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One for the Road: Moon Metro NYC

This week's One for the Road suggestions start and end with mentions of Moon guides. Today it's another NYC guide, since this is my home-base (and where I usually try out different guidebooks when friends come to visit.) This week my pal Eszter, from Hungary, is visiting NYC (and the US!) for the very first time. Upon her arrival earlier this week I gave her several guidebooks as reference, since I wasn't going to be able to show her around that much.

Of all the NYC guides I've looked at recently, I recommended the Moon Metro NYC guide as my favorite choice for Eszter's sightseeing needs. The flip-out map feature of this guidebook series is what really sets it apart from the rest. The first half of the book contains a series of ten glossy fold-out maps that cut Manhattan into size-able chunks. Descriptions of sights, along with some tips and basic historical background, make up the second half of the book.

Different guides serve different purposes, and Eszter agreed that this one would work best for her quick four-day jaunt through NYC. She already had a good idea of what she wanted to see and do, so she wasn't really looking for ideas. But what she did need was a good navigator, and Moon's "Unfold the City" guide helped her do just that.

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