San Francisco has long attracted those looking for new beginnings at the end of the line. In San Francisco Handbook, California travel expert Kim Weir plumbs the depths of this elegant, eccentric city in exquisite prose worthy of the destination. From the Barbary Coast to Haight-Ashbury and the Castro, from the Mission District to the Sunset, San Francisco Handbook weaves a running commentary of the historical movements and unique subcultures that have given rise to the events, personalities, and landmarks that define the City by the Bay.Neighborhood-by-neighborhood descriptions of sights, restaurants, and lodgings give visitors the practical information they need to carry out their own explorations. Detailed maps make it all easy to find.The perfect companion for a night on the town or a week's vacation, and equally useful to visitors and residents, San Francisco Handbook helps readers maneuver the real brick and asphalt streets of this city built of dreams.