“Perhaps LA is best defined by those simple life-affirming moments. A cracked-ice, jazz-age cocktail on Beverly Boulevard, a hike high into the Hollywood Hills sagebrush, a swirling pod of dolphins off Point Dume…” – Adam Skolnick, Lonely Planet Writer

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3 local authors
16 weeks of research
47 maps
44 stunning beaches
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout
Comprehensive planning tools
Disneyland trip planner


Author: Sara Benson
Paperback: 464 pages
Company: Lonely Planet (2011-04-01)
ISBN: 1741793157
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A comprehensive guidebook to California with full coverage of the state’s sights and attractions and detailed listings of accommodation ­– from budget to upscale - restaurants and nightlife. In-depth coverage of all the national and state parks and reserves, including Death Valley, Sequoia, Yosemite and Lassen, with detailed information on hiking, rafting, and other outdoor activities. A full-colour section introduces California, and three new full-colour inserts explore California food and drink, opportunities for outdoor pursuits and Californian music. From stuffing your face with tacos in San Diego to searching for Lemurians around Mt Shasta, this guide brings California to life.

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to California

Author: Jeff Dickey, Nick Edwards, Mark Ellwood, Paul Whitfield
Paperback: 800 pages
Company: Rough Guides (2008-03-03)
ISBN: 1843539993
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Lonely Planet knows California. This 5th edition guarantees adventures across the Golden State, whether you're tasting small-batch pinots in Sonoma, reliving the Gold Rush or cruising the last leg of Route 66 on the ultimate beach-bound road trip.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Expanded Outdoors chapter covering 21 activities to get you closer to nature
New Food chapter showcases California's best drinks and delicacies
Green Index directs you to sustainable listings


Author: Sara Benson, Alexis Averbuck, Amy C. Balfour, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Nate Cavalieri, Beth Kohn, David Lukas, John Vlahides
Paperback: 760 pages ISBN13: 9781741047394, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Lonely Planet (2009-04-01)
ISBN: 1741047390
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From the Santa Rosa wine country to the tip of San Diego, Eyewitness Travel to California has anything and everything you would want or need to see. Let this guide help you to savor the local flavors and classic dishes all down the coast. Take the scenic routes and thematic tours and trust Eyewitness Travel to California to show you through the land of breath-taking extremes.



Annually revised and updated. Beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps. Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer

Author: Annelise Sorensen
Paperback: 660 pages
Company: DK Travel (2010-07-19)
ISBN: 0756661803
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Full-color guide • Make your trip to California unforgettable with illustrated features, 92 maps, and 393 color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences & attractions • Lodging comparison charts • Easy-to-read color regional maps

Explore the San Franciso Bay Area, Southern California, Yosemite National Park, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Wine Country, Highway 1, and Hollywood
 
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s California-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information

Author: Fodor's
Paperback: 964 pages
Company: Fodor's (2011-11-22) (2011-11-22)
ISBN: 0679009515
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“From towering coast redwoods in foggy Northern California to the perfectly sun-kissed surf beaches of Southern California, these 1100 miles of Pacific Coast are a knock-out beauty.” – Sara Benson, Lonely Planet Writer


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7 authors
56 seafood restaurants
71 maps
75+ beaches
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Pacific Coast Highway Feature
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout
At-a-glance practical info


Author: Sam Benson
Paperback: 512 pages
Company: Lonely Planet (2012-05-01)
ISBN: 1741799813
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EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF CALIFORNIA

HIGHLIGHTS reveal the must-see attractions and unbeatable experiences
ITINERARIES organized by region, theme and length of trip

LOCAL EXPERTS recommend what not to miss

EASY-TO-USE TOOLS make planning your trip simpler than ever – no matter what your budget


Author: Beth Kohn, Alex Leviton
Paperback: 416 pages ISBN13: 9781742202600, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Lonely Planet (2011-02-01)
ISBN: 1742202608
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California will lead you through the best attractions the region has on offer, including fully illustrated coverage of all the major sights from walking the Golden Gate Bridge to sailing out to somber Alcatraz. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, whether you are exploring Lake Tahoe or experiencing the delights of some of the richest wine regions in the world, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife in each region for all budgets.



