As a hardcore traveler， I have read my share of travel guides。。。 and Fodor's is by far the best。 I got two other NYC travel guides from the library and still ended up buying this one。The real gift of Fodors is their list of "Top Picks" I have never gone wrong following one of these。。 whether it is a restaurant or a thing to do。 The other gift is their introduction to each neighborhood （in NYC） and an overview AND the breadth of their books。 I normally read these guides cover to cover before the As a hardcore traveler， I have read my share of travel guides。。。 and Fodor's is by far the best。 I got two other NYC travel guides from the library and still ended up buying this one。The real gift of Fodors is their list of "Top Picks" I have never gone wrong following one of these。。 whether it is a restaurant or a thing to do。 The other gift is their introduction to each neighborhood （in NYC） and an overview AND the breadth of their books。 I normally read these guides cover to cover before the trip and then use them during my trip too。 。。。more