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1 comments about From Windmills to the World Trade Center: Lower Manhattan, a Walking Guide Through History.

1. I very much enjoyed this guidebook. It is succinct but lively, an excellent look at how nyc began. You can read it in an armchair, or follow its route as you walk through the streets.

No comments about Fodor's Exploring New York City, 6th Edition (Exploring Guides).

No comments about Where to Find It, Buy It, Eat It in New York (Gerry Frank's Where to Find It, Buy It, Eat It in New York).

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3 comments about Fodor's Around New York City with Kids (Around the City with Kids).

1. Thanks to this book, we were able to figure out just the right bites of the big apple to take. We also were prepared for when we'd have to wait in line, and we saved big bucks through the author's tips on Broadway on a Budget. We used the author's fun facts to impress our kids. For example, if you were to look at every piece of art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it would take more than four years to see it all! We used several guidebooks. This one was by far the best!



2. 68 Fun Things to Do -- from Jones Beach to NBC Studio Tour, with the usual destinations as well. New York is so extraordinary that a lot of guidebooks try to be all too thorough. But really a short and sweet book can do the trick. If your young visitors are age seven and up, give them Melanie in Manhattan too, a novel about a New York girl. (Warning Melanie and her brother Matt the Brat have a favorite museum game called Point Out the Naked People. Their art teacher mom has no idea....)
   CAROL WESTON melaniemartin.com



3. "New York City with Kids" is a great travel reference guide but it certainly is not comprehensive. The guide mainly includes those well-known tourist attractions that New York City is known for but anyone who has been to NYC knows that this fabulous city has more to offer than just the museums, parks and tourist attractions. My kids, for instance, had as much of a blast just going through FAO Schwartz, and the flagship stores for Toys R Us (the ferris wheel, 2-story Barbie doll house and huge dinosaur are tourist attractions by themselves), the American Girl Shop and Build-a-Bear Workshop during our visit. Or grabbing lunch and yummy dessert at "Serendipity." Since this tour guide deals mainly with actual tourist attractions (e.g. Statue of Liberty, Museum of Natural History, the Intrepid) references to these also noteworthy (at least in my kids' eyes) "sights" are not included.
   
   In short, I think this book could benefit from going beyond the tried and tested tourist attractions and also explore some of the shops, cool restaurants, pastry / candy or dessert parlors, etc. that make New York City such an amazing place to visit for kids and their parents. If you're traveling to NYC with kids, get this book but also pick up another more comprehensive book on New York (like the Frommers, Fodors or Michelin guides, which usually have a chapter or sections devoted to kids) to really experience the best of what New York City has to offer.

3 comments about Lonely Planet New York City: Condensed (Lonely Planet New York City Condensed).

1. Excellent New York guide book: filled with many places to eat, go, visit, and simply ejoy. Also features detailed pop out maps of the city and surrounding areas. Imporant NYC phone numbers. Includes NYC history and information about specific areas and things to do. For example, let's say you want to know about Central Park. The book has a color picture of the park. It also has the parks location listed, information about the visitor center, a phone number, which buses you can take to get there, what hours it is opened, the cost, the website, and restaurants. There. The book is also entirely in color. Very cheap too!...



2. This guide is too condensed. There is not enough information to plan your trip to NYC! The maps are poor in content and lack many of the needed information. The sections of the book give general information but is not specific enough to help you decide what sites to take in. I suggest choosing another guide that, eventhough it may be a little bigger in size, will give you more information about New York.



3. This is the book to have in your daypack if you find yourself in the Big Apple for a couple of days and only have time to see the highlights. It's got just the right amount of info to find a place to stay, find the best restaurants, and see all the "must see" locations, and a handful of hidden treasures too! The self guided walking tours are one of the best parts of the book. Highly recommended.

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3 comments about Moving to New York City: The Practical Companion to Your New City, from Settling in to Stepping Out (Moving to... Series).

1. I just moved to the city and this book was witty, insightful and held my hand through my crazy urban move. Ms. Walsh is my first friend in the city! I highly recommend this one, even for people who already live here especially if you're moving from one neighborhood to another. Many thanks for this great book!



2. i wish this book would have been in print when i moved to manhattan 3 years ago. the book is exceptionally well researched and very helpful. a must-have for anyone moving to the city.



3. I'm sure this was a good book when it was written back in 1996!!! 5 years later, this book is very outdated and very unhelpful.

No comments about Fodor's Citypack New York City's Best, 5th Edition (Citypacks).