Travel to New York

New York City For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

Format: Paperback
Author: Brian Silverman
ReleaseDate: 06 November, 2006
Publisher: For Dummies
Rating:

Misinformation and Missing Information
Its maps are blatantly incorrect: the subway map is a ballpark approximation, at best, and things in Central Park are not located where the map says they are, among others. This is a terrible excuse for a guidebook. Its attraction descriptions neglect crucial information about the details you actually need at the sites (the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty in particular), and the restaurant descriptions do not show the complete picture. I don't throw out books I dislike, but this one is going straight to the recycling bin.

If you buy only one book before you travel . . .
I bought several books and this was the best laid out of all the books and it doesn't try to be a resource for ALL restaurants or ALL stores - it just gets to the best. Make it this one if you are going to NY.

I loved nearly every recommendation. The only one that I had a beef with was the "Kid friendly" rating of Mickey Mantles. Not sure how a small bowl of pasta for $10 and no sides is "kid friendly. ".

Tremendous resource!
Our hotel was right on and so were the restaurants. We loved this book! We especially liked the author's opinions. We appreciated the fact that the author was opinionated. . . . . . . . . . . . . who needs another book that simply lists all to see and do. We actually felt like real New Yorkers and not just tourists. Kudos Brian! .

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