Best Los Angeles California Travel Books

Go beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to discover the quirky culture of The City of Angels Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 150 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide. Laurel Moglen has worked for NPR stations in Los Angeles and created podcasts for organizations and companies including Travelocity covering what to do, see, and eat in cities around the US.

Gourmet Ghosts - Los Angeles is a fun history/mystery food guide that features 274 pages of ghosts, murders and odd events at over 40 bars and restaurants in Hollywood, West Hollywood & Beverly Hills, Mid-City, Downtown, Westside & Beaches and Off The Menu. He has been published in over 100 magazines and newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, Atlas Obscura, America Way, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Hemispheres, Delta Sky, Westways, Variety, Bizarre and History Ireland.

enCYCLEpedia presents over 200 scenic ride options that take you to Southern California's storied beaches, starkly beautiful deserts, pine-covered mountains, bucolic wine country, fabulous cityscapes and bustling harbors, historic city centers and to everywhere in between, from San Diego to Cambria to Palm Springs. The regions covered, with cities and major parks and features include: San Luis Obispo County (Cambria, Morro Bay, Montana de Oro, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Carrizo Plain); Kern County (Bakersfield and the Kern River); Santa Barbara County (Solvang, Los Olivos and wine country, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, UCSB, and vicinity);Ventura County (Ventura and Ojai); Los Angeles County (Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, the San Gabriel River, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Claremont. Note: The Santa Clarita area is described but not mapped or featured; see book website for link to city's bike trail map); Orange County (Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Irvine, Fullerton, Saddleback Valley; and Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Yorba Linda and the Santa Ana River); San Diego County (Oceanside, San Marcos, Lake Hodges, San Diego, Mission Bay, La Jolla, Coronado, Laguna Mountains, Anza-Borrego State Park, Borrego Springs); San Bernardino County (Big Bear Lake, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, JoshuaTree National Park); and Riverside County (Riverside and the Santa Ana River, Temecula and wine country, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta). There are guidebooks that are useful, and there are guidebooks that are entertaining to read--this new title is a unique combination of both. For the adventurer, Richard Fox takes us on a journey through Southern California's -- and the Coachella Valley's -- most leisurely and scenic bike rides.

Don't miss the extraordinary romantic contemporary novel that is leaving readers breathless from a shocking ending they never saw coming. Just weeks after eighteen-year-old Erin tragically loses her best friend, she is brutally betrayed by her high school crush. Plagued by crippling panic attacks and disconcerting visions of her dead friend, Erin travels to Los Angeles, searching for a sign that life is still worth living. As they explore Los Angeles together, Ben reveals shocking secrets of his tragic childhood and helps Erin believe that she can heal from the wounds of her traumatic past. LOST IN LOS ANGELES will appeal to readers of IF I STAY and JUST ONE DAY (by Gayle Forman), HOPELESS (by Colleen Hoover), THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN (by John Green), 180 SECONDS (by Jessica Park), ALLIE AND BEA (by Catherine Ryan Hyde), THIRTEEN REASONS WHY (by Jay Asher), and REASON TO BREATHE (by Rebecca Donovan). LOST IN LOS ANGELES gives us an insider's L.A. travel guide wrapped in a story of healing and hope, with an ending you won't see coming. Her pain was so real and it broke my heart ... You have to read this book! --Susan, Goodreads. " I have read many books and I don't think one has moved me as much as this one did ... My eyes are welling up and my heart aches. It has definitely won one of the slots for my favorite book s." -- Tiffany, Goodreads. " If you are looking for a story ... to make you believe in the magic of love ... Lost in Los Angeles is it. ". " I found myself falling in love with Ben and Erin and the city of LA ." An excerpt from Lost in Los Angeles: Ben pulls himself out of the hot tub and sits on the edge. His chest is rippled with perfect muscles, like a model's, but his skin is marked all over with scars. Ben holds my gaze for a long time, then he exhales and says, "Do whatever you need to do." I close my eyes and wrap my arms around Ben as tightly as I can. I feel the heat radiating from his skin to mine.

