This is the New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania chapter from Lonely Planet’s USA guidebook.

Where else could you visit an Amish family’s farm, camp on a mountaintop, read the Declaration of Independence and view New York, New York from the 86th floor of an art-deco landmark - all in a few days?

• Traveling round the world without ever leaving the kaleidoscope of neighborhoods and cultures that is New York City
• maps
• Enjoying the kitsch and calm of the Jersey Shore
• transport
• restaurants & accommodation
• Absorbing the story of the birth of the nation in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historic Park

Coverage includes: New York City, New York State, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Catskills, Finger Lakes Region, Capital Region, The Adirondacks, Thousand Islands Region, Western New York, New Jersey, Northern New Jersey, Princeton & Around, Jersey Shore, South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, South Central Pennsylvania, Northeastern Pennsylvania and Around Pittsburgh.