Moon Milwaukee and Madison (Moon Handbooks) Paperback – May 19, 2009

It is an informative book written in such a way that a person who has never been to Wisconsin can relate to unfamiliar locations. As a reader hoping to move in the not too distant future, the Moon series of travel guides are consistently great resources for planning trips to investigate potential "move to" locations. Maps and directions always serve as a welcome compliment to our car's GPS. The information on where to dine offers variety and usually very realistic descriptions of what to expect far away from home. I have yet to be disappointment in any of the books from this series.

In my search for a Madison area guidebook, I found that there didn't really seem to be many out there. Well, I'm glad I found this one! I ended up spending time in both Milwaukee and Madison, as well as surrounding areas, and this book found me things to do everywhere.The book was funny, well written, and had some really good sugguestions. I did things I didn't even know existed, and only because I had this book!Get this guide!

Helpful;

I love the Moon guidebook series, particularly for their willingness to publish handbooks about cities that aren't large enough to warrant write-ups by Frommer's or Fodor's.However, the fact that this guide is the only major book available for the Milwaukee area might also be its biggest handicap, because Moon has little incentive to publish an updated edition. You see, this guidebook was published in 2009, and that means it was probably written in 2008 (an aside by the author about the 2008 playoff push by the Brewers) confirms this. That's an *old* book to be considered new, by guidebook standards. Using 3-4 year old information to plan a trip can be dangerous. For instance:-The guidebook sings the praises of Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines. They've been out of business since November 2009.-The guide mentions Renaissance Books in downtown Milwaukee, which has been shuttered for the last six months-The prices for the art museum mentioned in the book are way lower than they actually are in 2012.And that's just from a day's worth of observation in Milwaukee (I didn't visit Madison). So be warned. The book is well-written, with the usual Moon quality, but think of it more as something you'd get at a used bookstore than something hot off the presses.

Only used for Madison, but found it useful.