Complete with expert tips on wandering the redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains, finding hidden waterfalls in Big Sur, and sampling the savoriest of wineries in Carmel Valley, Moon Monterey & Carmel gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. While researching and writing this book, Stuart hiked through lesser-known sections of Yosemite National Park, discovered the stunning Eastern Sierra community of June Lake, stared deep into the Grand Canyon, and enjoyed the diverse offerings of San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

* Muir is perhaps the nation's greatest conservationist. Other places named in his honor are Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier.

MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the SPACE Prize-winning graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume , Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011), the Eisner-nominated Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories (2dcloud/Uncivilized Books, 2014), and her self-published Estrus Comics (1998 to 2009). Her work has appeared in over sixty print anthologies, and has been featured on such websites as the Rumpus , the Weeklings , Los Angeles Review of Books , Midnight Breakfast , Truthout , XOJane , Buzzfeed , Bitch Media , and more. MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the SPACE Prize-winning graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011), the Eisner-nominated Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories (2dcloud/Uncivilized Books, 2014), and her self-published Estrus Comics (1998 to 2009).

The Sierra Nevada region is a land of alpine lakes, ubiquitous mountains, and meadows filled with a seemingly endless variety of wildflowers. Karen has a Master of Science degree from the University of California at Davis in Plant Protection and Pest Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from Michigan State University.

Discover the varied geology, the cultural history, and the natural beauty of the foothills, mother lode, and delta regions in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Sacramento.

Hiking California's Mount Shasta Region covers 50 hikes in the area for hikers of all abilities. A native of Sonoma County in California’s wine country, Christopher “Bubba” Suess grew up hiking the trails on his home turf as well as those in the famed Sierra Nevada.

Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, this map features key areas of interest including Badwater Basin, Furnace Creek, Scotty's Castle, Panamint Springs, and Stovepipe Wells. Other features found on this map include: Amargosa Desert, Amargosa River, Badwater Basin, Bare Mountain, Black Mountains, Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley, Eureka Valley, Funeral Mountains, Gold Mountain, Grapevine Mountains, Greenwater Range, Inyo Mountains, Inyo Mountains Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Last Chance Mountain, Nelson Range, New York Butte, Owens Lake, Owens River, Owlshead Mountains, Panamint Range, Saline Valley, Sarcobatus Flat, Searles Lake, Telescope Peak, Towne Pass, Tucki Mountain, Ubehebe Peak. Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of National Geographic, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world's best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world.

Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 150 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide Appeals to both the local market (nearly 7 million call the Bay Area home) and the tourist market (over 16 million people visit San Francisco every year) Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs. Floriana. Petersen is an accomplished interior designer with a backgroundin art history.

FEATURES. 2016 copyright. Portrait layout with lay-flat spiral binding. Maps, points of interest, and their indexes are completely revised. Includes transit information, airports, schools, shopping centers, parks and recreation areas. Administrative and zip code boundaries included. Block numbers on maps and in index. Township tier, range and section numbers. Full coverage of over 110 cities and communities including Brawley, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, El Centro, Encinitas, Escondido, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Vista. Maps, points of interest, and their indexes are completely revised in the latest edition of this Thomas Guide, published in 2016.

Comprehensive and authoritative, this guide combines and updates two smaller, long-trusted regional books to provide seamless coverage of the entire California coast from just outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Mexico, with special attention given to the popular offshore islands between Point Conception and San Diego. The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California provides comprehensive coverage of all the anchorages and harbors from the Golden Gate Bridge to Ensenada, Mexico, including the offshore islands. It includes historical background, information on local weather and cruising conditions, passagemaking strategies for sailors and powerboaters, and photographs of all ports and anchorages as they appear from the water.

The Dog Lover's Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. They've visited chichi art galleries, dumpy drive-in movies, kitschy tourist attractions, dog-friendly wineries, high-end stores, ski resorts, major-league ballgames, and even had high tea together. Jake's favorite saying: “You're not really gonna leave the house without me, are ya?” (This is usually accompanied by all his extra folds of neck skin drooping forward into his face, his floppy ears hanging especially low, his tail sagging dejectedly, and his big seal-like eyes looking wet and wide and oh-so-woeful.).