New York

Daniel Mangin spent 30 years experiencing New York as a tourist but now lives there, working for Fodor's Travel Publications. Lauren McGrath, a native New Yorker, has been a writer and editor of travel guides, various cookbooks, plus the managing editor for the James Beard House Magazine.

The Magazine: Sky High - The Race to be Number One; The Best, Ifs and Mosts of New York; New Yorker State of Mind; Lights, Camera, Action; New York's a Riot; A Century in Times Square; Swell Digs and Crash Pads; The Backstory; Vintage Flavours. Finding Your Feet: First Two Hours; Getting Around; Accommodation; Food and Drink; Shopping; Entertainment. Midtown Manhattan: Getting Your Bearings; In a Day; Don't Miss; Grand Central Terminal; Rockefeller Centre; Museum of Modern Art; Fifth Avenue; Times Square; At Your Leisure - 10 more places to explore; Where to Eat and Drink; Shop; Be Entertained. Uptown and Central Park: Getting Your Bearings; In a Day; Don't Miss; Central Park; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Guggenheim Musuem; American Musuem of Natural History; At Your Leisure - 14 more places to explore; Where to Eat and Drink; Shop; Be Entertained. Empire State to Greenwich Village: Getting Your Bearings; In a Day; Don't Miss; Empire State Building; East Village; Greenwich Village; At Your Leisure - 9 more places to explore; Where toa Eat and Drink; Shop; Be Entertained. Lower Manhattan: Getting Your Bearings; In a Day; Don't Miss; Statue of Liberty; Ellis Island; South Street Seaport; Historic District; SoHo; At Your Leisure - 15 more places to explore; Where to Eat and Drink; Shop; Be Entertained. Excursions: Brooklyn; Staten Island. Walks: 42nd Street; Uptown Stroll; West Village; SoHo; Lower Manhattan. Practicalities: Before You Go; When To Go; When You Are There.