The Rainbow Atlas: A Guide to the World's 500 Most Colorful Places

By Taylor Fuller

Take a colorful tour of 500 eye-poppingly brilliant spots around the world with The Rainbow Atlas.

Spanning natural phenomena, architectural wonders, art installations, and more, the contents of this book range from the pink salt lakes of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to the eye-catching home façades of Cobh, Ireland.

Spectacularly colorful and packed with dreamy photographs, The Rainbow Atlas introduces readers to the most vibrant landmarks the world has to offer.

• Entries offer surprising facts and expert advice on when to visit these surreal settings.
• Provides readers with hours of inspiration for their future adventures
• Explore and learn about places like China's Rainbow Mountains and the colorful streets of Cape Town.

The Rainbow Atlas is organized by longitude, creating fun and unexpected juxtapositions.

Paired with stunning photographs of each location, The Rainbow Atlas advises readers of the best time of year to visit each spot and explains the particularities of each riotous rainbow locale.

• Spectacularly colorful and packed with dreamy rainbow content
• The perfect and unique book for adventure seekers, color enthusiasts, photographers, rainbow chasers, travel addicts, and explorers everywhere
• Add it to your collection of books like Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton; The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small by Kath Stathers; and The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Digital
• Release date: May 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781452184081

Taylor Fuller

Taylor Fuller is an enthusiastic traveler who spends more time exploring the world than she does at her home in London.

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Names: Fuller, Taylor, 1991- author.

Title: The rainbow atlas : a guide to the world’s 500 most colorful places / Taylor Fuller.

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Identifiers: LCCN 2019033490 | ISBN 9781452184081 (epub, mobi) | ISBN 9781452182827 (hardback)

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CONTENTS

The entries in this book are arranged by longitude, starting in Alaska and traveling around the globe to New Zealand. Each entry’s number is color coded:

Natural world

Urban art

Festival

Built environment

Leisure and culture

Place of worship

CONTRIBUTORS 4

FOREWORD 7

INTRODUCTION 10

CHAPTER one

180°–120°

WEST

12

1 It’s not just black and white 14

Black Rock Beach, Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands 14

2 Mother Nature’s garden 14

Nāpali Coast, Kauai, Hawai‘i, U.S.A. 14

3 Come on, let’s celebrate 15

POW! WOW! Festival, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A. 15

4 All because of a yellow lizard 16

Moorea Lagoon, French Polynesia 16

5 Treasure beyond measure 16

Autumn Tundra, Yukon Territory, Canada 16

6 Blue end of the spectrum 17

Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, U.S.A. 17

7 Light up the night 18

Canyon Lights, Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver, Canada 18

8 Tip-toe through the tulips 19

BLOOM, The Abbotsford Tulip Festival, Abbotsford, Canada 19

9 What you can do with a concrete base 19

The Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, Canada 19

10 Wander in a wonderland 20

Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 20

11 Street art to desire 21

Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley, Mission District, San Francisco, U.S.A. 21

12 Home is where the exquisite paintwork is 22

Painted Ladies, Alamo Square, San Francisco, U.S.A. 22

13 It’s a shore thing 22

King’s Beach, North Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.A. 22

14 California dreaming 23

Capitola City Beach, Capitola, California, U.S.A. 23

15 Spell it with color 23

The Alphabet District, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 23

CHAPTER two

120°–80°

WEST

24

16 Somewhere under the rainbow 26

Chromatic Gate, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. 26

17 The hills are alive 26

California superbloom, southern California, U.S.A. 26

18 Spot the changes 26

Los Angeles Murals, Downtown L.A. Arts District, California, U.S.A. 26

19 Water colors with a difference 28

Fly Geyser, Fly Ranch, Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.A. 28

20 Dream in color 30

The Kinney, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A. 30

21 More than murals 30

Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A. 30

22 Desert bloom 31

The Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. 31

23 Stand-out stones 32

Seven Magic Mountains, Interstate 15, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 32

