Free San Francisco: The Ultimate Free Fun Guide to the Bay Area (Corley Free Fun Guides) (Paperback)

by Robert Stock (Author), Troy Corley (Editor)

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Product Description
WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO HAVE FUN? We all deserve to have some R & R but with today s economy and gas prices, stretching the dollar to squeeze fun into our budget can seem daunting. Enter Free San Francisco: The Ultimate Free Fun Guide (TM) to the Bay Area. Whether you're visiting the City by the Bay or you're lucky enough to live here, our guide to 400+ FREE fun things to do in the Bay Area gives you the fun you need in your life. Get the dynamic details on only in San Francisco events such as faux nuns handing out Easter treats, celebrity crab cracking or a cable car bell ringing contest. There's plenty of family-friendly fun, too, from free days at the San Francisco Zoo to the perfect place to fly a kite. Whether the FREE fun is in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Marin, the Peninsula or Wine Country, you'll get the inside scoop about FREE museums, outdoor films, festivals, concerts, art walks, tours, gardens, historic places and more! Plus we include the occasional Deal & Steal-- fun that's so close to being FREE it might as well be. Free San Francisco helps you navigate the Bay Area with info on rapid transit from BART to Muni. Our hip pocket guide is easy to carry around while you hop SF's cable cars! Driving? You'll appreciate the trademark Thomas Guide® Page & Grid TM map coordinates to each Free San Francisco venue and event, plus parking tips. We note kid-friendly, historic or wheelchair accessible fun, too, without funky icons to scratch your head over. Get a copy of Free San Francisco today and start enjoying hundreds of fun things to do for FREE!

About the Author
Free Fun Guides editor, Troy Corley is a Free and Frugal Expert. She has written about frugal, family and educational travel for AOL CityGuide, FamilyFun, Travel + Leisure Family, Parents and more. Free San Francisco author Robert Stock utilizes the same wry wit as he did as author of Free Orange County and as a major contributor to Free L.A. Free San Francisco includes additional insights penned by former Bay Area residents and exacting writers Ron O'Brien and Nick O'Connor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: CorleyGuide; 1st edition (July 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970624247
• ISBN-13: 978-0970624246
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 3.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,229,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Gift , August 12, 2007

By	R. Stein (Simi Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I have gotten all of these books, Free L.A., Free Orange County... These make perfect gifts, stocking stuffers, or just given on a whim. I got a copy for neighbor who lived in San Francisco for the first part of her career, and who goes back often. And I got another copy for a gal in our office who travels twice year up there to visit family. And, why not, I got one for myself for when I visit the Bay Area. Great concept and well done.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great guide for locals and visitors, August 16, 2007

By	Michael D. Yates "labor educator" (Ford City, PA) - See all my reviews

As someone who has been criss-crossing the country for six years (see my book Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate: an Economist's Travelogue), I am always looking for good travel guides. This books is one of the best I have seen. It is well-conceived, organized, and written. I had no idea that there were so many great free and cheap things to do in the Bay Area--from concerts, to museums, to art walks, and hikes. I will definitely check out the other books in the series. And I'll be keeping this one, since we are planning to move to Berkeley next year. Michael D. Yates

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the traveler on a budget, for families, and for locals, November 23, 2007

By	Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Troy Corley, the "Free and Frugal Fun Expert" from Corley Guides, publishes a series of pocket travel guides to free fun in major metropolitan areas. Free San Francisco is the newest guide in the series, which also features titles on Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and New York. As a bonus, the California titles also include Thomas Guide map coordinates for all guidebook entries.

Free San Francisco covers not just SF proper, but also Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Marin, The Peninsula, and Wine Country. Attractions by the bay include bridges, public beaches, visitor's centers and landmarks like Telegraph Hill, Chinatown, the Haight, Nob Hill, and the cable car interchanges. Golden Gate Park and Gold Gate National Recreation Area each warrant their own chapter, and with dozens of attractions each, one could spend the better part of a year having fun for free near the Golden Gate. One can imagine spending a few tourist dollars at some of these sites (riding the cable cars, for instance), but it would be possible to enjoy all these landmarks for free.

I recommend Free San Francisco not just for the budget-conscious or family-oriented traveler. This is a must-have guide for locals, too! I know I couldn't take advantage of a fraction of these opportunities during a San Francisco vacation, but fortunately I visit from Southern California, so I can make some repeat trips to take advantage of all the bargains.