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5 December 2012 by Luke McCormick

The New York Times has released two new volumes of the popular '36 Hours' feature with publisher Taschen.

The two new books, 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada and 36 Hours: 125 Weekends in Europe come with great illustrations and photos from the New York Times archive.

Well written by expert contributors, careful research on their part has brought a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations.

36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada

  • 150 North American destinations, from metropolitan hot spots to unexpected hideaways
  • Practical recommendations for over 600 restaurants and 450 hotels
  • Color-coded tabs and ribbons to bookmark your favourite cities in each region
  • Nearly 1,000 photos
  • New illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli of Milan, Italy
  • Easy-to-reference indexes
  • Detailed city-by-city maps pinpoint every stop on your itinerary

36 Hours: 125 Weekends in Europe

  • 4,500 hours worth of insightful itineraries to make the most of your stay
  • 125 European destinations, from major cities to lesser known gems
  • Practical recommendations for over 500 restaurants and 400 hotels
  • Color-coded tabs and ribbons to bookmark your favourite cities in each region
  • Nearly 800 photos, most of them from The New York Times archive
  • Illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli
  • Easy-to-reference indexes
  • Detailed city-by-city maps pinpoint every stop on your itinerary

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