National Geographic Traveler: San Francisco

by Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Gilles Mingasson (Photographer)

San Francisco expert Jerry Dunn guides readers around this beloved Californian city through Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, the Mission District, the Financial District, Union Square and Nob Hill, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, Fisherman’s Wharf and Alcatraz, the Marina, Pacific Heights and Japantown, Golden Gate Park, Civic Center, SoMa and the Embarcadero, and the Mission & Castro Districts. Dunn also offers a taster’s guide to Napa and Sonoma Valley wines. Contemporary editorial features and experiential sidebars highlight every aspect of life in the city and its surrounds, and offer a wide range of activities for the traveler to seek out: Take a walk through Union Square; ride the city's famous cable cars; learn about Chinese San Fran and enjoy a walk in Chinatown; learn about the Beat Generation’s love affair with the city; the history of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; walk through Haight-Ashbury and read about the Love Generation; and see the murals of the Mission District. The guide also gives practical advice on planning your trip and explains San Francisco today in the context of its rich history and culture, art, food, and drink.

Genres: Travel

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2000

About the author

Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Jr. is the author of My Favorite Place on Earth: Celebrated People Share Their Travel Discoveries, published in spring 2009 by National Geographic (www.myfavoriteplacenatgeo.com). He has won three Lowell Thomas Awards (the Oscars of the field) from the Society of American Travel Writers, and is the author of 11 books, including The National Geographic Traveler: San Francisco, and Idiom Savant, Slang As It Is Slung."

Reviews

[kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

read on the plane on the way to san francisco.

got the main attractions, some of the good stuff going on in the city. format seemed clunky.

most of these books cover the same main events, but i think i enjoy the lonely planet series much more.

[Jorge A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has been a couple of years since I last went to San Francisco. Reading this book with a lot of current information made me think about going back to visit one of my favourite travel destinations. Well researched, written, and organized book!

[Melber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pictures are great but found I liked Fodor's better