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Summary: Filled with top-notch suggestions
Review: Compiled and organized by Paul Karr, New York City: An Explorer's Guide is an in-depth survey and an impressive presentation of what makes New York City great. An ideal informational resource for tourist and resident alike, New York City: An Explorer's Guide provides "user friendly" recommendations among great museums of art and science; locales that feature music, dance, opera, on and off-Broadway theater; historic sites; religious places of worship; up-to-date maps (including the MTA subway system map); extensive restaurant recommendations; and so much more. From cover to cover, New York City: An Explorer's Guide is filled with top-notch suggestions, resulting in a truly first-rate guidebook for anyone visiting (or in permanent residence) wanting to know just what this great American city has to offer them.
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Summary: Better Titled "Manhattan: An Explorer's Guide"
Review: I did enjoy reading this book, and I do think it's useful-- just not as useful as it might be. First, you should be warned that most of the book is devoted to chronicling the neighborhoods of Manhattan. The "outer boroughs" section is very small, especially for the amount of territory it purports to cover. Second, the book is divided out by neighborhood, so you have to have some familiarity with Manhattan to be able to find the information you need. (You can't just look up "museums" and expect to find a listing of all New York's museums at your finger tips.) However, there is a nice index provided at the back of the book. If you are traveling to New York, I would recommend you use this book as a supplement to another guidebook.
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