New York Walks, 2nd Edition Format: Paperback

Revised and updated, the popular On Foot Guides offer city tours in a totally new way—illustrating a variety of walks with full-color, aerial-view, three-dimensional maps to give users an immediate sense of each route and what can be seen along the way. The informative text offers accurate, discriminating descriptions of places to stop and shop, eat, drink, or sightsee. Most walks are one to three hours in length, making them ideal for busy tourists or inquisitive locals looking to explore the more interesting neighborhoods and sites of each city. Color photos of top attractions round out the contents of these clear, easy-to-use guides.

 

Veteran travel writer Jane Egginton has contributed to many books and publications, including the Eyewitness Travel Guides and the Rough Guides series.



Nick O'Donnell always seems to be out of town. But don't worry. If you can't join him on a roadtrip, you might catch him onstage in Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, New York, Montana, London, or Seattle. Since graduating from Carleton College, he has also found himself writing speeches for the United Way, ads for Macy's, health-related articles for Allina Hospitals, and Post-It notes to his wife, Sydney.