, 50 Places of a Lifetime (Steve McCurry/NGS)

50 Places of a Lifetime App for iPad

May 05, 2011
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New York. Seychelles. Tuscany. Sahara. Angkor. Mesa Verde. What do all of these place have in common? They helped make up our “50 Places of a Lifetime” chosen in 1999 for a special edition of our print magazine. We update and reintroduce them to you today in a new iPad app, 50 Places of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Destinations.

These iconic destinations have endured over time, and in our app they come alive through personal essays from great writers (Jan Morris, Bill Bryson, and Paul Theroux, to name a few), stunning photo galleries, 360-degree panoramas, video, maps, insider facts—and an interactive checklist for your own places of a lifetime.

From the Loire Valley to Easter Island, you’ll explore the globe’s greatest destinations. As our Editor in Chief, Keith Bellows writes in his introduction, “these places are the stars by which we set sail to our dreams.”

Download the app and browse our online Places of a Lifetime photo gallery.

Tell us what you think. E-mail us at apps@ngs.org. And check out the digital edition of Traveler in the iTunes store.

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