Lonely Planet New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania,9781864501384

Lonely Planet New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania

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ISBN13: 9781864501384
ISBN10: 1864501383
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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Summary

Want to bite the Big Apple? Trek the Adirondacks? Lose it all in the gambling halls of Atlantic City? Sample the simple life of the Amish? With this comprehensive guide in hand, you'll discover the best of this rich and exciting region.-- the full scoop on New York City and Philadelphia-- accommodations for all budgets, from hidden forest campsites to highway motels and charming B&Bs-- outdoor activities chapter covering the best parks for hiking, biking and more-- unique coverage of child-friendly museums and activities-- 86 detailed maps, including a full-color New York City subway map

Table of Contents

Introduction 15(2)
Facts About the Region
17(30)
History
17(2)
Geography
19(1)
Climate
20(1)
Ecology & Environment
20(2)
Flora & Fauna
22(3)
Government & Politics
25(1)
Economy
25(1)
Population & People
26(1)
Education
26(1)
Arts
27(17)
Society & Conduct
44(1)
Religion
45(1)
Language
45(2)
Facts for the Visitor
47(46)
Highlights
47(2)
Suggested Itineraries
49(3)
Planning
52(2)
Tourist Offices
54(1)
Visas & Documents
54(3)
Embassies & Consulates
57(2)
Customs
59(1)
Money
59(4)
Post & Communications
63(2)
Internet Resources
65(1)
Books
66(3)
Newspapers & Magazines
69(1)
Radio & TV
70(1)
Photography & Video
71(1)
Time
71(1)
Electricity
72(1)
Weights & Measures
72(1)
Laundry
72(1)
Recycling
72(1)
Toilets
72(1)
Health
73(3)
Women Travelers
76(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travelers
77(1)
Disabled Travelers
78(1)
Senior Travelers
78(1)
Travel With Children
79(1)
Dangers & Annoyances
79(2)
Emergency
81(1)
Legal Matters
81(1)
Business Hours
81(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events
81(2)
Work
83(1)
Accommodations
83(4)
Food
87(2)
Drinks
89(1)
Entertainment
90(1)
Spectator Sports
91(1)
Shopping
92(1)
Outdoor Activities
93(17)
Hiking & Backpacking
93(6)
Bicycling & Mountain Biking
99(2)
Downhill Skiing
101(1)
Cross-Country Skiing
102(1)
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
103(1)
White-Water Rafting & Tubing
104(1)
Canoeing & Kayaking
105(2)
Fishing
107(1)
Other Watersports
108(1)
Wildlife & Bird-Watching
108(1)
Horseback Riding
108(1)
Hang Gliding & Paragliding
109(1)
Caving
109(1)
Golf
109(1)
Getting There & Away
110(11)
Air
110(6)
Land
116(3)
Sea
119(1)
Organized Tours
119(2)
Getting Around
121(11)
Air
121(1)
Bus
122(1)
Train
123(1)
Car & Motorcycle
123(6)
Hitchhiking
129(1)
Walking
129(1)
Boat
129(1)
Local Transport
129(1)
Organized Tours
130(2)
Facts About New York
132(13)
Information
133(1)
History
133(5)
Geography
138(1)
Climate
139(1)
Ecology & Environment
139(2)
Government & Politics
141(1)
Economy
141(1)
Population & People
142(1)
Religion
143(1)
Language
143(2)
New York City
145(122)
History
146(2)
Orientation
148(2)
Information
150(6)
Manhattan
156(1)
Lower Manhattan
156(5)
New York City Map Section
161(22)
Tribeca
183(1)
Chinatown & Little Italy
183(2)
Lower East Side
185(1)
Soho
186(2)
Greenwich Village
188(2)
East Village
190(2)
Chelsea
192(1)
Gramercy Park
193(1)
Times Square
193(1)
Midtown
194(7)
Central Park
201(1)
Upper East Side
202(4)
Upper West Side
206(2)
Harlem
208(2)
Washington Heights
