Map World - USA

Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture, and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting.

Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival imagesTopical essays and literary extractsDetailed color mapsGreat ideas for things to see and doCapsule reviews of hotels and restaurants

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The Resource for the Independent Traveler

For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information.

Includes:

• Over 5,000 entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more
• Must-have tips for planning your trip, getting around, and staying safe
• Expanded coverage of hikes in the country's foremost national parks
• In-depth cultural information that offers an insiders' look at life in California
• Hundreds of opportunities to make a difference-study, work, and volunteer in the community
• Featuring not-to-be-missed Experiences
• Connecting to the Culture: Help organize a children's theater production in San Francisco
• Hidden Deals: Taste the product for free at the oldest family-owned winery in the U.S.

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Whatever you do when you travel, be sure to get off the interstate. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide helps you discover the hidden places in Southern California that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon. (5 1/2 X 81/2, 256 pages, maps, illustrations)

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A guidebook to the best rock climbs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California

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Successor to the Wilderness Press classic Pacific Crest Trail: California, this essential volume covers the PCT from the Mexican border to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Complete 2-color topographic maps enhance comprehensive descriptions, including mileages and elevations. Trail descriptions and maps are divided into several sections, convenient for people who only want to hike a portion of the trail. Each section introduces up-coming scenery, possible hazards, supply locations, and mileages between major points. Includes information on the history of the trail as well as the geology and natural history you will encounter.

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The self-guided tours in this book help travelers discover where today's Hollywood lives, works. The book covers a little of everything: celebrity homes and haunts; locations all over greater Los Angeles where popular and classic motion pictures and television shows were filmed; the studios; sites of infamous Hollywood scandals, murders, and suicides; and other sites where entertainment history, including sites that inspired songs. The book is updated annually and covers 17 different areas of greater Los Angeles (from Pasadena to Malibu and the northern San Fernando Valley to the South Bay.) Readers can also ask the publisher to send e-mail updates.

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Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favorites, suggested itineraries and walking and driving tours. Hidden Disneyland and Beyond is an honest, call-it-as-the-author-sees-it guide to the good, the bad and the ugly of Southern California's family-oriented attractions, hotels, restaurants and theme parks. A fun-to-read, opinionated guide, this book is ready to help families make the most of their trip. Guidance is the key word. With so many things to do and see, the author carefully details strategies for the ultimate Southern California family vacation. Hidden Disneyland and Beyond includes 200 rides rated within 10 theme parks chapters, including 44 Disneyland rides. It also offers 120 day-trip locations to choose from that are outside the parks, plus outdoor activities including 10 skindiving sites, 9 whale-watching spots, 19 golf courses, 20 tennis courts, 6 sportfishing venues, and 25 beaches for surfing, windsurfing or sea kayaking. Lodging recommendations cover a range from deluxe to budget accommodations including 65 hotels and 813 campsites.

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No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this completely up-to-date guide our experts who live in California give you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Fodor's California shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.

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An events wall calendar for your region - attractive and practical, with 300+ events activities for every season. There's a broad range of events, including most major regional festivals and street fairs, sprinkled with a few unusual destinations.

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Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer’s, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer’s. Your guide to a world of travel experience.

Choose the Only Guide That Gives You:

• Outspoken opinions on what’s worth your time and what’s not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.

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This ingenious city guide to San Francisco packages a concise full-color mini guide with a color fold out map. The mini guide contains the top 25 attractions; itineraries, walks, tours, and excursions; capsule reviews of key hotels, restaurants, shops, nightlife, and more; and concise travel facts about getting there and getting around. The full-size color foldout map comes complete with detailed city coverage; neighborhood blowups; public transport, hotels, points of interest, parks, and more. This convenient two-in-one travel resource is perfect for the on-the-go traveler who only needs the highlights of San Francisco.

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