Museums category: 1997 books

The Trailmaster says, "Take a Hike!" From Eaton Canyon to Echo Mountain to the top of Mt. Baldy, Hiking Expert John McKinney shares his favorite trails in the awesome mountains bordering Los Angeles. • Enjoy easy-to-access and classic trails through Big Santa Canyon and to Mt. Wilson,...

San Diego is a lovely city on the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The city has beautiful beaches, a warm climate, top universities, famous biotech and hi-tech companies, a great nightlife, outdoor culture and ethnic diversity. San Diego is conveniently located close to Orange County and Los...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Iguacu Falls. One of the great natural wonders of the world, the Iguaçu Falls are situated near the border of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The area is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Access to the waterfalls...

Plan a visit to the city that never sleeps... without losing any sleep! New York continues to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world- with more than 43 million visitors in 2006 alone. This book dispels the anxiety of planning a trip to such an enormously busy and exciting...

Smart Guide is the first independent travel publisher to offer digital guides to all of Italy's regions. We also operate a convenient online accommodation service that allows travelers to enjoy local hospitality, lower their CO2 impact and save. Other titles in the series include: Rome &...

TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.' Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including...

Smart Guide Italy: Florence contains advice and tips that will help newcomers and veteran travelers get the most from their visit to one of Italy's most famous cities. Along with background information to all of Florence's major monuments readers will discover great places to eat, sleep and enjoy...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Walt Disney World, Florida. Walt Disney World, located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando, is the flagship of Disney's worldwide theme park empire. It is, by far, the most popular theme park resort in the world. Some visitors describe...

Chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps. Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece. "Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times.

Tasmania is the smallest and only island state in Australia with nearly half of its archipelago of 334 islands being protected. Tasmania’s national parks and UNESCO World Heritage sites make the state a popular destination for tourists.   TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Overview - Culture - Location...

This is the guide that will bring you to the best sights, fun activities, great hotels, dining places and shopping areas – all the vital things that you need is present in this brief, but comprehensive travel book! So, whenever you find yourself clueless, simply grab this boo, read, and get...

Latvia is a historic and pretty coastal European country on the Baltic Sea that is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus. The capital Riga is a World Heritage Site. Next door, Lithuania is also an emerging tourist destination in the era of low-cost flights in Europe. The country has beautiful rivers, lakes, forests and natural areas occupy large parts of the country.

Take a colorful tour of Japan's capital with this alternative Japan travel guide that explores Tokyo's distinctive architecture, fashion, food, and so much more. Tokyo - Capital of Cool delves into Tokyo's Edo-era roots, its thirst to modernize while retaining its traditions, its amazing culinary...

On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured...