Customer Reviews

Moon New York State (Moon Handbooks)

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Ms. Bird has done a wonderful job of covering New York City and state in a single volume. She manages to pack a ton of information between the covers of this book and includes a surprising level of detail on many out of the way places that other authors would have missed.

I should also complement the Moon editorial staff for keeping this massive volume well-organized and flowing right along.

In sum, this is an excellent pickup for anyone looking to familiarize themselves with NY state!

If you really love New York, and all its different facets, you will love this book. It takes you street by street and neighborhood by neigborhood through this captivating city. You not only get recommendations on must-see tourist spots, unforgettable places to eat and well thought out hotel recommendations, but this book gives you a wonderful view into the former life of each street and neighborhood it covers. So much of the history of a city like New York is lost when buildings are torn down and neighborhoods evolve, but this book takes you back in time and gives you the full picture of each fascinating place. I enjoy reading it, even when I'm not planning a trip!

This is the first Moon book I bought - I'm an ardent Lonely Planet fan and I regret this purchase. It seems moon books are written with oldies in mind. There is little - if any - information about activities to do which Lonely Planet takes care of. Some of the sections like the finger lakes are so badly written that I can't imagine anyone going there after reading them.

This book feels more like a laundry list of places to go. If that is all that you are looking for, then it might work for you, otherwise, best stay away.