New York Times: 36 Hours USA & Canada

My doctor had this in their office. Just the photos along are gorgeous. My son and beautiful DIL love taking trips with their two kids. Decided to give as a Christmas present. They have used it already a couple of times and gives them precise overviews as each city is thoroughly assessed with activities. Makes a great coffee table book for anyone.

Book provides a quick hightlights of each city and can be used to plan your trip, esp if you have only a short visit Photos are really good and writing is very coincise - book to keep and use over and over. I have traveled extensively and this book give you a great summary if you only have a few days. Only US cities that are original and uniue are: New York, San Fran, Las vegas and New Oreleans, all others look very much alike with same kinds of houses and stores. New York is big , moves so fast and NEW York natives are the best, assuming you can understand their accent. Some of the most friendly people are the New Yorkers - just don't say you are a New Jersey Giants fan ! You will hear at least 10 diff launguages spoken on the street. San Fran is probably the most pretty city in America. So many hills, great food and the gays know how to party too. New Oreleans is old , historic , lots of unique food and people are the salt of the earth. Vegas is just a crazy fun party town and nothing in USA compares to it. Now, food and shows rule vs the mob in the old days. Lose at the tables - go drown your sorrows and have a 3.99 steak dinner or even better, go the Bellgio for the buffet and bring a bigger set of clothes !

Bought for my first anniversary paper gift. When I first received it, I looked up my city which had all the stuff I recommend to other people, even down to restaurant recommendations. Several other cities I know all had excellent recommendations. That's how we knew to trust what this book had to say for places we've never been. We've used this book several times to help plan our trips and we are always very pleased. A lot of these in recommendations are on the NYT website, but the book is nice to have and looks beautiful on a shelf. Highly recommend this book.

This book compiles a great variety for weekend travel! Perfect for my husband and I, who work in retail and aren't able to take weeks away, we can open the book to a region or place and find ample advice on where to visit, what to do and where to eat in any locale. Also acts as a great Coffee table book, Highly Recommended...

It was a fantastic series when it first appeared in the NYT and it's one I bought as a "bucket list" of places to visit and fun things to do. We recently used it for our first and only trip to Martha's Vineyard and found the schedule to be brilliant.

I have been reading the "36 Hours" columns for many years. I used to cut them out and save them but lately have used the internet to find the columns that I needed. This book makes it much easier to find what I want and I have enjoyed reading many of the columns again. Also got some new ideas for short trips. I wish they would publish 2 other books of New York Times travel columns. The "Practical Traveler" column is packed full of useful information and would make a great book for anyone interested in travel . . . . . and why not a second volume of the "36 Hours" column featuring foreign destinations? I would buy both of them. I'd bet that many people would.

I love reading this column in the Times. While realistically, you may forget to consult the book before a big trip - or some of the recs may get out of date - I still love cozying up on the couch and reading and dreaming about cities I want to visit. I think it's one of those great coffee table books (i love the whimsical illustrations too) to have around to peruse every once in a while :) And, if you remember to consult it before travel, the recommendations are usually very good.

We got this as a wedding gift and in turn gave it to several couples at their weddings as well! Very informative, colorful, and easy to read. Makes planning a quick weekend getaway a breeze! My husband is a SUPER planner when it comes to trips, and I thought he might think this book was encroaching on his territory - but he absolutely loves it! We can't wait to use it for our next weekend trip!

I love this book and look forward to some new adventures! The book is really well researched and the presentation is so easy to follow. It really makes you want to visit all of the places. Great delivery service & condition of book is excellent, thank you.

El libro es muy bueno y viene un poco de todo. Me hubiera gustado que fuera mas turístico y menos bares y restaurantes. Llegó un poco dañado/manchado de la portada.

Un vrai régal, très instructif et qui plus est très bien illustré. En somme un livre à la hauteur du NYT. Si vous avez une connaissance des bases de l'anglais, ce livre de voyage est pour vous. Bien sur vu son gabarit imposant vous ne l'emporterai pas avec vous (à moins de n'avoir aucunes limitations de poids en soute), mais il sera d'une grande aide pour préparer vos voyages aux USA. Découpés par région du pays, cela facilite grandement la recherche. Un must-have. Encore merci aux éditions Taschen de publier d'aussi beau et bon bouquin à des prix aussi compétitifs.

I have been wanting this book forever. It always seemed to be out of stock, so when I finally got to order I was so happy! When it arrived I couldn[t wait to peel it open. It lived up to expectations! I plan to use it to help plan but also to document the dates that I make my visits.

the best travel guide ever!!! amazing graphic design... plenty of pictures and very well organised! a must for all design and travel lover ... absolutely!