Synopses & Reviews
22 Self-guided Tours. 34 Maps. One Great Trip.
At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everythingin the smartest, most time-efficient way.
The best of New York City in one, two, or three days
Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste
Walking tours of the city's best-loved neighborhoods
Hundreds of evocative color photos
Bulleted maps that show you how to get from place to place
Hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife for all budgets
A tear-resistant foldout mapenclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs
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Synopsis
Ideal for visitors to the Big Apple, this handy pocket-sized guides contains all the information travelers need to make the most of their trip. Includes foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information along with a tear-resistant map in a plastic wallet. Original.
Synopsis
These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozns of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are theonly guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.
- Full-color package at an affordable price
- Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions
- Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information
- Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
- Handy pocket-sized trim
Synopsis
- Special coverage of Free & Dirt Cheap attractions in the city.
- Neighborhood walks through Greenwich Village, Harlem, art lovers' Chelsea, Chinatown/Lower East Side, historic downtown, and Prospect Park.
- Specialized tours include NY with Kids, Literary Haunts, NY in Film & TV, and the most romantic spots for twosomes.
- This edition features expanded shopping and nightlife options, of-the-moment restaurant coverage, and a full chapter on New York's world-renowned museums.
About the Author
Alexis Lipsitz Flippin is a writer and editor who lives in New York City. She is the author of several Frommer’s audio walking tours and the forthcoming Frommer’s Portable St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts, 2nd Edition.
Table of Contents
15 Favorite Moments.1 The Best Full-Day Tours.
The Best in One Day.
The Best in Two Days.
The Best in Three Days.
2 Special-Interest Tours.
Romantic New York.
Power Brokers: The Robber Barons & Their Descendants.
New York with Kids.
Literary Gotham.
Celluloid City: NY on Film & TV.
New York’s Greatest Buildings.
NYC Free & Dirt-Cheap.
3 New York Museums.
The Met & the Cloisters.
The Best Small Museums.
American Museum of Natural History.
The Museum of Modern Art.
4 The Best Neighborhood Walks.
Historic Downtown.
Historic Harlem.
Chelsea for Art Lovers.
Greenwich Village.
Prospect Park & Park Slope.
Chinatown & Lower East Side.
5 The Best Shopping.
Shopping Best Bets.
New York Shopping A to Z.
6 The Great Outdoors.
Central Park.
Green-Wood Cemetery.
7 The Best Dining.
Dining Best Bets.
New York Restaurants A to Z.
8 The Best Nightlife.
Nightlife Best Bets.
New York Nightlife A to Z.
9 The Best Arts & Entertainment.
A&E Best Bets.
New York Arts & Entertainment A to Z.
Broadway Theaters.
10 The Best Hotels.
Hotel Best Bets.
New York Hotels A to Z.
The Savvy Traveler.
Before You Go.
Getting There.
Getting Around.
Fast Facts.
A Brief History.
Art & Architecture.
Index.