Map of Manhattan-Suggestions?
 

The air and hotel reservations have been made. We're set for a first ever visit to Manhattan in October. Does anyone have suggestions for a good map. There are tons available in our Minnesota bookstores. I would like to have some direction as to who puts out the best. <BR>Thanks in advance!!!!

I'm partial to the "Streetwise" series of maps. They're laminated and fold up easily.

Ditto to the "Streetwise" series. They include a bus and\or subway map, too.

Streetwise is also my favorite. If you are buying a guidebook, I like the Access series. They break the city down into neighborhoods and give short, concise entries of the most important sights, hotels & restaurants.

I love the MapEasy maps! They wouldn't be good if you were driving and needed really specific directions, but for a tourist they are great! They have every shop, restauarant, tourist attraction, and hotel on the maps so it's easy to find what you are looking for. I used one in Boston and it was great! They are also made out of a durable almost fabric-like paper, so you can't tear them or get it wet and you can wad it up in a ball instead of having to fold it exactly right. I love them!

The Streetwise for sure; it also identifies neighborhoods (SoHo, Chinatown, etc.). And there's a new Streetwise one for NYC called ArtNY or something like that; it identifies all the museums, galleries.

I personally like the MTA map (free and good for subways). I bet if you write NYC visitors bureau they will send you one. <BR> <BR>Also like the 'free' AAA NY City map (they have 2; free to AAA members or a more touristy one for ~$3 or so) <BR> <BR>Hagstrom makes tiny wallet-sized folding maps that I carry. <BR> <BR>I personally don't want to be 'seen' with an open map in the city. [I know, it's my problem] So I actually create my own very basic one. NYC is very easy to know where you are - you just have to know where you want to be.