The National Geographic Traveler guidebooks are in tune with the
growing trend toward experiential travel. Each book provides inspiring
photography, insider tips, and expert advice for a more authentic,
enriching experience of the destination. These books serve a readership
of active, discerning travelers, and supply information, historical
context, and cultural interpretation not available on the Internet.
New York is the most varied and lively city in the world. This guide
explores the transformation of Manhattan into an innovative district
with ecologically sustainable buildings; ventures into the soul food
restaurants of Harlem where celebrities from the worlds of music and
entertainment dine; investigates the trendy Tribeca district, known for
its refurbished industrial buildings, now residential lofts; admires the
bohemian-chic style of Chelsea; and visits magnificent museums from the
Metropolitan to MOMA, Guggenheim, and the Natural History Museum.
Itineraries on foot, with maps and descriptions of the sites and sights:
through the cast-iron buildings of SoHo in Greenwich Village, through
the parks of the Upper West Side and Brooklyn Heights. Excursions along
unusual itineraries, to discover West Point, the historical residence of
the Hudson River Valley, and the vineyards of Long Island. The
suggestions come from expert connoisseurs of New York and include
destinations you absolutely must visit.
