Whether you want to swim in a lake full of jellyfish, enjoy a swing ride in a cooling tower that's part of an amusement park in the grounds of a nuclear power plant or take a zip line to school, this book has got you covered.

Because of my love for all things weird and wonderful I particularly enjoyed reading the obscure facts about each country you visit in this book. My favourite was "Iceland has the world's only school dedicated to the study of elves."

Although this book has added many experiences to my Bucket List, topping it is a visit (or maybe several hundred) to Coromoto's Ice Cream Shop in Mérida, Venezuela. "About 60 of the 900 varieties are on sale at any given time." I'm not sure whether I'd actually enjoy spaghetti flavoured ice cream, but I'd love to be able to say I tried it.

Next you'll find me in an Austrian library. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (the Austrian National Library) in Vienna has secret passages hidden behind bookcases! I don't need any more information to sell me on this destination.

The writing style in this book felt like I was listening to a tour guide. Using size comparisons with objects kids are already familiar with was a great choice. It's much easier to imagine how huge a blue whale is when you discover it's longer than two city buses. There's a good blend of history, culture, geography and mythology in this collection of interesting and quirky destinations.

Joy Ang's cover illustration was one of the things that drew me to this book in the first place and I really liked the details she incorporated and the different perspectives shown; sometimes I felt I was standing looking across a vista and other times I was granted a bird's eye view.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Workman Publishing Company for the opportunity to read this book. I'm rounding up from 4.5 stars.

This is such an interesting book. Didn't know what to expect when ordering it but happily surprised. Purchased for my 10 year old grandson who loves snippets of amazing information of our world. It was perfect.

I gave this book as part of my seven year old grandson's birthday present. His reaction was a wide eyed "Oh wow!" He loves delving into this colourful, exciting book. It is full of information, some well known, some not so. And as anyone with a seven year old in their lives knows, they love imparting knowledge they've gained by prefacing their words with " Did you know...........?" This book has given us all many of those moments!

Our grandson loved, loved, loved this book. It has opened his eyes to the joy of finding the unexpected when he starts his travel. At only 13 he is now planning trips for his future based on discoveries in this book.