Hidden cities
Subtitle: travels to the secret corners of the world's great metropolises : a memoir of urban exploration
By: Moses Gates
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781585429349
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Travel; Cities and towns; City and town life; Adventure and adventurers
Other titles: Memoir of urban exploration
Description: After moving to New York City and pursuing graduate studies in urban planning, Moses Gates began exploring hidden facets of the city--from visiting abandoned structures and disused subway stops to scaling the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges. The more he experienced and saw, the more his thirst for adventure grew, and soon he was traveling to a dozen countries on four continents, stumbling upon ancient underground Roman ruins, partying in tunnels, sneaking into Stonehenge, and even finding himself under arrest on top of Notre Dame cathedral. Hidden Cities will inspire readers to contemplate the potential for urban exploration available for anyone, anywhere--if they have only the curiosity (and the nerve) to dig below the surface and discover the hidden corners of this world.
Notes: "Published simultaneously in Canada"-- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.