TY - BOOK TI - Eyewitness travel guides: California SN - 1405307668 AV - R G 153 .Ey36c 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Dorling Kindersley KW - Voyages and travel KW - sears N1 - Cover title : DK eyewitness travel guides : California; Introducing California - Los Angeles - Southern California - San Francisco area by area - Northern California - Traveller's needs - Survival guide N2 - a handy phrase section; advice on the best places to eat, drink, shop, sleep, and be entertained; and a Survival Guide to help the traveler sort out essential information such as currency, transportation, and communications. Containing exclusive photographs, this comprehensive resource will help you explore the state's cities, national parks and beaches. Special larger sections, complete with 3-D, aerial-view, attraction-laden street maps, detail glamorous Los Angeles, colorful San Francisco, and balmy San Diego, while such cities as Santa Barbara, Sacramento, Palm Springs, and Eureka are also profiled, including historical and cultural backgrounds. Special tours take you through Redwood National Park, the High Sierras, Yosemite National Park, the Napa Valley wineries and vineyards, Joshua Tree National Park, and along the state's coastline and beaches. The Los Angeles section offer up the city's best museums and restaurants, hottest attractions including film studios, trendiest shops, and sports venues. Informative layouts detail California's many climates, guide you through Disneyland,Balboa Park (home to the San Diego Zoo), San Francisco's quirky neighborhoods, as well as such attractions as Hearst Castle, L.A.'s Norton Simon Museum, and the Santa Barbara Mission. As an educational tool, a fascinating historical profile traces California from its Spanish origins through the Gold Rush and other exciting periods; detailed street maps; Truly the guides that show you what others only tell you, this book features stunning 3D and cutaway views of museums, cathedrals, and other must-see sights ER -