Insight City Guide: New York

By Insight Guides

Book Overview

New York City must be the world's top urban destination: whether you're after great theater, fascinating museums, luxurious hotels, history, nightlife, sumptuous dining, or just city energy, you'll find it here. The newly updated Insight City Guide New York is a comprehensive full-color travel guide around this exciting destination. From seeing the iconic sights such as the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty, to finding the most secluded parts of Central Park or the hippest bars in Greenwich Village, this book will make sure you go home having had the quintessential New York experience. Features by local writers explore every facet of the city, from the street-eats scene to the silver screen, with a special focus on the city's fabulous museums. Color maps, plus floorplans of all the major museums, help you navigate with ease, while evocative photography brings New York to life. The detailed Travel Tips are full of practical advice plus our independent selection of the best hotels and restaurants.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780056370
• ISBN13: 9781780056371
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Lavishly Illustrated Through Photos

I think this is one of the better guidebooks on New York City because it features many photos which help you to find what you are looking for. It also provides plenty of background information in a very readable format unlike some books which are just directory listings. I read the Sixth Edition published in 2008 so it was a little out of date in some respects.

The best of its kind

The previous reviewer, Mr. Gurgel, beat me to the punch. This is the type of guide to NYC that I will be giving to out-of-town friends as well. And for just about the same reasons. As a lifelong student of New York City's history, I've always been intrigued by what these guidebooks say about my town's history and present attractions. Some have been dismal. One made mention that Houston Street was named after the Texan, Sam Houston. WRONG! Another had Times Square still listed as a "dangerous place--a must to avoid", as late as 1999, four years after the area had been totally rehabilitated and became the No. 1 tourist attraction in town.Editor Martha Ellen Zenfell has done a fine job of keeping the city's history straight, and keeping its current tourist (and not so tourist) spots up to date. I recommend that you recommend this book to anyone who has just moved to or is visiting the greatest city in the world.