Frommer's San Francisco Day by Day

20 Favorite Moments 1
1 The Best Full-Day Tours 5
The Best in One Day 6
The Best in Two Days 10
The Best in Three Days 16
2 The Best Special-Interest Tours 19
San Francisco Waterfront 20
Romantic San Francisco 24
Downtown Galleries 26
San Francisco Literati 28
A Day with a View 32
Hippie Haight 34
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge 38
3 The Best Neighborhood Walks 41
Chinatown 42
Russian Hill & North Beach 46
Pacific Heights & Cow Hollow 50
The Marina 54
Civic Center & Hayes Valley 56
Japantown 60
The Mission & the Castro 62
4 The Best Shopping 67
Shopping Best Bets 68
Shopping A to Z 71
5 The Great Outdoors 83
The Golden Gate Promenade 84
Land s End 86
Golden Gate Park 88
6 The Best Dining 91
Dining Best Bets 92
Restaurants A to Z 99
7 The Best Nightlife 117
Nightlife Best Bets 118
Nightlife A to Z 121
8 The Best Arts & Entertainment 129
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets 130
Arts & Entertainment A to Z 133
9 The Best Lodging 137
Lodging Best Bets 138
Hotels A to Z 142
10 The Best Day Trips & Excursions 151
Sausalito 152
Point Reyes National Seashore 154
Bohemian Berkeley 156
The Best of Napa in One Day 158
The Savvy Traveler 161
Before You Go 162
Getting There 166
Getting Around 167
Fast Facts 168
San Francisco: A Brief History 174
Index 176

Matthew Poole, a native Californian and San Francisco resident, has authored more than two dozen travel guides to California, Hawaii, and abroad, and is a regular contributor to radio and television travel programs. Before becoming a full-time travel writer and photographer, he worked as an English tutor in Prague, a ski instructor in the Swiss Alps, and a scuba instructor in Maui and Thailand. His other titles include Frommer's San Francisco, Frommer's California, Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco, and Frommer's San Francisco Free & Dirt Cheap. You can follow Matthew's weekly blog posts about travel adventures in California at LocalGetaways.com.