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Books in independent bookstores  
Independent bookstores

COVER TO COVER

Independent Bookstores in the West Eight stores pack with reading treasures.

Amazing and Unusual Bookstores Special collections in 14 bookshops.

 

THE COZY COAST

Carmel Valley Winter deals at hotels and restaurants, sans the crowds.

Carmel-by-the-Sea A seaside village with fairytale cottages, curio shops, and galleries.

Poetry in Stone The dream home of poet Robinson Jeffers in Carmel-by-the-Sea.

 

San Francisco neighborhoods  
Coit Tower

SAN FRANCISCO 'HOODS

Fillmore Street High-end shops, Japanese baths, and a hot jazz scene.

Hayes Valley Near Civic Center, a stretch of great restaurant and indie designer shops.

24th Street Stroll Two distinct and lively neighborhoods share a common boulevard.

South Beach Lively district by AT&T ballpark, with eateries and shops.

 

  Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto
Gallo Center for the Arts

MODESTO PROPOSAL

Downtown Modesto Shopping, antique stores, the Gallo Center for the Arts.

Highway 99 Roadside Attractions Central Valley towns with eats, roadside stands, and attractions.



Photography (top to bottom): courtesy PDPhoto.orgM (2); courtesy Bill Wood Photography


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