Grab your passport and join the editors of Time for a journey around the world in 160 pages. Great Places of History offers a refreshing and illuminating new perspective on the story of civilization, one that's oriented to geography rather than biography. In these pages, Time lists the 100 most influential sites in history; the places where discoveries were made and revolutions were born, where cultures clashed and crucial battles were fought, where radical ideas took flight and great artists worked their magic. Spanning centuries and continents, the entries include ancient temples and futuristic opera houses, the skyscrapers of Chicago, a research station in Antarctica and the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. This large scale book is also a feast for the eyes, as the world's foremost photographers offer wonderful perspectives on some of the most scenic areas of the planet, from the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean to the Hill of Tara in Ireland to the mosques of Timbuktu in Mali.