DK Eyewitness Florida

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Publishing

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florida will lead you straight to the best attractions the state has to offer and provides the insider travel tips you need, whether you are making the most of the nightlife or discovering historic towns. Explores the state's history, architecture, wildlife, beaches, and scenic walks. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florida covers all the major cities and sights, from Miami Beach and the Florida Keys to the Everglades, the Gulf Coast, and more. You'll find 3-D illustrated cutaways and floor plans of all the must-see sights, as well as street maps and reliable information for getting around. Plus, this fully updated guidebook is packed with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife in each area for all budgets.

With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florida truly shows you this state as no one else can.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

408 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 1997

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Author Annabelle Leigha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't think it would take so much effort to read a travel book! I want to move to Orlando, I take that back - I AM MOVING TO ORLANDO! It has been a dream of mine for 15+ years. I thought it would be a good idea to get a crash course on the state.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book was not only a great resource for planning visits to Florida, it is full of color photos. I will enjoy it as a souvenir!

It had great tips for what to expect at places that aren’t as huge as Disney and Universal. Hey, I appreciate a touring plan for the Kennedy Space Center.

Heck, I think this book would be fun for armchair travelers. Can’t make it to Florida? Read the book!

[Mskychick · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent but superficial overview

[mcq · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mooi vormgegeven, soms zijn de beschrijvingen wat nietszeggend.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's An Interesting read for of the beaten track to find new places.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the less successful entries in the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides series, in my opinion. For some reason, the guides on U.S. states don't seem to hold together as well as the ones on cities. Here there is fairly good coverage of Miami, for example, but other aspects of Florida, notably the Keys and Everglades, get short shrift. As always, the strength of this guide is in the selection of photos and illustrations. Perhaps in trying to appeal to so many different markets -- everyone from the Disney World devotee to the golf retirees -- the book lost focus. Still, I'd have to give it a thumbs up overall on the strength of organization and visual appeal.

[William Barney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great Florida travel guide book that gives you exactly the information you need to make your trip to Florida memorable. The layout of the regions and cities in Florida were easy to navigate and the photos were eye-catching. In particular, I liked the way they featured St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami, St. Petersburg, Pensacola and Key West. My only gripe is how there were certain misspelled words throughout the book. My only guess is that the publisher was rushing to get this book released and they didn’t do enough proofreading on time. Other than that, the book was great and it is easy to take with you during your Florida travels!

[Teresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This guide did not do me much good. I am going to Naples and then Miami then the Keys. They have one short paragraph on Naples. I can not believe that is all to see there. Miami had more and so did the Keys. But even things to see on the way were not told.

[Oksana · Rating 5 out of 5]

dorling kindesley high quality book