24 Written in lights 33

Neon Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 33

25 Opportunity knocks 33

Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. 33

26 Flour and water makes turquoise 34

Lake Louise, Banff, Alberta, Canada 34

27 Grand by name, grand by nature 35

Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. 35

28 Take a trip 36

The Saguaro Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. 36

29 Feel the flow 36

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. 36

30 Spectacular spectrum 37

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A. 37

31 Get your kicks 38

Route 66, Seligman, Arizona 38

32 Home of the best westerns 38

Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona, U.S.A. 38

33 Ancient culture, modern color 39

Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico 39

34 Bold and bohemian 40

Sayulita, Mexico 40

35 Color cascades 41

Guanajuato, Mexico 41

36 Nothing but hot air 41

Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 41

37 Party like everyone’s watching 42

Día de los Muertos, Mexico City, Mexico 42

38 Praise the trashcan 44

Cathedral of Junk, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. 44

39 Say it with street art 44

Murals, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. 44

40 Float to the music 45

Trajineras, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico 45

41 Get your bonnet on 47

Bluebonnet Trails, Ennis, Texas, U.S.A. 47

42 It’s hell to find a space 47

Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. 47

43 Old by name . . . young by nature 47

Antigua, Guatemala 47

44 Grade A for Port A 47

Port Aransas, Texas, U.S.A. 47

45 Paint the town 48

Macromural de Palmitas, Pachuca, Mexico 48

46 Fly it with color 49

Festival de Barriletes Gigantes, Sumpango, Guatemala 49

47 Worshipping color 50

La Iglesia de San Andrés de Xecul, San Andrés, Guatemala 50

48 Ride on time 50

Streetcars in New Orleans, U.S.A. 50

49 Life on Mars 50

Rabida Jervis Galapagos Red Sand Beach, Ecuador 50

50 Backstreet blues 51

Bywater, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 51

51 Cruise with the Krewes 52

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 52

52 A little bit of magic 53

Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico 53

53 Flower power 53

Fiesta de las Flores y Palmas, Panchimalco, El Salvador 53

54 History at every step 53

Ataco, El Salvador 53

55 In the pink 54

Las Coloradas Pink Lakes, Río Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico 54

56 What a corker 56

Caye Caulker Village, Caye Caulker, Belize 56

57 Don’t hold back 56

Holbox, Mexico 56

58 Fifty shades of blue 57

Bacalar Lagoon Of Seven Colors, Bacalar, Mexico 57

59 Message or moose? 58

Murals, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 58

60 Color in the coral 59

Mesoamerican Reef, Roatán, Honduras 59

61 A vacation from vacation spots 59

Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México 59

62 Green sky thinking 60

Northern lights, Nunavut, Canada 60

63 Feel the pulse 62

Havana, Cuba 62

64 Talk about a revolution 63

León, Nicaragua 63

65 Putting the color in colonial 63

Granada, Nicaragua 63

66 Shine bright 65

St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A. 65

67 Animal magic 65

Tortuguero, Costa Rica 65

68 Soak with the sea cows 65

Crystal River, Florida, U.S.A. 65

69 Bad farming, great results 65

Providence Canyon State Park, Georgia, U.S.A. 65

70 Rooms with a view 66

Lifeguard Stands, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. 66

71 Miami time machine 67

South Beach Art Deco, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. 67

72 Havana-ooh-na-na 67

Little Havana, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 67

73 Neon, day and night 67

Bocas del Toro, Panama 67

74 Where there’s a will, there’s a wall transformed 68

Wynwood, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 68

75 Small town, big artworks 69

Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S.A. 69

76 Heart deco hotel 69

Washington Park Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 69

CHAPTER three

80°–40°

WEST

70

77 A maze of color 72

Trinidad, Cuba 72

78 Find your way home 74

Rainbow Row, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. 74

79 Berry beautiful 74

Cranberry bog, Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery, Bala, Ontario, Canada 74

80 State of the art 75

El Otro Lado Private Retreat, Portobelo, Panama 75

81 Latin and lovely 76

Las Peñas, Guayaquil, Ecuador 76

82 What color’s cool? 77

Casco Viejo, Panama 77

83 Light up the night fantastic 77

Fiesta de la Luz, Quito, Ecuador 77

84 Live life in full color 78

Nassau, Bahamas 78

85 Bimini blues 79

Bimini, Bahamas 79

86 Historic hideaway 80

Georgetown, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 80

87 Come for the color, stay for the chilli 80

U Street, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 80

88 Color with a capital C 81

Washington D.C., U.S.A. 81

89 Walk this way 82

Cartagena, Colombia 82

90 Salt of the earth 83

Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, Zipaquirá, Colombia 83

91 Delight in the detail 83

Guatapé, Colombia 83

92 New York state of mind 84

LES Murals, New York, U.S.A. 84

93 Bold and beautiful 84

DUMBO, New York, U.S.A. 84

94 Friend of art 85

Bogotá, Colombia 85

95 Rainbow flow 85

Caño Cristales, Serranía de la Macarena, Colombia 85

96 Spot the deliberate mistake 86

Grand Central Terminal, New York, U.S.A. 86

97 Live by the beat of the drum 87

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada 87

98 New year, new art 87

St-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, Canada 87

99 Message in mosaics 88

Valparaiso, Chile 88

100 Marvel at the marble 89

Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake, Patagonia, Chile 89

101 Still standing 89

Castro, Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chiloé Provence, Chile 89

