New York Baedeker Guide
Author(s): Baedeker Guides
At the heart of this full-colour and visually inspiring guide is a wealth of well-researched information and over 100 detailed recommendations, written by experts. New York is a breath-taking city packed with magnificent architecture and some of the most spectacular museums in the world, not to mention the shopping extravaganza available almost 24/7. In this guide you will find all the sights and top attractions explored in an easy-to-read A-Z format helping you navigate your way through the tremendous array of sights. Superb 3D laminated illustrations display the key highlights in perspective and include the Brooklyn Bridge, Chrysler Building and a unique view underneath Manhattan, all brought to life at the turn of a page. Clear and concise background texts cover New York's fascinating and somewhat turbulent cultural heritage and history, tracing key events from the first American Indians that settled to the arrival of the Europeans and beyond.
Special feature pages cover topics of particular interest that give a rare glimpse into everyday life and throughout the guide you will find answers to some of New York's more intriguing cultural questions such as 'Who invented the hot dog and when?' and 'Why is New York called the Big Apple?'. A comprehensive 'Practicalities' chapter covers all the essential travel advice you need, including accommodation, transport, food and drink, health, shopping, money and much more, not to mention useful insider tips for travellers with disabilities and those travelling with children. It reveals when and where you can catch festivals, holidays and events throughout the year. There are plenty of 'Baedeker tips' alongside the relevant places and sights information, making this guide ideal for on-the-spot reference. The guide is accompanied by a large, fully indexed, pull-out map, along with 26 detailed maps and plans within the text that clearly pin-point the best places to stay and top venues to eat and drink en route. There are 5 recommended tours specially designed to ensure you see the very best of this extraordinary and almost over-whelming city.
Walking is definitely the best way to get around the centre of this city so strap on your comfiest shoes and pick a tour from the 5 that we recommend covering Midtown & the heart of Manhattan, Downtown where the city grew up, From West to East through Central Park to the United Nations, a cultural tour along Museum Mile and Chelsea, the neighbourhood on the upswing. Each tour takes from 2 hours depending on your stamina and how much you want to take in on the way. Top sights are clearly plotted along the way with the distances marked between them. All of this invaluable information is contained within a handy plastic wallet that allows you to keep the guide and map together whilst ensuring that both will survive in all weather. Baedeker - setting a new standard in 21st century travel guide publishing.
General Information
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- : MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG
- : Mairs Geographischer Verlag,Kurt Mair
- : 06 January 2008
- : Germany
- : 15 November 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Baedeker Guides
- : Paperback
- : 1211
- : 917.4710444
- : 336
- : col. Illustrations, col. maps
More About The Product
BACKGROUND Planet New York 12 Facts 16 Population * Politics * Economy 17 History of the City 22 New Yorks Beginnings 23 England Conquers the City 23 The War of Independence 24 The Civil War 25 From the Civil War to the Stock Market Crash 26 1930s until today 27 Arts and Culture 30 City Development and Architecture 31 New York - City of Culture 40 Music and Theatre in New York 41 New York - City of Cinema 42 41 Art in New York 50 Famous People 56 PRACTICALITIES Accommodation 64 Who sleeps where ... 66 Arrivals * Before the Journey 72 Beaches 76 Children in New York 77 Electricity 79 Entertainment 79 Etiquette and Customs 87 Festivals, Holidays and Events 88 Food and Drink 93 Health 108 Information 108 Literature 110 Media 112 Money 112 Museums and Galleries 113 Post and Communications 123 Prices and Discounts 124 Shopping 124 Smoking Ban 130 Sport and Outdoors 131 Theatre, Music and Ballet 134 Tickets 137 Time 139 Tipping 139 Tours and Guides 139 Transport 143 100 Years of Subway Service 145 Travellers with Disabilities 150 Weights, Mesures, Temperatures 150 When to Go 152 TOURS Getting Around in New York 157 Tour 1: Midtown, the heart of the city 157 Tour 2: Downtown: where it all began 160 Tour 3: From west to east - a cable car in New York 163 Tour 4: Museum Mile: A"culture tourA" 165 Tour 5: Chelsea: neighbourhood on the upswing 167 Excursions 168 SIGHTS FROM A to Z AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory 172 Battery Park 175 Battery Park City 177 Bowery 179 Bridges in New York 180 Broadway 182 Bronx 182 Baseball - a Mans World 184 Bronx Zoo 189 Brooklyn 191 Brooklyn Bridge 199 Brooklyn Museum 199 3D: Brooklyn Bridge 200 Cathedral of St. John the Divine 202 Central Park 203 Chelsea 207 Fitness Counts 208 Chinatown 212 Chrysler Building 215 City Hall Civic Center 215 3D: Chrysler Building 216 The Cloisters 220 Columbus Circle 223 East Village 223 Ellis Island 226 Conquering the Heights 228 Empire State Building 232 Fifth Avenue 233 New Yorks Millionairs 234 Financial District 238 Flatiron District Union Square 242 Frick Collection 245 Gracie Mansion 247 Grand Central Terminal 248 Greenwich Village 250 Guggenheim Museum 254 Harlem 256 Jewish Museum 262 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 262 Little Italy 265 Lower East Side 266 Manhattan 267 3D: Beneath Manhattan 268 Metropolitan Museum of Art 271 Morgan Library and Museum 279 Museum of Modern Art * MoMA 280 Museum of the American Indian 284 Neue Galerie 286 New York Botanical Garden 286 New York Public Library 287 Park Avenue 289 Queens 292 Rockefeller Center 297 St. Patrick's Cathedral 300 St. Paul's Chapel 301 SoHo 303 Sony Building 304 South Street Seaport 305 Staten Island 307 Statue of Liberty 311 Immigration - a Growing Trend 313 Times Square 316 Tribeca 318 United Nations Headquarters 319 Whitney Museum of American Art 322 World Trade Center Site 323 Index 326 List of Maps and Illustrations 334 Photo Credits 334 Publishers Information 335
