Moon Travel New York State Handbook

by Bird, Christiane

• ISBN13: 9781566912013
• ISBN10: 1566912016
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

Focusing in particular on the great outdoors, this guide covers all the upstate regions, including the Catskills, the Adirondacks, the Hudson Valley, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York. "The prose, steeped in history and local flavor, makes Bird a marvelous traveling companion."--"Toronto Sun." 195 photos. 99 illustrations. 95 maps.

Table of Contents

Introduction
INTRODUCTION	3	(15)
The Empire State	3	(5)
The Land	8	(4)
History	12	(6)
ON THE ROAD	18	(13)
Recreation	18	(4)
Accommodations and Food	22	(1)
Transportation	23	(1)
Services and Information	24	(7)
NEW YORK CITY
INTRODUCTION	31	(40)
History	31	(10)
Practicalities	41	(13)
Entertainment	54	(10)
Activities	64	(7)
MANHATTAN	71	(149)
Lower Manhattan	71	(18)
Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Lower East Side	89	(13)
SoHo and TriBeCa	102	(9)
The East Village	111	(10)
Greenwich Village	121	(13)
From Union Square to Murray Hill	134	(11)
Chelsea and the Garment District	145	(9)
Midtown	154	(23)
The Upper East Side	177	(14)
Central Park and the Upper West Side	191	(15)
Harlem and Upper Manhattan	206	(14)
THE OUTER BOROUGHS	220	(37)
Brooklyn	220	(14)
Queens	234	(7)
The Bronx	241	(8)
Staten Island	249	(8)
NEW YORK STATE
LONG ISLAND	257	(56)
Introduction	257	(6)
The North Shore	263	(16)
The North Fork and Shelter Island	279	(8)
The South Shore	287	(9)
The South Fork	296	(17)
THE HUDSON VALLEY	313	(65)
Introduction	313	(7)
Westchester County	320	(14)
Rockland County	334	(7)
Orange and Putnam Counties	341	(13)
Dutchess County	354	(12)
Columbia County	366	(12)
THE CATASKILLS	378	(52)
Introduction	378	(6)
Ulster County	384	(16)
Greene County	400	(11)
Sullivan County	411	(11)
Delaware County	422	(8)
CENTRAL NEW YORK	430	(54)
Introduction	430	(3)
Albany	433	(12)
Troy	445	(5)
Schenectady	450	(3)
A Drive through the Mohawk River Valley	453	(4)
Otsego County	457	(8)
Schoharie County	465	(4)
Oneida County	469	(6)
Madison County	475	(5)
Binghamton and Vicinity	480	(4)
THE NORTH COUNTRY	484	(80)
Introduction	484	(9)
Saratoga Springs and Environs	493	(12)
Washington County	505	(4)
Lake George and the Southeastern Adirondacks	509	(10)
Champlain Valley	519	(7)
High Peaks and Northern Adirondacks	526	(11)
Northwest Lakes	537	(4)
Central Adirondacks	541	(9)
The Thousand Islands	550	(14)
THE FINGER LAKES	564	(70)
Introduciton	564	(6)
Syracuse	570	(7)
Skaneateles Lake Area	577	(2)
Owasco Lake Area	579	(4)
Cayuga Lake Area	583	(7)
Ithaca	590	(8)
Seneca Lake	598	(6)
Elmira	604	(3)
Corning	607	(3)
Keuka Lake	610	(5)
Canadaigua Lake Area	615	(7)
The Little Finger Lakes and Beyond	622	(2)
Rochester	624	(10)
WESTERN NEW YORK	634	(52)
Introduction	634	(3)
Buffalo	637	(14)
Niagara Falls	651	(8)
Orleans County	659	(2)
Genesee County	661	(4)
Wyoming County	665	(3)
Allegany County	668	(5)
Cattaraugus County	673	(5)
Chautauqua County	678	(8)
APPENDIX: NEW YORK CITY QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDES	686	(11)
Accommodations	686	(1)
Selected Restaurants	687	(4)
Museums	691	(2)
Manhattan Shopping	693	(4)
Booklist	697	(12)
Index	709