Customer Reviews

City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot

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Our family recently returned from a visit to Manhattan. We used 5 or 6 texts as well as this boxed set of walking tours. The set consists of 50 3-3/4 by 5-1/2 inch heavy stock cards and a folding master card that shows all the walks in the context of a five bouroughs map.

There are 3 walks in Central Park, 6 Midtown, none north of the park and 20 south of the Flatiron Building. Four walks cover The Bronx, one is in Queens and 4 in Brooklyn. Each walk card shows a moderately useful map on one side, which does not show all streets but does list subway and bus information as well as web and phone information; on the other side the text points out historic buildings, book stores and museums.

It was very convenient to grab a few cards as we went out the door. There is also information about kid-friendly restaurants, which was very helpful. We also had the City Walks set (for adults) and while there was overlap in areas covered, there was not much in content, which made this worthwhile.

I would definitely buy this set again.

This is THE most wonderful collection of romps around New York City that I've ever encountered. The writing is engaging and witty, the illustrations are magical.. and the walking tours that my daughter and I have done so far were a perfect mix of NYC standard sights and quirky, unexpected things that you've never even heard about. My daughter loves the set, and I myself would highly recommend it for anyone with curious and active kids who like getting out and about!

This is a great resource for either a New Yorker or someone who is planning a visit with kids. These cards are portable and contain a good bit of information, including phone numbers, subway routes, and websites. Each card focuses on one destination, but mentions other attractions near the "walk," which makes it easy to plan out your excursion.

After living in NYC for a few years, I got this for some friends visiting the city. There were cool places I did not previously know about (especially in non-Manhattan areas like Bronx and Queens). The cards can help you plan trips around each attraction, which is helpful so you often don't have to do extra research to find out transportation, for example. The illustrations are colorful and fun, but definitely kid-ish in design. The cards and box are slightly clunky to carry around, however.

These cards are handy and provided some good ideas but the instructions are not super clear. We tried the Brooklyn Bridge card which has you cross the bridge on foot (great walk!) but then instructs you to places to eat in Brooklyn and the directions were very vague and almost misleading. We have a five year old and an eight year old and, after walking the bridge, were in no mood to get lost which is exactly what we did until a police officer helped us out. These are so small they can easily slip into a a purse. We picked a few out and left them in my purse to reference when we had spare time.

This is an interesting product, packaged and produced in a very high quality manner. It would be nice, though, if it would also include more unexpected sites to visit (if so, I would've given it 5 stars instead of 3). Thanks.

These cards are so cute, they could be used for decoration. I worked at a church where we gave these as gifts to new moms. Great for someone who lives in NYC or will be traveling there with children.

This is a great resource for locals or tourists visiting NY. It's also the perfect hostess gift for savvy parents. A real winner!