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Blue Guide New York
Everything you need
By Barbara A. Seidel
Format: Paperback
Terrific book evidently also used by tourist guides now. Looking forward to its next edition, but right now it certainly gets you into a New York State of mind. History, historic buildings, all the info on whatever museums you want to see, great maps. Covers all the boroughs but essential for Manhattan. I give it as a gift f I have friends who are just now discovering NYC.
Blue Guide New York
very handy and useful
By Carmen
Format: Paperback
i really like the size of this book, it can fit any bags
Blue Guide New York
Five stars
By Amazon Customer
Format: Paperback
The ultimate guide to New York. It was my biggest aspect for successfully passing my exam for sightseeing guide here in the Big Apple. Lots of info, well,structured, complete. For those in need of a real guide. Less pictures, more content. I would recommend it every single day.
Blue Guide New York
Great information. Very comprehensive
By Paul Stewart
Format: Paperback
I’m a NYC tour guide. Great information. Very comprehensive.
Blue Guide New York
why neighborhoods look the way they do and how this fantastic city emerged from a sleepy Dutch trading post
By Mark Pollack
Format: Paperback
For anyone planning a visit to the five boroughs, this is a must have. Forget other guides, they only skim the surface. If you are serious but getting to see and understand New York City, how it grew and developed, why neighborhoods look the way they do and how this fantastic city emerged from a sleepy Dutch trading post, then this is the book to have.
Blue Guide New York
I’ve been studying it intently and recommend it highly
By Robert C Ross
Format: Paperback
As someone who walks 50 miles a week or so in New York City, I’ve collected a number of guide books over the years. I am hoping to be a big apple greeter in the City , and as part of the training, plan to take the official guide test given by the city, a 175 questionnaire. The city strongly recommends the use of this guide book for study purposes. I’ve been studying it intently and recommend it highly.
Blue Guide New York
Made a wonderful Christmas gift for my Dad
By Samantha B.
Format: Paperback
Lovely book! Made a wonderful Christmas gift for my Dad. He’s raving about it.
Blue Guide New York
Literally everything you could want to know about NYC
By Duffee
Format: Paperback
Literally everything you could want to know about NYC. Using it to study for my NYC Sightseeing Guide Exam.
Blue Guide New York
The book is recommended to not only exam takers but also newbies to…
By Ellen Kim
Format: Paperback
Very specific information about NYC is included. The book is recommended to not only exam takers but also newbies to the city.
Blue Guide New York
Absolutely the best guides for those looking to really appreciate a city
By Andy R.
Format: Paperback
In the internet age, the need for a traditional travel guide with hotel listings and maps is becoming a thing of the past. What is not and can no be replaceable is the ability to get a wealth of beautifully curated information on a destination, the stuff that makes a trip/ visit worthwhile.
The Blue Guides are absolutely the best guides for those looking to really appreciate a city. Whether traveling, new to a city, or a native history buff, these are unparalleled in their informative and interesting content.
My only complaint is that they don’t publish more of them for other cool cities. I always check for a Blue Guide when I get a new airplane ticket bought. I feel like there used to be more? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Blue Guide New York
Blue Guides are the best for the more serious traveller
By Amazon Customer
Format: Paperback
You will quickly understand why Blue Guide New York is required reading for licensed City sightseeing guides.
Blue Guide New York
Blue Guides are the best for the more serious traveller
By Andrew Porter
Format: Paperback
Blue Guides are the best guide books for the more serious traveller, for those who prefer to visit art galleries and museums rather than, well, less cultural places. I’ve been using them for around 40 years and have not regretted one moment of my long and happy relationship with Blue Guides.
Being comprehensive guides they are a tad heavier than the more lightweight ones, but quit kvetching, Reader, buy a satchel to hold it in…I can highly recommend the following company as purveyors of fine satchels, Chapman of Carlisle (UK), their fishing bags are perfect for keeping cameras, maps and guide books in whilst exploring New York.
By all means use other guides for information on hotels, places to eat and drink, shopping and LGBTQI venues but Blue Guides are the business for architecture, art galleries and history.
Carol von Pressentin Wright “has been writing and revising editions of BLUE GUIDE NEW YORK since 1976” . Her meticulously detailed writing in this, the fifth and latest edition of the BLUE GUIDE NEW YORK, should ensure this edition remains at the top of the list for the more discerning travellers to New York for quite some time.
Blue Guide New York
This is THE bible when it comes to New York
By Vinay Raval
Format: Paperback
The insight provided from this book is truly amazing. As a native New Yorker, I enjoyed the variety of content and the quality of its presentation. Although “reference-like”, this is a great book to read page-by-page over several weeks. Doing so will increase your overall knowledge and assist in your retention of information. For example, I can’t imagine how lost I would have been in the main sections without having read the architecture primer in the beginning. As a result of carefully reading this book, I passed the NYC Sightseeing Exam on the first go (harder than you likely think), and look through my home city in a completely different light. This probably isn’t the best choice for a quick visit to NYC but is the perfect starter for those who live in NYC and wish to see it from a different light. I have never come across a better researched book, and am unlikely to do so. If ever a product deserved five stars – this is it!