You'll find 3D cutaways and floor plans of all the must-see sites including Fort Mason and the Yerba Buena Gardens. Also included are street maps of major towns and cities plus reliable information about getting around, and a brand new pull-out map with detailed sheet maps and useful transportation information. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California explores the culture, history, wineries and national parks, not forgetting the varied and dramatic surrounding countryside. With all the sites, beaches, shops, and attractions listed town by town, this DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook is your essential companion to San Francisco and Northern California.



HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

-Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps

-Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights

-3-D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts

-Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues

-Specially devised walking tours, special events info

-Now includes a new durable, oversized pull-out map with useful transportation information, a distance chart, a street and sight index, and practical information for getting around the city.

Author: Annelise Sorensen
Paperback: 336 pages
Company: DK Travel (2011-06-20)
ISBN: 075666974X
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Experience the best of Coastal California with Lonely Planet. Our 3rd edition takes you along every cliff-hugging curve of this stunning shoreline, with stops in the hippie hamlets, redwood groves, fishing villages, state parks, wine countries, sun-soaked beaches and dazzling cities that make the California coast like no other.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Expanded outdoors chapter with surfing, hiking and more
Kid-Friendly options highlighted throughout
Unique Green Index identifies sustainable options for an eco-friendly trip


Author: Sara Benson, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Nate Cavalieri, John Vlahides
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Lonely Planet (2010-05-01)
ISBN: 1741791790
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Completely updated every year, Frommer's California now features gorgeous color photos throughout the book to depict the sights and experiences that await you.Our authors hit all the highlights, from Wine Country to the National Parks. They've checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your taste and budget.You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife in LA; in-depth coverage of wineries in Napa, Sonoma, and the surrounding regions; detailed walking tours of San Francisco; accurate neighborhood maps; and advice and tips on planning a successful family vacation.Frommer's California also includes a detachable, fold-out, color map.

Author: Matthew Poole, Harry Basch, Kristin Luna, Mark Hiss, Erika Lenkert
Paperback: 896 pages
Company: Frommers (2011-01-18)
ISBN: 0470626186
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California has plenty of faults seismic faults that is. They shear the Golden State into ribbons and have largely crafted California's geologically diverse and dynamic landscape. With humor and ease, Finding Fault in California leads the earthquake curious to the state's most accessible, active, and earth-shaping faults and tells the stories behind the major temblors that have shaken the regionThe book begins with a discussion about what faults are and how to recognize them. The geologic tours follow, exploring the seismic hazards of the Los Angeles Basin, the San Francisco Bay Area, central California, the Mojave Desert, a neighborhood that is slowly being wrenched in two by the creeping Calaveras fault, and a now-landscaped surface rupture from the 1971 San Fernando quake in a McDonald's parking lot giving new meaning to an order for burgers and shakesPhotos, maps, and diagrams, most with precise GPS coordinates, illustrate the conversational text. Entertaining sidebars highlight the often ingenious methods of modern fault-finding researchers.

Author: Susan Elizabeth Hough
Paperback: 263 pages
Company: Mountain Press Publishing Company (2004-05-01) (2004-05-01)
ISBN: 0878424954
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Author: Becky Hayes, Stacy Jaffa, Stacy Lane
Paperback: 455 pages Bargain Price
Company: Not for Tourists (2008-12)
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Author: Richard Beresis, Petra Bibeau, Dan Bollwinkel
Paperback: 355 pages Bargain Price
Company: Not for Tourists (2008-12)
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Author: Wynne Gibson
Paperback: 141 pages
Company: Wynne Pub Co (1983-06)
ISBN: 0915715015
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In 1915, nine years after the great San Francisco earthquake, the city hosted the Pan Pacific International Exposition. The event was a chance for San Francisco and California to show the world they had recovered from the great earthquake disaster. The Tourist Association of Central California published books and maps to promote travel to California and the Exposition of 1915. This reprint is the travel guide created by the Tourist Association to inform the visitors about trips to the various attractions in central California near San Francisco. The book includes municipal trolley trips in San Francisco, boat excursions on the bay, bus trips to north bay Sonoma and Napa, Bolinas Bay, Mount Tamalpais, east bay cities, Santa Cruz, "Blossom Trips" to Santa Clara Valley, Monterey, and train trips to Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. The book is 56 pages and includes 32 illustrations. Originally published in 1915, this reprint brings back the era when the trolley, train and boat were king!

