Synopses & Reviews
With Access San Francisco, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the winding roads that make this the most charming city in America are at your fingertips.
San Francisco has been divided and organized by neighborhoods,so you know where you are and where you're headed.
Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best:
Hotels•Restaurants•Attractions•
Shopping Sights•Parks And Outdoor SpacesLarge, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must not miss.
Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to San Francisco. Our writers, who live in and love the city, will lead you down the winding streets of each neighborhood, sharing the unforgettable sights, pointing out the little-known haunts, and revealing all the splendor and magic that only San Francisco has to offer.
Discover The Colors Of San Francisco
About the Author
With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. &B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships &two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland &awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design &was Chairman of Graphic Design &Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.
Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design &understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children &lives in Newport, Rhode Island.