Fodor's San Francisco: with the Best of Napa & Sonoma

by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

Ready to experience San Francisco? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. Fodor's San Francisco travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of San Francisco, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to explore the Golden Gate Bridge or the Presidio, visit Alcatraz or the Mission District, eat dim sum in Chinatown or explore the Napa & Sonoma Wine Country, this up-to-date guidebook will help you plan it all out.


This new edition has been FULLY-REDESIGNED with a new layout and beautiful images for more intuitive travel planning!



Fodor's San Francisco includes:




- AN ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE GUIDE that visually captures the top highlights of San Francisco.
- SPECTACULAR COLOR PHOTOS AND FEATURES throughout, including special features on Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz, Chinatown, San Francisco's Cable Cars, and Wine Tasting in Napa and Sonoma.
- INSPIRATIONAL "BEST OF" LISTS that identify the best things to see, do, eat, drink, and more.
- MULTIPLE ITINERARIES for various trip lengths to help you maximize your time.
- MORE THAN 25 DETAILED MAPS AND A FREE PULLOUT MAP to help you plot your itinerary and navigate confidently.
- EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS with options for every taste.
- TRIP PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including: guides to getting around, saving money and time, beating the crowds, and a calendar of festivals and events.
- LOCAL INSIDER ADVICE on where to find under-the-radar gems.
- HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL OVERVIEWS that add perspective and enrich your travels.
- COVERS: Union Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, SoMa, Civic Center, the Marina, Presidio, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, The Haight, Castro, Noe Valley, Mission District, Japantown, Pacific Heights, The Bay Area, Marin County, Berkeley, Oakland, Napa and Sonoma Wine Country, Alcatraz, Cable Cars, the historic Ferry Building, San Francisco tours, San Francisco museums, nightlife, dining, and more.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.

Planning on visiting the rest of California? Check out Fodor's Northern California, Fodor's Southern California, and Fodor's California guides.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2015

About the author

Fodor's Travel Publications is a United States-based producer of English-language travel guides and online tourism information. It was founded by Hungarian Eugene Fodor in 1936.
Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful guide to San Francisco and provides a pretty clear picture of the assets of the great city. It covers all the national sites and parks in the area. I especially enjoyed the section on Alcatraz which I visited several years ago. An interesting fact is that after the 1906 earthquake, the city's mayor planned to get rid of Chinatown once and for all and drive out the Chinese ethnic groups out the city. The leader of the Chinese community was aware how valuable the real estate was that Chinatown was built on and fought it but selling the mayor on the idea of a "traditional" Chinatown with pagodas and buddings. Why? To promote tourism and lure tourists to visit Chinatown. Chinatown had been a curiosity before and it was played up afterwards. Other sites such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Presidio, Fisherman's Wharf, etc are cover also. Very good guidebook with links to more sites on the internet. The wine valleys of Napa are covered also.

[Michael Mosher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is to cover San Francisco and its environs which is an ambitious goal, but it is a worthy effort. I come away from it with many of my questions with answers, and some ideas for the questions that are not answered here. It has some good suggestions and it is well researched. I am reading it without using it for a vacation, so I want to mention that, and I am giving it 5 out of 5 stars.

[Sue K H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful. Loved the pull out map

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love my San Francisco city and I am eager to learn more about it.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good guiide book