Author: Stephen Haughey
Paperback: 56 pages
Company: CreateSpace (2008-12-24)
ISBN: 1440487316
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author: Wells Drury
Paperback: 386 pages
Company: Nabu Press (2010-06-24)
ISBN: 1175493589
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Not for Tourists Guide to San Francisco 2010, half anti-guidebook, half urban manual, is the ultimate little black book. It reveals everything from where to watch live sports or do a yoga class, where to rent a car or catch a ferry, how to find the best nightlife, catch a movie, or simply where to find the loveliest beaches and marinas. Whether you've called San Francisco your home for decades or just arrived last night, you ignore at your peril this new 2010 edition with its caustic neighbourhood summaries and refreshing, politically incorrect descriptions. Meticulously researched and written by folks who actually live there, NFT presents the city along with its good, its bad and its downright hideous. In over 300 pages of glorious content, the pocket-sized survival handbook features simply everywhere, from Central and Richmond to Bernal Heights, Bay View & Beyond. Designed for street-savvy locals, commuters, business travellers, and yes, tourists, NFT San Francisco includes a highly graphical map for every neighbourhood featured. User-friendly map icons highlight everything from coffee shops, supermarkets, liquor stores, banks and libraries, to hardware stores, gas stations, gyms and pharmacies. So if you're meeting friends in an unfamiliar part of the city or find yourself off the beaten track, NFT is a must-have resource. But NFT doesn't waste your time by serving up five zillion options just because they're in a database: contributors have gone back to eat, drink, dance and shop their way through last year's listings to check that they're still worth knowing.

Author: Not For Tourists
Paperback: 394 pages Bargain Price
Company: Not for Tourists (2009-11-15)
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Spanning the period between Spanish colonization and the early twentieth century, this well-argued and convincing study examines the histories of Spanish and American conquests, and of ethnicity, race, and community in southern California. Lisbeth Haas draws on a diverse body of source materials (mission and court archives, oral histories, Spanish language plays, census and tax records) to build a new picture of rural society and social change.
A borderlands and Chicano history, Haas's work provides a richly textured study of events that took place in and around San Juan Capistrano and Santa Ana in present-day Orange County. She provides a vivid sense of how and why the past acquires meaning in the lives that make up the historical identities she discusses. The voices of Juaneño and Luiseño Indians, Californios, and Mexicans are heard along the shifting faultlines of economic, social, and political change.
This is one of the first truly multiethnic histories of California and of the West. It makes clear that issues of multiculturalism and ethnicity are not recent manifestations in California--they have characterized social and cultural relationships there since the late eighteenth century.

Author: Lisbeth Haas
Paperback: 284 pages
Company: University of California Press (1996-11-20)
ISBN: 0520207041
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Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles features clear, easy-to-read maps and graphics, with coverage of areas such as Central LA, South Bay, the Valley, the East Side and Pasadena. This NFT Guide is perfect for residents who want to taek advantage of the wealth of local services and resources around them.

Author: Danielle Chitwood, Beth Deitchman, James B. Fisher
Paperback: 455 pages Bargain Price
Company: Not for Tourists Inc (2007-11-15)
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author: Wells Drury
Paperback: 360 pages
Company: Nabu Press (2010-03-01)
ISBN: 114635441X
List Price: $32.75
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California deserves an atlas that matches its varied culture and scenery and Benchmark s California Road & Recreation Atlas is it. Nearly 225,000 copies have been sold since its introduction in 1998...an impressive acceptance that has made this atlas one of the most successful California map products of the last decade. Now, the new 6th edition has improvements and refinements that will insure its continued success. Benchmark s Landscape MapsTM now show ground-cover detail at a very high-resolution. It s easy to see, at-a-glance, whether an area is forested, cultivated, marshland, desert, or scrubland. This feature is ideal for the person who wants to know the most about an area being visited beforehand. Along with the all-new Landscape Maps, Benchmark has extensively revised the 14-page Metro Map section. Of course, the atlas still has features people love; a complete Recreation Guide, page-to-page overlap and legendary accuracy, features that assure this atlas will continue winning accolades for many years to come.

