DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York

The perfect holiday companions! These award-winning on-the-spot visual guides are bursting with information and will help to make your trip hassle-free and pleasurable. This Travel Guide helps you get the most from your stay in New York with the minimum of difficulty. The opening section Introducing New York locates the city geographically sets modern New York in its historical context and explains how New York life changes through the year. New York at a Glance is an overview of the city's specialities. The main sightseeing section of the book is New York Area by Area. It describes all the main sights with maps photographs and detailed illustrations. In addition five planned walks take you to parts of New York you might otherwise miss. Carefully researched tips for hotels shops and markets restaurants and bars sports and entertainment are found in Travellers' Needs and the Survival Guide has advice on everything from posting a letter to catching the subway.