Top 10 Chicago (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Elisa Kronish (Author), Elaine Glusac (Author), Roberta Sotonoff (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2010

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, each book in DK's Top 10 series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide.

Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from uncovering a city's most memorable sights to finding the best restaurants and hotels in each neighborhood. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.

Each Top 10 contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel; Pap/Map edition (February 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756660696
• ISBN-13: 978-0756660697
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Travel > United States > Regions > Midwest

More About the Author

Elisa Drake (Kronish) grew up in a northern suburb of Chicago, received a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and has lived in Chicago for the past 15 years. Her first Chicago guide was the "Top 10 Guide" published by DK Publishing. Elisa's first solo book was "Day Trips from Chicago," published by Globe Pequot Press, who subsequently hired her to write their "Insiders' Guide to Chicago," a comprehensive overview of visiting and relocating to the Windy City. Elisa has also worked as an editor at Citysearch.com and Where magazine, and has contributed to TimeOut Chicago Kids, BabyTalk magazine, Parenting.com, and other print and online publications. She is on the board of NPN, the Neighborhood Parents Network, a Chicago-based parents organization, and is mom to two beautiful little girls.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Travel Guide, August 31, 2005

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Butterscotch (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top 10 Chicago (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) (Paperback)

This was a wonderful introduction to Chicago and definitely
made my trip more enjoyable. I have used many of the top 10/eyewitness travel guides throughout the years, and really feel that Top 10 Chicago was one of the best. It captured the best the city has to offer, and was perfect for someone who had less than a week in the city. With the help of my Top 10 guide I made it to 8 of the 10 top sites. One of the best features of this book is its size - it's compact, chock-full of information, and easily fits into any bag/purse. The book also included a very helpful subway/street map and, because the book is so thin, I didn't feel like I was being conspicuous when I referred to the guide in public. DK continues its tradition of
including top-notch photography, and there was also a lot of
background information about each of the Top 10 sites. My
book was a copyright 2004 and all of the information (prices, free museum days, discounts) was still the same ; I would definitely recommend this book for your upcoming Chicago trip but, like with any guidebook, make sure it's the most recent version you can find so dates, times, etc. are still useful. Highly recommended!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this book helped me to be a chicago eyewitness, November 3, 2006

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Marcella Bomas-Stevens (Odijk, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top 10 Chicago (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) (Paperback)

What do you need when you are in a big city for the first time and just for 4 days? You need a simple guide, one that you can take with you while you're exploring the area. Using the top 10 system you can find all the highlights in a few seconds. As I need some structure in my exploration too, I used this guide in combination with Frommer's Chicago day by day. It made my visit to Chicago to a success. There will certainly be a next time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even for a Chicago resident, this is an awesome book, December 27, 2007

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N. Hawkins "whereishawkins" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top 10 Chicago (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) (Paperback)

It's occurred to me that even though I've lived in Chicago for a good number of years, I still don't know the city *that* well. I picked this book up on a whim since I've had good experiences with DK travel books in the past and it floored me because of the amount of things I haven't been to and history I felt like I should have known. It's a combination of both me sucking at Chicago history and this being a really good book.

Most travel books suck, but the DK Top Ten books are essentially the most distilled books you can get for a city and make a good book you keep in a pocket or in a bag while exploring.