Author: Benchmark Maps (Firm)
Paperback: 144 pages
Company: Benchmark Maps (Firm) (2009-01-01)
ISBN: 0929591496
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Benchmark's California Road Map is the ideal portable planning tool and GPS companion for fast statewide travel. It's the only California road map that benefits from Benchmark's extensive field-checking, proven accuracy and cartographic excellence. Beautiful shaded-relief road map of California is on one side including mileage chart and insets for Napa & Sonoma Coast, Redwood Coast, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley to Tioga Pass, Palm Springs, Monterey and Santa Barbara Coast. The reverse side shows the urban regions of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego.

Author: Benchmark Maps
Map: 2011 edition
Company: National Geographic Maps (2007-05)
ISBN: 0783499043
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Author: Ray Riegert
Paperback: 616 pages
Company: Ulysses Press (2006-11-20)
ISBN: 1569755396
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Folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:1,200,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from expressways to secondary roads (unpaved). Legend includes sights, ski areas, beaches, caves, international airports, regional airports, springs, waterfalls, camping sites, ranger stations, national parks, national monuments, nature reserves, prohibited areas, Indian reservations, viewpoints. Includes inset map of Yosemite National Park (1: 675,000). Climate charts show the average daily temperatures, humidity, hours of sunshine and precipitation for each month.

Author: Borch
Map: 2 pages
Company: Borch (2008-12-18)
ISBN: 3866093454
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This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complimented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions.

This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles.

NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.

With this travel guide you can turn some eReaders into audio guides. For example, on the Kindle, just open an article and click Shift+SYM to activate text-to-speech. Put the speaker on the back of the Kindle against your ear and enjoy your virtual travel companion. Press Spacebar to pause/resume text-to-speech.

All travel guides in the Mobi Travel series are only $4.99 or less. Search for any title: enter mobi (short for MobileReference) and a keyword; for example: mobi Paris.

Table of Contents:

A-Z Index

Essentials: Tourism Office | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Respect | Stay Safe

1. General: History | Geography | Climate

2. Maps: City | Districts | Muni Metro | F Market | BART | Caltrain | Point Reyes

3. Transport: Get In | Get Around | Airports | Muni Metro | BART | Caltrain | Buses | Cable Cars

4. By Area: Districts | Neighborhoods | Islands | Port | Get Out

5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | See | 49-Mile Scenic Drive | Tours | Swimming | Buy | Events

6. Landmarks: Buildings | Churches | Streets & Sqaures | Parks | Bridges | Sites

7. Culture: Performing Arts | Theaters | Music | Museums | Sports

Author: MobileReference
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: MobileReference (2011-02-20) (2011-02-20)
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Author: Rand McNally
Map:
Company: Rand McNally & Company (2003-07)
ISBN: 0528994964
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Folded, laminated, indexed, street map of San Francisco, showing all streets, parks, and public transportation at a scale of 1:30,000. Legend includes cultural sites, hotels, places of interest, and more. Also provides insets for Chinatown/Union Square and the regional Bay Area. Legend is in English.

Author: Streetwise Maps
Map: 1 pages Folded Map
Company: Streetwise Maps (2009-03-01) (2011-07-01)
ISBN: 0935039201
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The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles. Gazetteer information may include: campgrounds, attractions, historic sites & museums, recreation areas, trails, freshwater fishing site & boat launches, canoe trips or scenic drives. Categories vary by state

Author: Delorme
Paperback: 128 pages Folded MapManufactured to the Highest Quality Available., With True Enhanced Performance., Latest Technical Development.
Company: DeLorme Publishing (2000-05-01) (2005-05-01)
ISBN: 0899332854
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“Perhaps LA is best defined by those simple life-affirming moments. A cracked-ice, jazz-age cocktail on Beverly Boulevard, a hike high into the Hollywood Hills sagebrush, a swirling pod of dolphins off Point Dume…” – Adam Skolnick, Lonely Planet Writer

Our Promise

You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.

Inside This Book…

3 local authors
16 weeks of research
47 maps
44 stunning beaches
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout
Comprehensive planning tools
Disneyland trip planner


Author: Sara Benson
Paperback: 464 pages
Company: Lonely Planet (2011-04-01)
ISBN: 1741793157
List Price: $19.99
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The definitive directional aid to all of California's wine relevent sites. Contact information and tasting schedules included. Features over 1,400 listings of wineries and their addressess, phone numbers & tasting information.

Author: Global Graphics
Map: 2 pages Folded map, Color full maps
Company: Global Graphics (2007-01-01)
ISBN: 0918505518
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