DK Eyewitness Florida

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Publishing

Discover Florida with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to the Sunshine State before you've even packed your case. Sample Miami's vibrant nightlife, take a boat on the Everglades, visit Orlando's theme parks or explore the remote Florida Keys - DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florida covers the must-see sights and the hidden corners, so you won't miss a thing.

- Gorgeous, all-new colour photography so you can imagine yourself there
- Reasons to love Florida: amazing theme parks, Art Deco architecture, outdoor adventures - what will yours be?
- See Florida from a different angle: 24 pages of fresh ideas for exploring this spectacular state
- A year-long calendar of events in Florida gives a selection of sporting occasions, celebrations and festivals for all seasons
- Expert advice covers the practical stuff: get ready, get around and stay safe
- Detailed, colour maps help you navigate Florida with ease
- Expert tips to make memories that last - where to snap and share the perfect photo, take in stunning views and escape the crowds
- The most authentic places to stay, eat, drink and shop
- Easy-to-follow walks and itineraries take you across the state, with plenty of food and drink stops en route
- Hand-drawn illustrations show the must-see attractions, including the Space Shuttle, Flagler Museum and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
- Covers Miami; the Gold and Treasure Coasts; Orlando and the Space Coast; the Northeast; the Panhandle; the Gulf Coast; and the Everglades and the Keys

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florida is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you create your own unique trip.

On a shorter trip? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Miami and the Keys.

About DK Eyewitness Travel: For 25 years, DK's beautifully practical Eyewitness guides have been combining inspiring ideas and expert advice with easy-to-read maps and vivid photography to inform and enrich your holiday. This year they have been given a stunning new look that you will love even more. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

336 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.

[Will · 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