Step off the plane with a plan.
Neighborhood-by-neighborhood guides to San Francisco and Boston, the drives worth taking from each, and straight answers on booking, budgets and getting around.
Where most trips start
The guides readers open first.
- San Francisco · Sights The Golden Gate BridgeWalk it, bike it, or find the viewpoint that frames it best.
- San Francisco · Sights Alcatraz IslandBooking the ferry, the cellhouse audio tour and the night visit.
- San Francisco · Plan San Francisco in Three DaysThree days, three moods: the bay, the hills and the parks.
- Boston · Sights Walking the Freedom TrailTwo and a half miles of red-brick line through 1770s Boston.
- Road Trips · Routes The Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los AngelesSan Francisco to Los Angeles, stop by stop, without rushing.
- Boston · Stay The Godfrey Hotel BostonA stylish base in the Theater District, a short walk from the Common.
- San Francisco · Neighborhoods Haight-AshburyVictorian houses, vintage shops and the long shadow of 1967.
- San Francisco · Plan Where to Stay in San FranciscoWhich neighborhood suits your trip, and which to skip.
San Francisco, one neighborhood at a time
Each one has its own guide: what it is like, what to see and how long to give it.
Four ways in
- 43 guides San FranciscoNeighborhoods, landmarks, food and plans for the city by the bay.
- 18 guides BostonThe Freedom Trail, the neighborhoods, the museums and where to stay.
- 15 guides Road TripsCoast roads, mountain drives and the practical side of driving in the US.
- 14 guides Trip PlanningBooking, packing, budgets and the small things that make a city break work.
Plan smarter
The practical side of a city break, answered once and properly.