Complete Guide

Pauline Frommer's highly personal guide to her own home city has, in previous editions, twice been named Best Guidebook of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association. Her book has been New York Citys top-selling guide for the last decade. It's published in full color, with dozens of engaging, helpful photos, and color maps.This guide, which is printed in easy-to-read type, contains:Smart itineraries, including for families, honeymoons, and short staysLocal knowledge on the best places to eatand how to avoid tourist trapsDetailed maps, marked with subway stops, plus a dedicated subway map, and a handy fold-out mapExact pricing for hotels, restaurants, attractions, tours and more, so youll never have to guessplus invaluable info about what youll need to reserve in advance.Advice on how to avoid the crowds at the citys top attractions, which observation deck to choose, and how to get around the surge pricing that affects costs at many of the citys top sightsFun, informative, historically rich self-guided walking tours spanning the city, with mapsPicks in all price categories so you can splurge or be frugal, using the Frommers star rating system. No entity has paid to be in this guideor any Frommers guide. We pride ourselves on over six decades of journalistic integrity.Advice on the best shopping neighborhoods and streets, plus stores you likely wont find anywhere else in the United StatesStrategies for choosing the right shows to see on Broadway, off Broadway and at the citys many cultural institutions, plus info on how to ALWAYS save money on tickets.A look at the citys storied nightlife that spans everything from how to get tickets to Saturday Night Live (and other shows) to the citys most welcoming and, sometimes eccentric, bars and dance clubs.Smart advice on saving on flights to New York, getting in from the airport, getting to the city other ways, and saving money on transportation once youre hereInfo you wont find elsewhere on all of the free and fabulous activities and attractions the city has on offer.About Frommer's: Theres a reason Frommers has been the most trusted name in travel for nearly 70 years. Arthur Frommer created the best-selling guide series in 1957 to help American servicemen fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe, and since then, we have become a household name by publishing thousands of titles and helping millions upon millions of people realize their dreams of seeing our planet within their budget. Travel is easy with Frommers.