Kathleen Dodge Doherty, Tom Downs

Walking San Francisco (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Get to Know San Francisco's Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods

From 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 "Points of Interest" 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!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780899979106
• Artikelnr.: 55377447

Autorenporträt

Kathleen Dodge Doherty is an avid backpacker and travel writer who is the author 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Overview Map
Author's Note
Introduction
Walking Tours
1. Lower Market Street
2. Embarcadero (North)
3. Financial District
4. Union Square and the Theater District
5. Chinatown
6. Jackson Square
7. North Beach
8. North Beach Bars
9. Telegraph Hill
10. Nob Hill
11. Russian Hill
12. Civic Center and Hayes Valley
13. Tenderloin
14. Fisherman's Wharf
15. Marina and Cow Hollow
16. The Presidio
17. Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito
18. Pacific Heights
19. Embarcadero (South)
20. SoMa
21. Dolores Street
22. The Inner Mission
23. Mission Bars
24. Potrero Hill and Dogpatch
25. Bernal Heights
26. Glen Park and Glen Canyon
27. Upper Market and the Castro
28. Twin Peaks
29. Westside Cordillera
30. Haight-Ashbury
31. Golden Gate Park
32. Japantown and Fillmore Street
33. Richmond District
34. Lands End
35. Inner Sunset
Appendix: Walks by Theme
Index
About the Authors