City Walks: Los Angeles: 50 Adventures on Foot [Cards]

Eric Hiss (Author), Bart Wright (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 2007 | Series: City Walks

Who says nobody walks in Los Angeles? Skip the bumper-to-bumper traffic and discover the real City of Angels.

Walks include:
- Rodeo Drive
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Venice Boardwalk
- Griffith Park
- And more!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Eric Hiss is a Los Angeles native and regularly writes feature articles for publications oriented towards innovative lifestyles and travel trends, including Conde Naste Traveller, and Elite Traveller.

Product Details

• Cards: 50 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (June 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081185907X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811859073
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 3.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Both Native Angelenos and Their Guests!, March 13, 2009

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Crocodileguy "The Croc" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City Walks: Los Angeles: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

I recently hosted an out-of-town guest who had never been to Los Angeles before, and while walking around Chinatown she found the City Walks deck and bought it to help inspire her explorations. Not only was it very user-friendly, but the walking tours provided incredible ideas of places to visit for an out-of-town guest. My friend liked the deck so much she gave to to me to keep for future guests.

Pluses:
1. Maps are very clear and user-friendly.
2. Public transit information is provided.
3. Witty, engaging writing style that conveys a sense of the culture and attitudes of Angelenos.
4. Varied locations; not just a hit list of popular tourist destinations.
5. Useful and interesting information about the area on each card.

Minus:
There are only 50! Although this is part of a series of "travel decks" that all have 50 walking tours of various cities, one could easily do another 50 locations in a place so geographically diverse as Los Angeles. Also, the locations, while varied, tend to trend to the north and west portions of the Los Angeles metropolitan region. Where are the tours of the San Gabriel Valley? Long Beach/Queen Mary? Redondo Beach? Hopefully another deck of 50 will be released for Los Angeles, though I am not deducting any stars for this as I believe the compilation of locations is pretty good despite limitations imposed by the series' format.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A nice idea but poor execution, October 31, 2011

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D. Wilkie "DW" (Central Valley) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Walks: Los Angeles: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

The maps aren't very good at helping one find the beginning of the path and they leave a lot of useful information out. The cards are a good idea but they're also easy to damage. I wouldn't suggest buying this product.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LA great for walks, September 2, 2010

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MeeraAshish - See all my reviews

This review is from: City Walks: Los Angeles: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

With LA being so spaced out, it's difficult to know where to go unless you know someone there. This book helped me find some great walks during my few days there... I found a whole new way of exploring Los Angeles, which I would never otherwise have even known. Will definitely carry it next time I'm there!