210(1)
The Bronx
211(3)
Brooklyn
214(1)
Information
214(1)
Brooklyn Heights
214(2)
Brooklyn Historical Society
216(1)
New York Transit Museum
216(1)
Hidden Subway History
216(1)
Brooklyn Academy of Music
217(1)
Prospect Park
217(1)
Park Slope
217(1)
Eastern Parkway
217(2)
Coney Island
219(1)
Brighton Beach
220(1)
Williamsburg
221(1)
Queens
221(1)
Astoria
221(2)
Flushing & Around
223(3)
Staten Island
226(1)
Staten Island Ferry
227(1)
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
227(1)
Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art
227(1)
Historic Richmond Town
228(1)
Greenbelt Nature Walks
228(1)
Activities
228(1)
Organized Tours
229(1)
Special Events
230(1)
Places to Stay
231(7)
Places to Eat
238(12)
Entertainment
250(7)
Spectator Sports
257(1)
Shopping
257(4)
Getting There & Away
261(2)
Getting Around
263(4)
Long Island
267(9)
Information
268(1)
Outdoor Activities
268(1)
Getting Around
269(1)
Sagamore Hill & Vanderbilt Mansion
270(1)
Jones Beach State Park
271(1)
Robert Moses State Park & Fire Island
271(1)
The Hamptons
271(2)
Shelter Island
273(1)
North Fork
274(2)
Hudson Valley
276(24)
History
277(1)
Information
277(1)
Getting There & Around
277(2)
Lower Hudson Valley
279(1)
Nyack
280(1)
Harriman & Bear Mountain State Parks
281(1)
Goshen
282(1)
West Point
282(1)
Storm King Art Center
283(1)
Newburgh
284(1)
Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow & Around
285(4)
Ossining
289(1)
Peekskill
289(1)
Cold Spring
290(1)
Mid-Hudson Valley
290(1)
Poughkeepsie
290(2)
Hyde Park
292(2)
Rhinebeck
294(1)
North of Rhinebeck
294(1)
Millbrook & Around
295(2)
Mid-Valley Farms
297(1)
Upper Hudson Valley
298(1)
Olana
298(1)
Hudson
299(1)
Shaker Museum & Library
299(1)
Catskills Region
300(19)
Information
301(1)
Outdoor Activities
302(1)
Getting There & Away
303(1)
Eastern Catskills
303(1)
New Paltz
303(1)
Kingston
304(2)
Catskill
306(1)
Northern Catskills
307(1)
Woodstock
307(5)
Route 28 to Margaretville
312(2)
Margaretville
314(1)
Hunter
315(1)
Windham
316(1)
Tannersville
316(1)
Kaaterskill Falls Hikes
317(1)
North/South Lake Area
317(1)
Southern & Western Catskills
318(1)
Along the Delaware River
318(1)
Capital District & Mohawk Valley
319(27)
Albany
319(9)
Saratoga Springs
328(8)
Around Saratoga Springs
336(1)
Cooperstown
337(5)
Around Cooperstown
342(1)
Binghamton & Around
343(3)
Adirondack Region
346(37)
History
347(1)
Information
348(1)
Outdoor Activities
349(2)
Getting There & Around
351(1)
Lake George
352(6)
Around Lake George
358(2)
Route 9N: Lake George to Ticonderoga
360(1)
Ticonderoga
360(1)
Essex
361(1)
Blue Mountain Lake & Around
362(3)
Long Lake
365(1)
Old Forge
365(2)
Lake Placid
367(8)
Wilmington
375(1)
Ausable Chasm
376(1)
Saranac Lake
376(6)
Around Saranac Lake
382(1)
Thousand Islands & St Lawrence Seaway
383(14)
History
384(1)
Information
384(1)
Getting There & Around
385(1)
Thousand Islands
385(1)
Alexandria Bay & Around
385(6)
Clayton
391(1)
Cape Vincent
392(1)
Sackets Harbor
393(1)
St Lawrence Seaway
394(1)
Seaway Trail
394(1)
Massena
394(1)
Ogdensburg
395(2)
Finger Lakes Region
397(36)
History
398(1)
Getting There & Around
399(1)
Southern Tier
399(1)
Ithaca
399(10)
Trumansburg
409(1)
Watkins Glen
410(2)
Corning
412(1)
Hammondsport
413(1)
Northern Tier
414(1)
Penn Yan
415(1)
Canandaigua
415(1)
Geneva
416(1)
Seneca Falls
416(2)
Skaneateles
418(1)
Syracuse
418(5)
Around Syracuse
423(1)
Rochester
424(7)
Around Rochester
431(2)
Western New York
433(29)
Getting There & Away
433(1)
Niagara Falls-The American Side