102 Somewhere over the rainbow 90

Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru 90

103 Ice dream 92

Hôtel de Glace, Valcartier, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 92

104 Feel at peace in an old monastery 93

Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru 93

105 Underwater light show 93

Laguna Grande, Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan, Puerto Rico 93

106 Where nature blows your mind 94

Atacama’s Lagoons, Chile 94

107 The city of firsts 96

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 96

108 Curative Curaçao 96

Willemstad, Curaçao 96

109 Find pink at the end of the rainbow 97

Kralendijk, Bonaire 97

110 Color catcher 97

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 97

111 Where east meets west 98

Samarkand, Uzbekistan 98

112 Blues, greens, and corals too 100

Los Roques, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela 100

113 Seventh heaven 100

Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca, Argentina 100

114 When inspiration hits 102

El Alto, Bolivia 102

115 Blast from the past 103

Old Town, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 103

116 Calm, quiet, and full of creatives 103

Calle Jaen, La Paz, Bolivia 103

117 Dalí’s playground 104

Laguna Colorada, Bolivia 104

118 Not every town has a silver lining 105

Potosi, Bolivia 105

119 Sky above and sky below 106

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 106

120 Color treat 108

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda 108

121 Crossing the divide 109

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 109

122 Old world, new life 109

Ottleys Manor, St. Kitts 109

123 World’s best sunrise? 110

Petit St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 110

124 Reefs and royalty 110

Buccoo Reef, Trinidad and Tobago 110

125 Art beneath the waves 110

Underwater Sculpture Park, Grenada 110

126 Caribbean flavor 111

Barbados 111

127 Penguins and jam 112

Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands 112

128 It’s raining . . . a rainbow 113

Phagwah, Guyana 113

129 Color in the hills 113

Loma San Jeronimo, Paraguay 113

130 Let tango fill your soul 114

La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 114

131 Surprise, it’s France! 116

Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France 116

132 Ringing in the changes 116

Arya Dewaker Hindu Temple, Suriname 116

133 Rainbows without the rain 117

Iguazú Falls, border of Argentina and Brazil 117

134 Brouhaha and Touloulous 118

Carnival, French Guiana 118

135 Hitting the sweet spot 118

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 118

136 Professional paint job 119

Narsaq, Greenland 119

137 Reus by name . . . 119

Barrio Reus al Norte, Montevideo, Uruguay 119

138 A flickering trio 120

Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan 120

139 Color cascade 122

Praça Cantão, Santa Marta Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 122

