city guides

Tourist navigation booklets

City guides are publications or resources providing practical information about a particular city—its attractions, restaurants, hotels, neighborhoods, and transportation.

Traditional city guides were pocket-sized books for travelers; now the term includes apps and websites: I downloaded a city guide before the trip.

A city guide may also be a person who leads tours or offers local expertise.

Opposites
geographic scope

city guidesnature guides

Outdoor educators identifying wildlife

national park guides · regional guides · camping guides

GUIDANCE vs. DISORIENTATION

city guidesgetting lost

Becoming unable to navigate

flying blind

specificity of location

city guidesworld atlases

Books containing geographic maps

roadmaps · highway maps

Family

guide, city

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G