Includes a section detailing San Francisco's history, six features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from its gay community to its literary heritage, plus excursions out of town, a visitor's guide to the sights and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 20 maps.
San Francisco Insight Guide
San Francisco Insight Guide
Summary
Includes a section detailing San Francisco's history, six features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from its gay community to its literary heritage, plus excursions out of town, a visitor's guide to the sights and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential
San Francisco Insight Guide Summary
Table of Contents
Maps: San Francisco; Fisherman's Wharf; North Beach; Telegraph Hill; Chinatown; Union Square; Financial District; Civic Center; SoMa; Nob Hill; Central Neighborhoods; Golden Gate Park; Around San Francisco; Oakland; Berkeley; The Bay Area; Wine Country; Excursions; Transportation map. Introduction & History: The Streets of San Francisco; Decisive Dates; Native Tribes to the Gold Rush; From Boomtown to Respectability; Modern Times. Features: People; The Gay Community; Bay City Arts; Literary San Francisco; The City on Screen; The Gourmet's City. Places: Introduction; Fisherman's Wharf; Alcatraz; North Beach to Telegraph Hill; Chinatown; Union Square to the Financial District; Civic Center and SoMa; Nob Hill; Central Neighborhoods; Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park; Mission and Castro; Around San Francisco; Oakland and Berkeley; The Bay Area; Wine Country; Excursions. Picture Stories: The 1906 Earthquake; Coit Tower; Cable Cars. Information Panels: The Gold Rush; Bridges; Chinese Laundries; Bay Area Movies; Food Firsts; The Barbary Coast; Early Chinatown; The Theater District; Neighborhood Festivals; San Fran Fast Facts; The Golden Gate Bridge; Silicon Valley; A Wine Primer. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Nightlife; Diary of Events; Sightseeing Tours; Sport; Shopping; Children; Further Reading.
Additional information
GOR005125310
9789624214444
9624214441
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Used - Very Good
Paperback
APA Publications
19990129
288
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