Product Description

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife.

Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country, 14th Edition:

• Points visitors to Philly's best museums, nightlife, and recreational activities.
• Delivers the details on the new 57-story Comcast Center and the Franklin Institute's King Tut exhibit.
• Covers exciting developments in Philadelphia's dining scene, including new restaurants from the city's top chefs—plus "The Ultimate Cheesesteak Taste Test."
• Lists all the best places to eat, drink, and even bathe in chocolate in the town of Hershey.
• Offers side trips to Bucks County, Valley Forge, and the Brandywine Valley—plus complete coverage of Lancaster County, home of the Amish.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1250889 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Insider tips on Philadelphia dining, shopping, sightseeing, and bar-hopping—plus "The Ultimate Cheesesteak Taste Test."

• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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About the Author
Raised in the rural Pennsylvania Dutch community of Kutztown, Lenora Dannelke has eaten her fair share of shoofly pie, funnel cakes, and scrapple. She currently lives with her husband, daughter, mother-in-law, and 20,000 books in the Historic District of Allentown. The family is owned by a 90-pound adopted boxer. As a food and travel writer, she’s a regular contributor to Backpacker, Chile Pepper, Visit Florida, Pennsylvania Wine-Spirits Quarterly, Philadelphia magazine’s Home & Garden, Elegant Wedding, and many other magazines. Her Dining Out column appears each month in Berks County Living.

Lauren McCutcheon was born in, grew up outside of, and currently lives in Philadelphia. She loves it here. She is the author of A Virgin’s Guide to Everything (Warner Books, 2005) and The Right Way (David & Charles, 2006). She’s also an editor-at-large at Philadelphia magazine, former restaurant critic for Philadelphia Weekly, and former editor for the Philadelphia site of www. citysearch.com. In her spare time (ha!), she scouts and styles homes for Betters Homes & Gardens magazines, contributes to Every Day with Rachael Ray, does yoga, travels, volunteers for The Parkinson Council, and laments the prospect of casinos infecting her beloved city.