Fully re-researched and updated, Frommer’s New York City Day By Day allows users to map their own adventure with a variety of suggested daily itineraries, vibrant photos, and multiple maps.This portable, up-to-date guide is all about maximizing the time...

“A masterpiece of travel and topographical writing, and an incomparable and enthralling meditation on times past.”—John Banville“He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, an artist's eye...

Whether you want to walk to the top of the Eiffel Tower, explore the Louvre, or stroll down the Champs-Élysées, the local Fodor's travel experts in Paris are here to help! Fodor's Paris guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations,...

The Acclaimed International Bestseller“It is impossible to do justice to the beauty of Returning Light. The whole book is a poem.” — New York Times Book ReviewBy the lighthouse keeper on the remote, otherworldly Irish island of Skellig Michael, a...

‘This engrossing book traverses the heights and depths, the beauty and terror, of our world.’ - THE OBSERVERTravis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and arcane. His unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising...

Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place is a portrait of Scott McClanahan's formative years, coming of age in rural West Virginia, during a stretch of time where he was deeply influenced by his Grandma Ruby and Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy...

Pauline Frommer's highly personal guide to her own home city has, in previous editions, twice been named "Best Guidebook of the Year" by the North American Travel Journalists Association. Her book has been New York City’s top-selling guide for the last...

In Niger, where access to rail and air travel requires overcoming many obstacles, roads are the nation’s lifeline. For a year in the early 1990s, Peter Chilson traveled this desert country by automobile to experience West African road culture. He...

The 25th anniversary edition of the much-beloved true adventure tale of Nathaniel Courthope; “A magnificent piece of popular history” (The Independent on Sunday).The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two...

How do waves break, and what makes good surf? What are dangerous rip currents, and how do you spot one? What should you do if you get caught in one? Australia's best-known surf scientist, Rob "Dr. Rip" Brander, takes readers on a fascinating and...

First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It...

The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its "discovery" by Captain Cook in the late 18th Century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as...

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe. With Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door, you'll learn how to: Plan your itinerary and maximize your time Pack light and right Find good-value...

In this compelling history Carrie Gibson unfolds the complex story of the Caribbean from Columbus' first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands - largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable...

The Rand McNally Road Atlas has been the essential, trusted tool for road travelers for more than 100 years. This updated 2025 edition contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of 375...

This updated 2025 midsize easy-to-read edition features large print maps of every U.S. state and Candian province, plus an overview map of Mexico, in a convenient travel size that fits in a glove box. Included are detailed inset maps of more than 50...