What is the best map of London one can get in the United States? I am looking for something more or less detailed but manageable in size. Thank you.

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I like &quot;Streetwise London.&quot;<BR>It is laminated (water proof), folds easily, even when fully opened it measures only about 8 X 26 &quot; and is complete and easily readable for most of the major tourist areas in London.<BR>If you need more details and for more off-the-beaten-track areas, buy a London A-Z map when you get there.

I have the Eyewitness laminated map of London. Very durable, and enough detail to navigate the city center. It also has a small tube map. Only includes the center, from roughly Kensington Palace to the Tower.<BR><BR>It's $8US at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...402859-1450333

Ian, any major bookstore will have various maps of London in stock. You should go check them out and decide which one best suits your needs.

I don't know, but I'd like to get one of those maps that Joey from &quot;Friends&quot; had while they were in London where you could step into the map!

I use The London Mapguide, by Michael Middleditch. It's extremely detailed, and easy to handle because it's formatted like a book, with each page showing a different section of London (so there's no unfolding). It's lightweight, and small enough (about 6 by 9 inches) to fit into the outside flap of your day bag. There are a few pages of information about London sights at the beginning, but I wouldn't rely on it as my primary guidebook -- it's the maps that make it worth the $8.95.

Absolutely no contest; you have to get the A-Z. Pretty much every Londoner owns one. No problem getting it from Amazon.co.uk; I order from them all the time. Go to the site and search the author as &quot;Geographers' a-Z Map Company&quot;, that will get you all the various editions, which tend to differ slightly by title. It's not very expensive, even with shipping.<BR><BR>There are many different sizes and scales of it, some of which include the more outlying districts (such as S. Wimbledon, for instance) and more tourist-oriented small versions, which concentrate more on central areas. The best thing about it is that the street locations of various tube stations and points of interest are clearly marked.<BR>