Every year, millions of people visit the top tourist destinations in California and Nevada but often come away disappointed because of the crowds and congestion. This unique guide skips the usual tourist traps and focuses instead on out-of-the-way places that are just as fascinating and picturesque, but far less crowded and much more friendly. With wry humor, veteran travel writers Don and Betty Martin guide drivers to novel attractions along scenic routes, from a perfectly preserved 1930s beach resort to undiscovered wine country and uncrowded national parks. Along the way, the identify intriguing towns, museums, restaurants, and campgrounds and pinpoint the best hikes, bike rides, fishing spots, and rafting sites. For a Western driving vacation with lots of charm, this is an indispensable guide.
An upbeat and whimsical insiders' guide to the Aloha State, Hawaii: The Best of Paradise provides a close-up view of Honolulu, plus coverage of the islands of Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, Lanai, and Molokai. "Ten Best" lists in more than 50 categories give visitors all the details they need to find the very best that Hawaii has to offer. Scores of Hawaii guidebooks have been published, yet no other guide approaches the tropical paradise in this unique, opinionated fashion. Readers can discover at the flip of a page the ten best resorts, attractions, restaurants, nightspots, and shopping areas. For those who want to play in the sun, it lists the ten best beaches and the ten best places to snorkel, dive, hike, and bike. Other lists include the ten best places to take hula lessons and the ten best places to snuggle with your sweetie. For visitors on a budget, a "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest eats and sleeps. In addition, an "unauthorized history" of Hawaii reviews the islands' controversial occupation by outsiders.
An irreverent but whimsical book of lists showcasing the best--and most--Las Vegas has to offer. Whether pointing out the Ten Cheapest Places to Gamble, the Ten Best Overlooked Attractions, or Ten Best Watering Holes, the authors offer hundreds of reasons why Las Vegas is one of the most-visited cities in the world. 25 photos.
The Best of Denver and the Rockies begins with an introduction to the Mile High City, then it moves quickly to the authors' favorite things. Lists are embellished with background material and include their picks for the Ten Best tourist attractions, hidden locations, restaurants, hotels, B&B inns, watering holes, walks, and bike routes. A spicy unauthorized history of Denver's colorful past is included along with an exploration of the Rockies North (Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park), the Rockies West (winter-summer resorts around the Vail Valley), and the Rockies South (Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Pikes Peak).
Entertaining, opinionated, and thorough, The Best of Phoenix and Tucson features the best attractions, restaurants, and lodgings in Arizona's two largest cities. Beginning with an introduction to these popular Sunbelt cities, the guide continues with unauthorized histories, and then moves on to offer the authors' 250 ten-best selections for each city. These comprehensive, detailed lists cover the best tourist spots, hidden attractions, desert hikes and bike routes, hotels, desert resorts, and watering holes. A "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest sleeps and eats.
This new and revised edition is a comprehensive guide to all of California's major wine-producing areas, covering Mendocino and Napa-Sonoma to Monterey and Santa Cruz, to the south central coast and Temecula in southern California. Includes a brief background on each region, plus descriptions of tasting rooms, with their hours, locations, and information on tours, gift shops, and picnic areas.
This guide to San Diego is different from the rest: an expanded book of lists and insider's information that highlights the city's Ten Best offerings in more than fifty categories. Not just lists, these are comprehensive listings, giving visitors all the detail they need to find exactly what the city has to offer. San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City begins with an unauthorized history that gives away some of the city's secrets and clears up misconceptions. It tells readers how to get around California's second largest city, providing lists with valuable tourist information. The lists -- embellished with background material -- include the ten best tourist attractions, hidden attractions, hotels, resorts, bed and breakfast inns, watering holes and more. Hungry? The book has eleven different categories of restaurants, from seafood places to burger joints. On a budget? A chapter entitled "Proud Paupers" points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest eats and sleeps. Outdoor types can learn about the ten best walks and bike routes. And of course, the authors rate the ten best beaches. Some of their lists are fun or simply offbeat -- the ten most romantic spots, the ten best photo angles, the ten naughtiest diversions, and the ten dumbest things visitors can do.
Written for the way you travel, whether you load up the family sedan, explore with an RV or fly and rent a car; it steers you along the state's highways and byways. Lists attractions, campgrounds, restaurants, RV parks, shopping areas and more.
The 3,053 entries in this work, first published in 1986, comprise the compliers' attempt at a comprehensive annotated bibliography of the most useful locatable books, monographs, pamphlets, regularly and occasionally issued serials, scholarly papers, and selected newspaper accounts dealing in a significant way with formal and informal, public and private education in the People's Republic of China before and since 1949.
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