Tours and Travel Books

Moon Metro Chicago is a unique and easily portable tourist guide in which every single two-page spread unfolds into a practical and durable map of this great midwestern city. In full color, printed on heavy stock paper, these detailed and up to date descriptions and "user friendly" maps make for an economical and handy guide for tourists, business travelers, and vacationers looking to explore Chicago's diverse greatness with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of efficiency.

This book is incredible! I got a job in Toronto and had to go look for a place to live - I relied on this book to find my way around. I highly recommend it! The book is great for big cities, because you can sit on a subway, or bus, and discreetly fold out the map to get your bearings, and then fold it back into the page. It has all the major neighborhoods in downtown Toronto well mapped out and described. The book itself is small and can easily fit into a small carry on bag. Thank-you moon metro - you made my life much easier

When you order this book be sure to also order "Beach Lover's Guide to the Perfect Sandwich" It contains 100 easy and delicious sandwich recipes to take on your "One Tank Trip"!

This book has breathtaking photographs of lovely exotic Spain. A true delight and pleasurable experience. A wonderful addition to your coffee table for everyone to enjoy. I have received many compliments on this inspiring magnificent book. It would make a great gift.

This book lists all sorts of gems, esp for appliances, electronics and carpeting. Every store I have gone too has been terrific, and their prices the lowest when I did a comparison. However, a lot has changed since 1996 and the book desperately needs to be updated. Mark....please prepare a 2001 version!

Mr. Lincoln's City: An Illustrated Guide To The Civil War Sites Of Washington by U.S. Army Major General Richard M. Lee (Retired) is enhanced with 15 maps and 130 historical photographs as it offers the reader a series of major tours throughout downtown Washington, DC, to 80 sites that were significant to the events occurring between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War. There were a total of 68 forts encircling Washington, which the Union forces utilized as a major war base with its rail net and staging areas. This proved critically important as Confederate forces approached the city when the great battles took place in neighboring Virginia to the detriment of the Union Army. Here land marked for the onsite visitor as well as the armchair traveler are the Washington Monument slaughterhouse, the fetid creeks and canals, the sick, the wounded and the dying lying in hospitals strewn across the city. This is also the place where President Lincoln brought his forces to final victory, preserved the union, and resulted in Washington becoming the premier city of a reunited republic -- an unassailable position it has held down to the present day. Mr. Lincoln's City is an enthusiastically recommended addition to American History and Civil War History reference collections, as well as an ideal resource for planning a Civil War oriented tour of Washington, DC.

Museum New York is a fresh look at the incredible variety of both cultural and artistic exhibits available in the New York area. I have visited NYC many times and seen many museums but with this book I was able to make informed descisions regarding where to spend my time. Delightful in its honesty and incredibly intelligently written, I beleive this book is a must for anyone visiting NYC.

Museum Planet's incomparable "talking book" guides to Venice are the next best thing to being there, offering a beautiful visual tour through hundreds of color photos, a knowledgable guide, in depth histories of the monuments. The best possible preparation for a trip to Venice, and a welcome review later, when the magnificent sites of Venice can be brought to life again.

I live in SF and find this book very handy. There are many SF museums I've heard of but didn't know much about. This book provides a great overview of all the museums (even the really small ones) and gives the relevant info i.e. hours, websites, phone numbers, etc. I think both tourists and locals will get a lot out of it.

comprehensive, well organized and a must for any visit to the northwest. highly recommended as a basic source reference or as a travel supplement