Popular actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy writes the foreword in this lavish travel gift book that spans the globe to present the world’s most transformative places.

National Geographic photographers and travel and literary celebrities share their personal insights about their favorite places on earth for an authentic travel experience. You’ll find everything from the best exotic street markets and the best places to listen to music, to the best wild places, urban spaces, and world wonders.

World’s Best Travel Experiences: Four Hundred Extraordinary Places is now available from National Geographic and wherever books are sold.