A brilliant wit once said that, ”to most Americans, even though they have never been there, San Francisco is their favorite town”. The existence of that belief is the strongest proof of the glorious vacation experience that awaits the visitor to that ”city by the Bay”, that ” Paris of the West”, a ”diverse, beautiful & cosmopolitan city” that excites millions of visitors each year. It is truly ”the favorite town” of America, & no agrees more than our author. Here is her thoroughly revised 256-page tribute to a massively popular destination. ...

San Francisco in the Smart Guide series from Insight is a streamlined version of travel information, in a concise format arranged in three sections
- Areas, A-Z & Atlas. Areas & districts in & around town are described before the guide moves on to an A-Z detailing of attractions & services, from accommodation to transportation via history & nightlife. The guide has some language tips, a climate chart & an overview of top attractions shown on its fly-leaf. A selective, indexed mini Atlas of a few maps at the back of each guide helps place sites & attractions for the tourist & each guide is illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Lonely Planet presents this durable & waterproof street map of San Francisco with a handy slipcase & an easy-fold format. Get more from your map & your trip with images & information about top city attractions, walking tour routes, transport maps, itinerary suggestions, extensive street & site index, & practical travel tips & directory. Covers The Castro, Chinatown, Civic Center, Cole Valley, Cow Hollow, Dogpatch, Financial District, Fisherman`s Wharf, Hayes Valley, Jackson Square, Japantown, Lower Haight, The Marina, Mission Bay, The Mission, Nob Hill, Noe Valley, North Beach, Pacific Heights, Potrero Flats, Potrero Gulch, The Richmond, Russian Hill & So Ma. ...

San Francisco in the Everyman Map Guide series; comprising a range of practical guide books incorporating large scale maps to a number of international cities & regions. Including a unique binding method, each district, neighbourhood, area or region has an accompanying fold-out page with a large scale overview map which is fully indexed. Each Map Guide also has details of more than 100 shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, markets & other local attractions, in addition to more practical guidance, listed underneath & on the reverse of the fold-out map. All of the main attractions also have accompanying illustrations, & there are also transport maps & a street index to help visitors find their way around. ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant street plan of San Francisco at 1:15, 000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing with cable car & bus routes shown with stops & line numbers, a diagram of the metro network, a road map of the environs, & an index which also lists various facilities & places of interest. Metro lines & stations are clearly marked; cable car & bus routes are shown with line numbers. On San Francisco Bay ferry connections are marked. For drivers the plan indicates principal traffic arteries, one way streets, & selected car parks. Important buildings are highlighted & named. Street index on the reverse side

Includes:: separate lists & where appropriate contact details of various places of interest & facilities, such as public transport offices, accommodation agencies, museums, etc. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. The map also

Includes:: a diagram of the city’s metro network. Cartography in this title is from the renowned German map publishers Mair Dumont.





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San Francisco in the Green Guide series from Michelin; detailed guides exploring the major sights & attractions of a range of cities, regions & countries. Drawing on a long publishing history, Michelin guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’, ranking restaurants, sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organised alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly as well as being designed for practical use on the road. With an emphasis on cultural activities & history, each sight is graded & has extensive background information. Practical visitor information is clearly highlighted with symbols. Predominantly recognised for their extensive coverage of French regions (shown on our website in a separate series), the Green Guides also cover international destinations. An extensive introductory section on planning your trip provides information on when & where to go, useful pre-trip information, getting there, where to stay & eat & what to do & see. There are also individual sections on Nature, History & Art ad Culture & a selection of driving tours of the area. Fold-out maps at the front & back of the book give an overview of the area covered by the guide. The structure of each guide varies depending on the type of destination. National & regional guides cover regions alphabetically, each with their own accommodation, sights & food & drink listings, while City guides cover sights alphabetically with one city-wide section for listings. Accommodation & food & drink listings are both concise & comprehensive, aiming to cater for all budgets & tastes. Both sights & listings often include information specific to travelling with kids. Each of the places covered in the guide is listed alphabetically & three Michelin star ratings
- highly recommended, recommended & interesting, which have been used for more than 100 years
- help readers identify places of interest, restaurants & notable local attractions. Individual listings include principal sights for each city or town, local walking & driving tours in addition to tips on local excursions. There is also an ‘address book’ information box in each section including recommendations for the best restaurants & accommodation in the area, as well as any relevant leisure activities. A series of overview regional & city plans also helps navigation & orientation for each region.

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Freshly updated Green Guide San Francisco is your key to discovering the vibrant City by the Bay. Engage your senses from Golden Gate Park`s free jazz concerts to dim sum & tea in Chinatown, to a walking tour amidst the city`s colorful Victorian homes. Rely on Michelin`s trusted advice for great places to eat & stay, & its star-ratings system for attractions & fun activities, along with detailed maps & driving & walking tours, for a memorable visit. ...

San Francisco in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information, must see sights, must do activities & must know practicalities graded using Michelin’s time-honoured star rating system. The guide opens with a section of useful ‘ Must Know’ information that

Includes:: a calendar of events, practical tips on getting by & a summary of Michelin selected star attractions. The ‘ Must See’ section of the guide look at shopping, nightlife & theatre, hotels & dining, parks & gardens, neighbourhoods, landmarks, museums, historic sites, practical information, events, tips & excursions. The ‘ Must Do’ chapter

Includes:: a focus on activities for children, whereas places to eat & places to stay are reviewed in the ‘ Must Eat’ & ‘ Must Stay’ chapters.



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The new Moleskine City Notebooks are ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organizing trips & to preserving it for memories & records. They are perfect for those who live there, as a way of organizing the things they know & need about the city they live in. Each notebook has an elastic closure, 228 pages, with up to 44 pages in color & have a sewn binding. There is an inside accordion pocket & three ribbon placemarkers, each in a different color. ...

The National Geographic map of San Francisco at 1:10, 100 is a durable waterproof city map & transport guide designed for tourism. Clear & easy-to-read street mapping has main attractions highlighted & 3D illustrations of top sights. Hotels, churches, theatres & information points are among the tourist features marked on the map. One-way streets & pedestrian areas are indicated. The area covered by the main map is from Fort Mason in the north-west to Mission Bay in the south-east. A lower-scale map at 1:28, 200 shows the same area & also extends west to the coast, including the Presisdio, the Golden Gate National Recreation area & Outer Richmond. The reverse of the map features background information, top sights & activities, basic essential tourist info & city transport network details, as well as a small map of Oakland International & San Fransisco International airports, showing terminals & transport connections. The map is indexed for streets, points of interest & hotels, &

Includes:: regional & national overview maps. This map is printed on a surprisingly strong rip-proof, waterproof paper.

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