Patricia Schultz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers 1, 000 Places to See Before You Die and 1, 000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die. A veteran travel journalist with over 30 years of experience, she’ s written for Frommer’ s, Berlitz, and Access travel guides, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel Weekly, where she is a contributing editor. Her home base is in New York City, but good luck finding her there.