Bringing together evocative text and stunning illustrations this beautiful book instantly transports you to twenty-five of the world's most secret destinations. From remote locations that visitors must trek and wade just to catch a glimpse of, to forgotten cities only recently revealed, and places purposefully hidden away as sanctuaries from persecution, each destination has a very human story at its heart and behind its secrecy.

Tyneham, Dorset, England – village evacuated in 1943, during the Second World War, and abandoned ever since.Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland – prehistoric village covered by a large sand dune, and only revealed in 1850.Menlo Castle, Galway, Ireland – a ruined castle, shrouded in folklore and mystery.Ladby Ship, Kerteminde, Denmark – the only Viking ship in the world still situated in the burial mound where it was placed 1000 years ago. Our Dear Lord in the Attic, Amsterdam, Netherlands – a clandestine Catholic church, hidden in the attic of a four-century-old canal house in Amsterdam.Montsegur, France – ruined castles where Cathars held out against persecution.Kaisertal, Austria – home to a tiny community, this is the last inhabited valley in Austria to get a road link.Black Forest, Germany – a lake only accessible by foot in the myth-laden Black Forest.Rök Runestone, Ödeshög, Sweden – an encrypted Norse monolith that lay hidden in a church wall for over a millennium.Villa of Tiberus, Sperlonga, Italy – The Roman Emperor's lost summer home along the Italian seashore.Bulnes, Cabrales, Spain – village in the Picos de Europa mountain range, only accessible by hike or tram.Lalibela, Ethiopia – underground, rock-hewn churches that stand as a remarkable testament to one of the oldest Christian traditions in the world.Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe – the greatest sub-Saharan site that colonialists wanted to keep hidden. Turpan Oasis, Turpan, China – a manmade oasis in the desert for Silk Road travellers.Phnom Kulen, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia – a hidden Khmer temple and ruins, only recently rediscovered.Yonaguni, Yaeyama Islands, Japan – mysterious submerged ruins estimated to be around 8,000 years old.Mount Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Australia – Aboriginal-owned land, full of rock art sites, thought to have been first inhabited by humans over 45,000 years ago.CurioBay, Southland, New Zealand – 160-million-year-old fossil forest, revealed at low tide.Spirit Island, Alberta, Canada – a tucked away lake-isle, only accessible by boat.The Green Mill, Chicago, United States – a prohibition-era jazz bar in Chicago, frequented by Al Capone, with tunnels allegedly underneath.Havasu Canyon, Arizona, United States – a Native American village hidden in Grand Canyon, accessible on foot or mule.PlymouthChurch of the Pilgrims, New York, United States – a church used by the Underground Railroad, a network by which slaves escaped to freedom.Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize – an Inca city undiscovered by the Spanish, like a lesser-known Machu Picchu.Choquequirao, Peru – a jungle-shrouded cave, purported to be a gateway to the Mayan underworld. El Mirador, El Petén, Guatemala – a remote Mayan city still hidden in the jungle.