WikiTravel is a crowd-sourced website that provides travel advice: the information is provided by users and publically editable. Each entry covers understanding the area, getting to the area, transportation within the area, attractions to see, activities to do, and places to shop, eat, drink, and sleep. Generally, the postings provide a little information about the quality of each place listed, and often tips to make the trip smoother or more interesting.
Other than the Naval History Museum in Hong Kong (which was well done, but not a "must see"), WikiTravel has never steered me wrong. It covers all major metropolitan areas that I have searched, and has brought smaller but interesting attractions, like the the Toronto Islands, to my attention. I highly recommend it when determining which attractions to visit.
I have never used it for restaurant or hotel recommendations, so I cannot speak to those. It can also be somewhat unweildy in very large cities because it breaks each city into districts which are in different entries. The main city entry does contain minimal information regarding the districts but it is helpful to know a bit about which areas you are interested in prior to researching large cities. As with all crowd-sourced websites, the quality of each entry varies with the poster providing the information.
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