434(9)
Fort Niagara State Park
443(1)
Niagara Falls-The Canadian Side
443(2)
Buffalo
445(9)
Chautauqua
454(4)
Around Chautauqua
458(1)
Allegancy State Park
459(3)
Facts About New Jersey
462(11)
Information
462(1)
History
463(4)
Geography
467(1)
Climate
467(1)
State Parks & Forests
468(1)
Government & Politics
468(1)
Economy
469(1)
Population & People
469(1)
Media
469(1)
Arts
470(2)
Religion
472(1)
Jersey Shore
473(25)
Information
473(1)
Accommodations
473(1)
Getting There & Around
474(1)
Sandy Hook
475(1)
Highlands
476(1)
Monmouth Park
477(1)
Long Branch
478(1)
Asbury Park
478(2)
Ocean Grove
480(1)
Avon By The Sea
481(1)
Belmar
482(1)
Spring Lake
483(2)
Manasquan
485(1)
Point Pleasant
486(2)
Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari Theme Park
488(1)
Bay Head
488(1)
Seaside Heights
489(3)
Island Beach State Park
492(1)
Long Beach Island
492(6)
Northern New Jersey
498(15)
Rural New Jersey
498(1)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
499(1)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
500(1)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
501(1)
Vernon
502(1)
Urban New Jersey
503(1)
Hoboken
503(4)
Jersey City
507(2)
Newark
509(2)
Hackensack
511(1)
Thomas Edison Historic Site
512(1)
Central New Jersey
513(10)
Flemington
513(1)
Princeton
514(5)
Trenton
519(1)
Around Trenton
520(1)
New Brunswick
521(1)
Camden
521(2)
Southern New Jersey
523(23)
Pine Barrens
523(2)
Atlantic City
525(9)
Around Atlantic City
534(1)
Margate
534(1)
Wildwoods
535(3)
Cape May
538(8)
Facts About Pennsylvania
546(9)
Information
546(2)
History
548(3)
Geography
551(1)
Climate
551(1)
Ecology & Environment
551(1)
State Parks & Forests
552(1)
Government & Politics
552(1)
Economy
553(1)
Population & People
553(1)
Education
554(1)
Philadelphia
555(60)
History
556(1)
Orientation
556(2)
Information
558(3)
Walking Tour
561(3)
Historic Distric & Waterfront
564(10)
South St & Around
574(1)
Italian Market & Around
575(2)
Center City
577(4)
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
581(1)
Fairmount Park
582(3)
University City
585(1)
Northwest Philadelphia
586(2)
Activities
588(1)
Organized Tours
588(1)
Special Events
589(1)
Places to Stay
590(3)
Places to Eat
593(5)
Entertainment
598(3)
Spectator Sports
601(1)
Shopping
602(1)
Getting There & Away
603(1)
Getting Around
604(2)
Around Philadelphia
606(1)
Valley Forge National Historic Park
606(2)
Washington Crossing Historic Park
608(1)
Brandywine Valley
609(6)
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
615(20)
Orientation
616(1)
Getting There & Around
616(2)
Lancaster
618(5)
Intercourse & Around
623(3)
Bird-In-Hand & Around
626(1)
Strasburg & Around
627(1)
Lititz
628(1)
Ephrata
628(1)
Reading
629(3)
Around Reading
632(1)
Lebanon & Around
633(1)
Palmyra
634(1)
South Central Pennsylvania
635(16)
Gettysburg
635(9)
Harrisburg
644(2)
Three Mile Island
646(1)
Hershey
646(3)
York
649(2)
Southwestern Pennsylvania
651(31)
Pittsburgh
651(20)
Around Pittsburgh
671(1)
Laurel Highlands
672(5)
Johnstown
677(2)
Around Johnstown
679(3)
Northern Pennsylvania
682(24)
Erie & Around
682(4)
Pymatuning State Park
686(1)
Erie National Wildlife Refuge
686(2)
Titusville
688(1)
Oil City & Around
688(2)
Hermitage & Sharon
690(2)
Allegheny National Forest & Around
692(5)
Route 6: Allegheny National Forest to Scranton
697(1)
Scranton
698(1)
Williamsport
699(1)
The Poconos
700(6)
Acknowledgments 706(2)
Index 708(12)
Map Legend 720

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