Insight Guides Explore San Francisco (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Pocket-sized travel guides featuring the very best routes and itineraries.

Discover the best of San Francisco with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, the Palace of the Fine Arts and Haight-Ashbury, to discovering hidden gems, including 24th Street, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, help you plan and enhance your visit to San Francisco.

Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this is the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to the United States.

- Over 14 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat along the way
- Local highlights: discover what makes the area special, its top attractions and unique sights, and be inspired by stunning imagery
- Insider recommendations: where to stay and what to do, from active pursuits to themed trips
- Hand-picked places: find your way to great hotels, restaurants and nightlife using the comprehensive listings
- Practical maps: get around with ease and follow the walks and tours using the detailed maps
- Informative tips: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping
- Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience
- Covers: Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, Chinatown, South of Market & Union Square, Civic Centre & Hayes Valley, Nob Hill & Russian Hill, Japantown, Pacific Heights & Cow Hollow, Golden Gate Park & Haight-Ashbury, the Castro, the Mission District, Fort Mason & the Marina, Golden Gate Promenade and Berkeley.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• USA
• Travel
• Pacific
• United States
• West
• États-Unis
• US

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 juin 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781789199048
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Architecture Buffs
Art Enthusiasts
Children
Churches and Temples
Foodies
Literary Types
Parks and Gardens
Shoppers
Explore San Francisco
City Development
Center stage
Contemporary appeal
Geography
Diverse neighborhoods
Climate
Earthquakes
The People
Living standards
Health and Environment
Recreation
Food and Drink
International Flavors
Sustainable Food Movement
Places to Eat
Cafés
Neighborhood bars and eateries
High-end restaurants
What to Eat
Eating Patterns
Drinking Culture
Shopping
Local Design
Where to Shop
Downtown
Best streets for boutique hopping
Other neighborhoods
Entertainment
Music
Classical and opera
Jazz
Contemporary
Theater
Bars and Clubs
The Movies
A Movie-Making Tradition
Star Locations
North Beach
Downtown
Local Film Heavyweights
Film Festivals
History: Key Dates
Early history
Settlement and Founding
20th Century
21st Century
Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 39
Seafood and sourdough
Jefferson Street attractions
Pier 45
Musée Mécanique
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
The Cannery
Hyde Street pier
Aquatic Park and San Francisco Maritime Museum
Ghiradelli Square
Powell–Hyde cable-car
Alcatraz
Visiting the park
On the island
Back on the mainland
North Beach and Telegraph Hill
North Beach
Columbus Avenue
City Lights Bookstore
Vesuvio Café
Red-light district
Washington Square
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Telegraph Hill
Filbert Steps and Napier Lane
Levi’s Plaza
Exploratorium
Chinatown
Chinatown Gate and Grant Avenue
Dragon House
St Mary's Square
Old St Mary's Church
Niche shops
Portsmouth Square
Culture Center
United Commercial Bank
Towards Stockton Street
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
Tin How Temple
Chinese Historical Society of America
Back to Chinatown Gate
South of Market and Union Square
111 Minna Gallery
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
California Historical Society
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Yerba Buena Gardens
Contemporary Jewish Museum
49 Geary Street
Maiden Lane
Union Square
Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre
Civic Center and Hayes Valley
San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch
Asian Art Museum
The collection
San Francisco City Hall
War Memorial Veterans Building
War Memorial Opera House
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
Hayes Valley
The Painted Ladies
Nob Hill and Russian Hill
Exclusive enclave
Inter-Continental Mark Hopkins
Renaissance Stanford Court
The Fairmont San Francisco
Pacific-Union Club
Brocklebank Building
Huntington Park
Grace Cathedral
The interior
Cable-car Museum
Ina Coolbrith Park
Feusier House and 1907 Firehouse
San Francisco Art Institute
Lombard Street
Hyde and Polk Streets
Japantown, Pacific Heights, and Cow Hollow
Japantown
Fillmore Street
Alta Plaza Park
Lafayette Park
Spreckels Mansion
Haas-Lilienthal House
Whittier Mansion
James Leary Flood Mansion
3119 Fillmore Street
Old Vedanta Society Temple
Union Street
Octagon House
Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury
Golden Gate Park
De Young Museum
Japanese Tea Garden
California Academy of Sciences
Garden of Shakespeare’s Flowers
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Koret Children’s Quarter
National Aids Memorial Grove
Conservatory of Flowers
Haight-Ashbury
Haight Street
The Castro
Buena Vista Park
The Castro District
Harvey Milk Plaza
Castro Theatre
Cliff’s Variety
The Mission District
Mission Dolores
16th Street
The Women's Building
Mission Dolores Park
Valencia Street
Mission Street
24th Street
Balmy Alley
Galería de la Raza
Fort Mason and The Marina
Fort Mason
Center highlights
Yacht Harbor to the Wave Organ
The Wave Organ
Palace of Fine Arts
Chestnut Street
Golden Gate Promenade
Golden Gate Promenade
Fort Point
Highlights
Golden Gate Bridge
Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley Campus
Campus libraries
Sather Tower
University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley and Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Telegraph Avenue
Sproul Plaza and Sather Gate
Tilden Park
Restaurants
Fisherman’s Wharf
North Beach
Chinatown
Financial District
Union Square and Tenderloin
South of Market
Civic Center and Hayes Valley
Nob Hill and Russian Hill
Marina
Central Neighborhoods
Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park
The Mission and Castro
Outer Neighborhoods
Nightlife
Bars and Clubs
Cabaret
Classical Music
Comedy
Contemporary Music
Dance
Jazz and Blues
Theater
A-Z
A
Age restrictions
C
Children
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
Customs
D
Disabled travelers
E
Electricity
Embassies/consulates
Emergency numbers
Environmental issues
F
Festivals
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
G
Gay travelers
Guided tours
H
Health
Drugstores (pharmacies)
Insurance and hospitals
I
Internet
M
Media
Money
Currency
Banks and currency exchange
ATMs
Credit cards
Traveler’s checks
P
Police
Postal services
Public holidays
S
Smoking
T
Taxes
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Tourist information
Transportation
Getting to San Francisco
Getting around San Francisco
Getting Around the Bay Area
V
Visa information
W
Weights and measures
Books and Film
Books
Non-fiction
Fiction
Memoir
History
Films


How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
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