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Peaceful Places : 100+ Tranquil Sites in The City and the Greater Bay Area.
Title:
Peaceful Places : 100+ Tranquil Sites in The City and the Greater Bay Area.
Author:
Boeck, Raynell.
ISBN:
9780897329026
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (226 pages)
Series:
Peaceful Places
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Three Paths to 110 Peaceful Places -- Peaceful Places by Category -- Peaceful Places by Area -- Downtown San Francisco Map -- South of Market & Southeastern Neighborhoods Map -- Civic Center & Western Addition Map -- Mission District & Environs Map -- Marina District, The Presidio, & Pacific Heights Map -- The Richmond, The Sunset, & Southwestern Neighborhoods Map -- East Bay Map -- Marin County Map -- The Peninsula Map -- Farther Afield Map -- 1 AIDS Interfaith Chapel at Grace Cathedral -- 2 Alamo Square Park -- 3 Allied Arts Guild -- 4 Angel Island State Park -- 5 Arlequin Café and Food to Go -- 6 Asian Art Museum -- 7 AT &T Park -- 8 Baker Beach -- 9 Batteries to Bluffs Trail -- 10 Baylands Nature Preserve -- 11 Berkeley Rose Garden -- 12 Bix -- 13 Book Passage -- 14 Brix -- 15 Burlingame Public Library -- 16 Café Claude -- 17 California Academy of Sciences Naturalist Center -- 18 Cantor Arts Center Rodin Sculpture Garden -- 19 The Cascades at Joaquin Miller Park -- 20 Chabot Space & Science Center -- 21 Charles Franklin Doe Memorial Library -- 22 China Beach -- 23 China Camp State Park -- 24 Chinese Historical Society of America -- 25 Conservatory of Flowers -- 26 Contemporary Jewish Museum -- 27 Crissy Field -- 28 de Young Museum observation deck -- 29 Diablo Valley Overlook -- 30 Donna Seager Gallery -- 31 Estero Trail to Drakes Head -- 32 Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site -- 33 Farley Bar -- 34 Ferry Plaza Farmers Market -- 35 Filbert Street Steps -- 36 Filoli -- 37 First Church of Christ, Scientist -- 38 560 Mission Street -- 39 Fort Point -- 40 The Gardener -- 41 Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers -- 42 Grace Cathedral labyrinths -- 43 Green Gulch Farm -- 44 Headlands Center for the Arts -- 45 Hespe Gallery -- 46 Hoover Tower at Stanford University.

47 Japanese Tea Garden at Central Park -- 48 John Muir National Historic Site -- 49 Joseph Phelps Vineyards -- 50 Kabuki Springs & Spa -- 51 Lake Merced -- 52 Legion of Honor Jacqueline and Peter Hoefer Study Room -- 53 Letterman Digital Arts Center -- 54 The Liberty Café -- 55 Limantour Beach -- 56 Loch Lomond Recreation Area -- 57 Macondray Lane -- 58 Mechanics' Institute Library -- 59 Mill Valley Public Library -- 60 Mission District mural art -- 61 Mission Dolores -- 62 Mountain View Cemetery -- 63 Mount Davidson Park -- 64 Mrs. Dalloway's -- 65 Muir Beach Overlook -- 66 Museum of the African Diaspora -- 67 Oakland Museum of California -- 68 Ocean Beach -- 69 O Chamé -- 70 Old Saint Mary's Cathedral Noontime Concerts -- 71 Old St. Hilary's -- 72 Omnivore Books on Food -- 73 Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary -- 74 Our Lady of the Wayside Church -- 75 Pacific Avenue -- 76 Palace of Fine Arts -- 77 Piccino Café -- 78 Point Isabel Regional Shoreline -- 79 La Porziuncola Nuova -- 80 Potrero Branch Library -- 81 Presidio Wall -- 82 Pulgas Water Temple -- 83 Redwood Room -- 84 Regional Parks Botanic Garden -- 85 Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary -- 86 Ridge Vineyards/Monte Bello -- 87 Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve -- 88 Rodeo Lagoon Loop -- 89 Samovar Tea Lounge -- 90 San Francisco Art Institute -- 91 San Francisco International Airport public art -- 92 San Francisco Municipal Railway Line 76/Marin Headlands -- 93 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art rooftop garden -- 94 San Francisco Theological Seminary -- 95 San Francisco Zen Center -- 96 Sather Tower (The Campanile) -- 97 SenSpa -- 98 Sigmund Stern Grove -- 99 South Park -- 100 Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University -- 101 Sunset Cruise, Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry -- 102 Sunset Magazine Garden -- 103 Three Gems, de Young Museum -- 104 Tin How Temple -- 105 Transamerica Redwood Park.

106 War Memorial -- 107 Wave Organ -- 108 William Stout Architectural Books -- 109 Yerba Buena Gardens -- 110 Zaragoza -- About Menasha Ridge Press.
Abstract:
The third book in a new series of city guides, Peaceful Places: San Francisco features over 100 unexpected sanctuaries, gardens, vistas, beaches, neighborhood strolls, and quiet cafés that can be found throughout The City by the Bay. It gently guides travelers who are searching for an escape from the bustle of city life. Within the book are helpful tips and an insider's perspective on the best time to find peace and quiet at a wide array of locales, from resplendent gardens to scenic perches. Residents and visitors alike can use this guide to navigate their way through the diverse neighborhoods of San Francisco and its surrounding areas. Those searching for some tranquility amidst the vibrant — and sometimes overwhelming — streetscape of one of America's most sensory-infused cities will be pleased with the discoveries they make inside Peaceful Places: San Francisco.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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