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Secret San Francisco: The Unique Guidebook to San Francisco's Hidden Sites, Sounds, Tastes
Secret San Francisco The Unique Guidebook to San Francisco's Hidden Sites Sounds Tastes Author:David Armstrong San Francisco is two cities: The pretty tourist mecca of glossy travel brochures, and the layered, flawed, intoxicating city that San Franciscans actually live in. Secret San Francisco is for those travelers who want to go beyond the postcard photo-ops and tried and untrue tourist destinations to explore the vibrant neighborhoods, intimate hidea... more »ways, and out-there adventures that make San Francisco so much more than pretty. Explored is the city's extreme-and-proud-of-it wild side: "Secret Cop Bars," "Secret Vibrators 'n Stuff," "Secret Taiwanese Pearl Drinks," "Secret Not of This Earth," "Secret Swank," "Secret Revolution," and "Secret Sam Spade & Dashiell Hammett." Tourist traps? San Francisco has plenty. Armstrong levels with you about them, and tells you where to find the secret treasures buried in the tackiest of traps. Secret San Francisco also details restaurants: San Francisco's most elegant expense-account Valhallas; no-frills, ultra-cheap joints; and multicultural delights.« less