Walking San Francisco (eBook)

35 Savvy Tours Exploring Steep Streets, Grand Hotels, Dive Bars, and Waterfront Parks

Kathleen Dodge Doherty, Tom Downs (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019 | 3. Auflage
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
978-0-89997-910-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Featuring 35 self-guided walking tours in San Francisco, California, Walking San Francisco leads readers through some of the city’s most interesting, scenic, and historic places.

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Get to Know San Francisco's Vibrant and Historic NeighborhoodsFrom the Gold Rush to the Summer of Love to the dotcom days, San Francisco is a richly historic city of scenic vistas and diverse neighborhoods. This savvy, entertaining guide explores the best of it all. Kathleen Dodge Doherty and Tom Downs guide you through 35 unique walking tours that traverse San Francisco's length and breadth. These urban treks are great ways to soak in the vibe of the City by the Bay. The walks' commentaries include such topics as architecture, local culture, trivia, and neighborhood history, plus tips on where to dine, have a drink, and shop. Each self-guided tour includes full-color photographs, a map, and need-to-know details like distance, difficulty, and more. Route summaries make each walk easy to follow, and a "e;Points of Interest"e; section lists the highlights of every tour. Walking San Francisco provides the perfect path for a weekend, an after-work ramble, or a sociable pub crawl. So grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer!

Autor

Kathleen Dodge Doherty is an avid backpacker and travel writer who is the author of and a contributor to the newest edition of Backpacking California. Kathleen has also written for Fodor’s, Lonely Planet, and Moon. She lives in San Francisco, California. Tom Downs is the author of Walking San Francisco (Wilderness Press) and an award-winning edition of Lonely Planet’s New Orleans, along with many other books and articles having to do with cityscapes, booze, juke joints, and history. His photographs have been published in National Geographic Traveler, the New York Times, and on the cover of The Rough Guide to Gospel Music.

Inhalt

Lower Market Street
Embarcadero (North)
Financial District
Union Square
Chinatown
Jackson Square
North Beach
North Beach Bars
Telegraph Hill
Nob Hill
Russian Hill
Civic Center
Tenderloin
Fisherman’s Wharf
Marina and Cow Hollow
Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge
Pacific Heights
Embarcadero (South)
SOMA
Dolores Street
The Inner Mission
Mission Bars
Bernal Heights Park
Glen Canyon
Upper Market and the Castro
Twin Peaks
Westside Cordillera
Haight-Ashbury
Golden Gate Park
Japantown and Fillmore Street
Richmond District
Lands End
APPENDIX 1: Walks by Theme
APPENDIX 2: Points of Interest
Index
About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Walking
• Reihe/Serie: Walking
• Zusatzinfo: Color photos throughout; maps throughout
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
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• ISBN-10: 0-89997-910-6 / 0899979106
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89997-910-6 / 9780899979106