140 Drink in the community spirit 123

Rocinha Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 123

141 One step at a time 123

Lapa Steps, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 123

CHAPTER four

40°–0°

WEST

124

142 Oh, beautiful 127

Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil 127

143 Jewel in the chain 128

Cabo Verde, Africa 128

144 The perfect mountain? 129

Mount Kirkjufell, Iceland 129

145 Take the lift 129

Cidade Alta, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 129

146 Rose water 130

Lac Rose, Senegal 130

147 Follow the rainbow brick road 131

Seydisfjordur Church, Reykjavik, Iceland 131

148 Take your minerals 131

Blue Lagoon, Iceland 131

149 Blue is the color 132

Essaouira, Morocco 132

150 Work hard, play hard 134

Village Underground, Lisbon, Portugal 134

151 Past imperfect 134

Île de Gorée, Senegal 134

152 Modern fairytale 135

Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal 135

153 Coasting along 135

Cliffs of Moher, Clare, Ireland 135

154 Perfect Porto 136

Porto, Portugal 136

155 Breathe it in 136

Cascais, Portugal 136

156 Pink by name . . . 138

Pink street, Lisbon, Portugal 138

157 . . . pink by nature 138

Casa de Serralves, Porto, Portugal 138

158 Shhh . . . don’t tell 139

Le Jardin Secret, Marrakech, Morocco 139

159 Beach beauty 139

Lagos, Portugal 139

160 Lose yourself in the hustle and bustle 140

Souks of Marrakech, Morocco 140

161 A garden fit for a fashionista 143

Jardins Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco 143

162 Last view of home 144

Cobh, Ireland 144

163 Rivers run red 144

Rio Tinto, Huelva, Spain 144

164 Perfect palace 145

La Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Spain 145

165 The right royal Portree 145

Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland 145

166 Pearls come in blue 146

Chefchaouen, Morocco 146

167 Pleasure in the plaza 146

Plaza de España, Seville, Spain 146

168 The old and the new 147

Belfast, Northern Ireland 147

169 Merry in the marina 147

Puerto de Sotogrande, Cadiz, Spain 147

170 Old church, new life 148

Kaos Temple, Llanera, Asturias, Spain 148

171 Real-life Smurf land 150

Juzcar, Malaga, Spain 150

172 Brazil on a hill 151

Kelburn Castle, Glasgow, Scotland 151

173 Hidden skills 151

Hidden Lane, Glasgow, Scotland 151

174 Magic in the woods 152

Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry, Scotland 152

175 Pretty as a port 152

Aberaeron, Wales 152

176 Patchwork hills 153

Lammermuir Hills, Haddington, Scotland 153

177 Be captured by its charm 153

Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales 153

178 A street fit for wizards 154

Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland 154

179 Jewel of a coast 155

Emerald Coast, Brittany, France 155

180 Burrows of fun 155

Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales 155

181 Everything goes with white 156

Mojacar, Spain 156

182 Pine for more 157

Oma Painted Forest, Kortezubi, near Bilbao, Spain 157

183 In perfect symmetry 158

The Hamble Ferry & Warsash Ferry Shelter, Southampton, England 158

184 Dancing in the street art 158

CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival, James Town, Accra, Ghana 158

