Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Lenora Dannelke (Author), Lauren McCutcheon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: May 29, 2007

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife.

Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country, 14th Edition:

• Points visitors to Philly's best museums, nightlife, and recreational activities.
• Delivers the details on the new 57-story Comcast Center and the Franklin Institute's King Tut exhibit.
• Covers exciting developments in Philadelphia's dining scene, including new restaurants from the city's top chefs—plus "The Ultimate Cheesesteak Taste Test."
• Lists all the best places to eat, drink, and even bathe in chocolate in the town of Hershey.
• Offers side trips to Bucks County, Valley Forge, and the Brandywine Valley—plus complete coverage of Lancaster County, home of the Amish.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Insider tips on Philadelphia dining, shopping, sightseeing, and bar-hopping—plus "The Ultimate Cheesesteak Taste Test."

• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

About the Author

Raised in the rural Pennsylvania Dutch community of Kutztown, Lenora Dannelke has eaten her fair share of shoofly pie, funnel cakes, and scrapple. She currently lives with her husband, daughter, mother-in-law, and 20,000 books in the Historic District of Allentown. The family is owned by a 90-pound adopted boxer. As a food and travel writer, she’s a regular contributor to Backpacker, Chile Pepper, Visit Florida, Pennsylvania Wine-Spirits Quarterly, Philadelphia magazine’s Home & Garden, Elegant Wedding, and many other magazines. Her Dining Out column appears each month in Berks County Living.

Lauren McCutcheon was born in, grew up outside of, and currently lives in Philadelphia. She loves it here. She is the author of A Virgin’s Guide to Everything (Warner Books, 2005) and The Right Way (David & Charles, 2006). She’s also an editor-at-large at Philadelphia magazine, former restaurant critic for Philadelphia Weekly, and former editor for the Philadelphia site of www. citysearch.com. In her spare time (ha!), she scouts and styles homes for Betters Homes & Gardens magazines, contributes to Every Day with Rachael Ray, does yoga, travels, volunteers for The Parkinson Council, and laments the prospect of casinos infecting her beloved city.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's; 1st edition (May 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470100486
• ISBN-13: 978-0470100486
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,242,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for a recent trip, October 31, 2008

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violinmike (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I looked at a few different travel books for Philadelphia before selecting this one. I really liked the book's layout -- very logical and straightforward, with useful itineraries, accurate descriptions of sights, and interesting walking tours. The food suggestions I tried panned out nicely, with the ranking/discussion of cheesesteak spots much appreciated. And I found a place to stay that was reasonably priced, clean, and centrally located through this book. Very good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all the info you need, August 19, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

great travel book w all the info you need. phone numbers, addresses, tips, operating hours...it's all there. i always read one fodor's travel book and one frommers to be sure everything is covered. i have both and one is as good as the other. i didn't really need both, but love reading them. i find the moon series to also be very informative. check the dates of publication before you buy. they are still selling the older ones and you want to be certain to get the most recent edition. skip the insiders travel guide and get that one from the library if you want to read it. those books are always thicker but never as comprehensive despite their page numbers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Philly travel guide, February 15, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

Great guide. Used it to find the best places to see since we were only there a couple days. Found a great cheesesteak place off the beaten path thanks to Frommer's.