Philadelphia

by Insight Guides and John Gattuso

Book Overview

A travel series unlike any other, Insight Guides go beyond the sights and into reality. Their incomparable photojournalistic approach captures the uniqueness of each culture they cover: their traditions, their arts, their history, their lives. The stunning photography is married to compelling text, written by local writers; the people most qualified to convey their culture's secrets.Yes, Insight Guides will tell you which attractions to visit, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887297390
• ISBN13: 9780887297397
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Great Guide

Great guide - really helped. I wish I had read a lot more of it before getting to the city. There are so many places I could have wished. Never enough time, never enough time. Not just a guide, but a history book also. Very useful.

Wonderful for tourists

This book was a great way to get the lay of the land before arriving in Philadelphia. It pointed the way to hidden jewels like a whole neighborhood made of tiny little alleyways that my Philly native friend was unaware of. I had also missed the note on the front of the book and was surprised to find an easily folded pocket map that slips out of a pouch in the back of the book. It came in handy lots of times. Also very helpful for the usual hours/phone numbers/restaurant suggestions.

A Great Guide to a Great City!

I used this book to plan a trip to Philadelphia in April 2008 - I found it to be a very easy to use, and most helpful guide to a fantastic city! In addition to consulting it for advance planning, I referred to it frequently while in the city, to help make decisions on the fly. Prices (for things like trains, subways, cab fare to/from the airport) have all gone up somewhat since this guide was published in mid-2007 - but that is to be expected. This guide pointed us the the direction of many things that we would NEVER have discovered on our own, and that were well worth seeking out... I highly recommend this book, and will seek out other guides from this series for other trips in the future.

Good Philly guide

This book was very helpful in deciding what to go see during my time in Philadelphia. I referred to it quite often, even though I have lived in Philadelphia before.