185 Think pink 159

Las Salinas of Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain 159

186 The world’s most talked about bathroom? 159

Sketch, London, England 159

187 The family way 159

The Fruit Market, Humber Street, Hull, England 159

188 Join Europe’s biggest street party 161

Notting Hill, London, England 161

189 Epic floor show 162

Alexandra Palace, London, England 162

190 Cool Camden 162

Camden Town, London, England 162

191 Where east meets art 163

Shoreditch, London, England 163

192 Color is power 164

Colorful Crossing, Brighton, England 164

193 A pride of rainbows 165

Brighton and Hove Pride, England 165

CHAPTER five

0°–40°

EAST

166

194 Living in a box 168

La Muralla Roja, Calpe, Spain 168

195 Neon dreams 169

God’s Own Junkyard, London, England 169

196 Immersed in art 169

Eaton House Studio, Essex, UK 169

197 The town’s your oyster 170

Whitstable, England 170

198 Life is a rollercoaster 171

Dreamland, Margate, England 171

199 Is it a shrine? Is it a house? Is it pure glee? 171

A House for Essex, Manningtree, England 171

200 City of roses 171

Toulouse, France 171

201 Primary residence? 172

Richard Wood’s Houses, Folkestone, England 172

202 Unfinished symphony 172

Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain 172

203 Bare bones 173

Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain 173

204 Ready or not, here I come 173

Walden 7, Barcelona, Spain 173

205 Mosaic magic 174

Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain 174

206 Urban parkland 174

Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain 174

207 Step up to the rose house 175

La Maison Rose, Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France 175

208 Let it all hang out 175

Centre Pompidou, Paris, France 175

209 Palma chameleon 176

Palma, Mallorca 176

210 Life’s a beach 176

Balearic Sea, Mallorca 176

211 The geometric game 177

Memphis Basketball Court, Ezelsplein, Aalst, Belgium 177

212 Fields of dreams 178

Keukenhof, Netherlands 178

213 Nothing square about these cubes 179

Kubuswoningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands 179

214 A ceiling you could eat off 180

Markthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands 180

215 Pretty as a picture 183

Inntel Hotel, Zaandam, Netherlands 183

216 Walk like a flamingo 183

Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France 183

217 Natural sun worshippers 183

Sunflower Fields, Provence, France 183

218 The color purple 184

Lavender Fields, Provence, France 184

219 Look up 185

Rue Philippe II, Luxembourg 185

220 Banks of charm 185

Old Town, Colmar, France 185

221 It’s a kind of magic 186

Lake Geneva, Switzerland 186

222 Mon Dieu, it’s Menton 186

Menton, France 186

223 Sixth sense 187

Hexa Grace, Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco 187

224 Swiss designed 187

Les Enfants Terribles, Geneva, Switzerland 187

225 Brick by brick 188

LEGO House, Billund, Denmark 188

226 Don’t look down 190

Trolltunga, Røldal, Norway 190

227 Medieval magic 190

Mainz, Germany 190

228 Five towns, five colors 191

Cinque Terre, Italy 191

229 Don’t make me blush 192

Spiaggia Rosa, Budelli, Olbia-Tempio, Italy 192

230 Glam it up in the Italian lakes 192

Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy 192

231 Lights, camera, cake 193

Bar Luce, Milan, Italy 193

232 Brilliant blue 194

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia 194

233 Citrus sunsets 194

Florence, Italy 194

234 Flagrantly fantastic 195

Procida, Phlegraean Islands, Italy 195

235 Slam dunk funk 196

Carlo Carrà Park Basketball Court, Alessandria, Italy 196

236 Shards of history 197

Murano Island, Venice, Italy 197

237 Permission to dazzle 198

Burano, Italy 198

238 Movie magic 198

Palads Cinema, Copenhagen 198

239 Sunny side of the street 199

Nyhavn Canal, Copenhagen, Denmark 199

240 Sounds of water 199

The Singing Fountain, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic 199

241 Dairy delights 200

Pfunds Molkerei, Dresden, Germany 200

242 Train of thought 200

Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany 200

243 Art on the wall 201

Berlin Wall, Germany 201

244 The big blue 202

Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy 202

245 Island in the sun 202

Salina, Sicily, Italy 202

246 Baroque and pop 203

Valletta, Malta 203

247 Jump in 203

Blue Lagoon, Malta 203

248 The eyes have it 204

Fishing Boats, Marsaxlokk, Malta 204

249 Sun salutations (after dark) 205

Greeting to the Sun, Zadar, Croatia 205

250 Italian style 205

Cres Old Town, Cres Island, Croatia 205

251 Heavenly hideaways 206

Krk, Croatia 206

252 Look before you leap 206

Krka National Park, Croatia 206

253 Fight night 207

Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia 207

254 Color block 208

Hundertwasserhaus, Vienna, Austria 208

255 Bled of Heaven 208

Lake Bled, Slovenia 208

256 The original tile icon 209

Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria 209

257 That’s Gamla Stan style 210

Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden 210

258 Petals at the palace 210

Rosendals Trädgård, Stockholm, Sweden 210

259 Fantasy funland 211

Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 211

260 Byzantine beauty 211

Hercegovačka Gračanica monastery, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina 211

261 Charming outside and in 212

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica, Montenegro 212

262 Salt for sale 212

Salt Market Square, Wroclaw Old Town, Poland 212

263 Bath time 213

Gellert Baths, Budapest, Hungary 213

264 Blooming marvelous 214

Zalipie, Poland 214

265 Paint blocks 214

Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland 214

266 The little blue church 216

Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia 216

267 Border patrol 216

Uvac Gorge, Serbia 216

268 Sherbet fountain 217

Macedonia Square, Skopje, North Macedonia 217

269 History hotel 217

Hotel Moskva, Belgrade, Serbia 217

270 Snuggle up 218

Tulikino Cinema, Šamorín-Čilistov, Slovakia 218

271 Fit for a queen 218

Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn, Estonia 218

272 High table 219

Table Mountain, South Africa 219

273 Mother Nature’s magic 219

Namaqualand, Namibia and South Africa 219

274 Time for a hike 220

Šar Mountains, Kosovo 220

275 Books behind bars 220

National Library of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo 220

276 Looks good, works better 220

Tirana, Albania 220

277 Writing’s on the wall 221

Tallinn Old Town, Estonia 221

278 Freedom of expression 222

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa 222

279 Have a whale of a time 223

St. James Beach, Cape Town, South Africa

Reviews for The Rainbow Atlas

[beth3511 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There were a few printing errors (I hope that's what they were). For me, though, the biggest flaw was the dearth of photos from African countries. You can't tell me there are only a handful of places in beyond Morocco and South Africa that have colorful spots. Southeast Asia was better represented in this book than the entire continent of Africa. Also, I was a bit annoyed that they included write-ups of some places without photos. On a positive note, it is interesting to see how many places around the world have painted neighborhoods or created street art districts as a way to attract tourists.