Maine: An Explorer's Guide (Fifteenth Edition) (Explorer's Guides)
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $21.95
Manufacturer: Countryman Press
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Description
“A classy series with encyclopedic coverage.”—National Geographic Traveler. Now with color highlights inside! The Swiss Army knife of guidebooks, this is the standard that all other Maine travel guides are judged by. This bestseller continues to expand and has more than 25 maps.
New color highlights make it easier to find the info you need:
- Activities jump off the page
- Find lodging, dining—and more— town by town at a glance
- Helpful hints such as community information and local guidance are easier than ever to see!
- Highlights stand out
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-06-11
Summary: "greatest maine travel book ever"
This book is awesome. We love Maine and this book has helped us explore it. I tell everyone I know to buy this book if they are going to Maine, whether it's their first or 30th time there.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2006-04-29
Summary: ""...An Explorer's Guide" is the tops"
"Maine: An Explorer's Guide" was my first purchase in the series. Since then, I have used "Vermont..." and "Maryland...". While perhaps not ideal for novices in a region, they are excellent for one who has some familiarity with the state one is visiting. The descriptions of history, geography, cultural and recreational offerings; and the listings of inviting, independent restaurants, shops and accommodations have always been accurate, informative and insightful. If you are likely to visit more than once, or stay longer than a few days, this is the book for you. As a piece of advice, buy a good map to go with it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2005-08-24
Summary: "Extremely helpful book!"
This is the guidebook we include in each of our B&B rooms.
Guests frequently take it with them on their day trips and
I have found it to be full of very comprehensive information
on what the State of Maine has to offer.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2003-05-27
Summary: "Very useful book for exploring Maine"
My husband and I re-located to Maine in 1995. We have used this book extensively to plan day and weekend trips around the state. There are so many wonderful places to explore and this book always gives us some good tips and starting points. We currently have the 10th edition.
Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2002-06-26
Summary: "So So...."
This was just a so so book on Maine. It has some good stuff and some not so good stuff. I bought it because it was the only one in the store with an extensive section on the little town of Kittery which is near the border with New Hampshire. It was a good section and I got a lot of information and use out of it. However, when I started reading the rest of the book I kind of got a little lost. The sections on "where to eat" and "selective shopping" were confusing because they were organized differently. They've put phone numbers for places without an area code and directions like "North along Route 1" which doesn't make any sense to me not knowing where anything in Maine is. I suppose it would be a really good book for someone with some knowledge about Maine or someone who actually lives there and wants to get away for the weekend or something. On the plus side the maps were really good and the photos were nice (black and white, but nice). My copy had five pages in a row that were upside down. Not sure what that's all about. I wasn't able to make it to Maine on a trip I made to the area, but I plan to go one of these days and I will take this book with me when I do because it still has a lot of good information.