Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this guide before going to Boston (for the first time) and it was indispensable for my trip. This DK guide is very well organized and easy to use. It contains helpful sections such as:
Boston's Top Ten (top highlights of Boston)
Top Ten Hotels
Top Ten Budget Hotels
Top Ten Restaurants
Top Ten Places Spots for Seafood
Top Ten Places to Shop
Top Ten Performing Arts Venues
Top Ten Italian Bakeries
Top Ten Activities for Kids
(There are much more of these Top 10 guides throughout the book)
Within each section of Boston, there is also a top 10 list and guide to different places which you should see (e.g. Harvard, Cambridge, Financial District, Chinatown, etc.)
Towards the back, there is a very helpful section on how to get around in Boston, how to select the right hotels, things to avoid, and all sorts of helpful travel tips.
In the back of the cover, there is a very helpful fold-out map of all of Boston, along with a transport guide to the bus routes and the "T" (subway) destinations.
The colorful pictures and photos throughout this book make this guide as much of a keep-sake souvenir as well as a comprehensive travel guide. This guide was so helpful to me on my recent trip. I found it more useful than other guides (e.g. Frommers, Lonely Planet) which I've used before.
Highly recommended!!
Boston's Top Ten (top highlights of Boston)
Top Ten Hotels
Top Ten Budget Hotels
Top Ten Restaurants
Top Ten Places Spots for Seafood
Top Ten Places to Shop
Top Ten Performing Arts Venues
Top Ten Italian Bakeries
Top Ten Activities for Kids
(There are much more of these Top 10 guides throughout the book)
Within each section of Boston, there is also a top 10 list and guide to different places which you should see (e.g. Harvard, Cambridge, Financial District, Chinatown, etc.)
Towards the back, there is a very helpful section on how to get around in Boston, how to select the right hotels, things to avoid, and all sorts of helpful travel tips.
In the back of the cover, there is a very helpful fold-out map of all of Boston, along with a transport guide to the bus routes and the "T" (subway) destinations.
The colorful pictures and photos throughout this book make this guide as much of a keep-sake souvenir as well as a comprehensive travel guide. This guide was so helpful to me on my recent trip. I found it more useful than other guides (e.g. Frommers, Lonely Planet) which I've used before.
Highly recommended!!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By H. Schyma
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The PLUS: 5 Stars!
The guide takes a pyramidal approach to the sights of your destination. So you slowly can work yourself through the areas that really interest you by easily skipping things you would not want to see or visit at all.
It also makes it easy to find the things that are important to you because the descriptions are small enough and pictures further make it easy to attract your interest or pass things by.
The MINUS: 4 Stars!
The good about the Maps is that they are there at all and also that there is an index of some streets.
The contained foldout maps though helpful when there is nothing else at all are not my favorite because they are quite small and are more an overview to identify the area where something is to be found on a better more detailed map. The same maps as the foldouts are also on a separate map that is detachable. This is a good idea but they are way to small and hard to read especially in dim light and in an awkward format to be really useful. - When available, I rather get a local map from the tourist office and transfer my destinations to it.
SUMMARY: 5 Stars!
This guide is an extremely useful sightseeing guide and small enough to be carried with you all the time for quick reference. It also allows you to choose the amount of detail you want to follow for the town: top 10 Highlights - top 10 to each highlight - top ten to some general categories like museums, bars, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and also some specific categories just for this destination like best seafood restaurants or great walks and itineraries.
Insider tips or as they call the sections: "Street smart" round up this little guide. The maps are OK but could be improved. The deficiency of the maps though should not detract from the overall usefulness of this guide for your destination. This is true for a first time visitor with limited or all kinds of time and also for the return visitor, who wants to to repeat some destinations in more detail or avoid the same old top ten but venture out into new territory.
The guide takes a pyramidal approach to the sights of your destination. So you slowly can work yourself through the areas that really interest you by easily skipping things you would not want to see or visit at all.
It also makes it easy to find the things that are important to you because the descriptions are small enough and pictures further make it easy to attract your interest or pass things by.
The MINUS: 4 Stars!
The good about the Maps is that they are there at all and also that there is an index of some streets.
The contained foldout maps though helpful when there is nothing else at all are not my favorite because they are quite small and are more an overview to identify the area where something is to be found on a better more detailed map. The same maps as the foldouts are also on a separate map that is detachable. This is a good idea but they are way to small and hard to read especially in dim light and in an awkward format to be really useful. - When available, I rather get a local map from the tourist office and transfer my destinations to it.
SUMMARY: 5 Stars!
This guide is an extremely useful sightseeing guide and small enough to be carried with you all the time for quick reference. It also allows you to choose the amount of detail you want to follow for the town: top 10 Highlights - top 10 to each highlight - top ten to some general categories like museums, bars, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and also some specific categories just for this destination like best seafood restaurants or great walks and itineraries.
Insider tips or as they call the sections: "Street smart" round up this little guide. The maps are OK but could be improved. The deficiency of the maps though should not detract from the overall usefulness of this guide for your destination. This is true for a first time visitor with limited or all kinds of time and also for the return visitor, who wants to to repeat some destinations in more detail or avoid the same old top ten but venture out into new territory.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Our first visit to Boston was dramatically easier because of this book! We accomplished everything we wanted, in a timely and safe fashion, as easily as possible. The only missing component was information on BosTIX, which we found ourselves to assist with purchasing tickets for shows. We had the book in our purses or hands the entire trip - it was small and light enough to carry around and indispensable enough that we always checked that we had it before we went anywhere. Four days, three nights in Boston and this book was all that we needed! Now it serves as a great souvenir of our fabulous time there.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very usefull
Very usefull for planning my trip to Boston!
All sights i wanted to see and also more information than is was looking for!
All sights i wanted to see and also more information than is was looking for!
Published 3 months ago by Barry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sensible approach.
I like the new top 10 guides. They really help you prioritize a trip. They have plenty of background information
Published 4 months ago by Linda Prieskorn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good buy
Let you know the must sees with adequate information and how to easily access.Good tips for the first time visitors.
Published 4 months ago by Patricia J. Keller
2.0 out of 5 stars
Marginally okay
For some reason I received two Top 10 Boston......neither is particularly helpful. I live in Boston and was hoping for some more "hidden" treasures that aren't in the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bernice Siegel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good overall book
This book provides a really good crash course in what all Boston has to offer. I would recommend it as a way to plan out a trip.
Published 4 months ago by Robyn Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well organized and informative
Loved this book. It contained all the information I needed. Really used the guide to the T alot and it was laminated so it folded up small and lasted very well.
Published 6 months ago by Amy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the only guide you'll need
This book is small enough to carry with you as you travel Boston, and it is pretty thorough. There are others that are more complete, but too much to drag around with you all day... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sue Pettay
4.0 out of 5 stars
Top 10 Boston
Limited but it does what's needed. I wanted a brief intro to Boston for various members of my family who were meeting there for a reunion.
Published 10 months ago by Donna Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect travel companion
This was the perfect travel companion on our trip to Boston. It has excellent recommendations for accommodations, restaurants, and tourist sites. It really enhanced our visit.
Published 12 months ago by jwains
3.0 out of 5 stars
A complementary, not primary guide
Compared to most other guides (e.g., Fodor, Frommer, Moon, etc.) this book is both more difficult to navigate and plan from. The underlying problem is the format. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Marcus Peacock
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