Covering cities, states, and regions of the United States, these richly illustrated handbooks capture the character and culture of important American destinations, along with topical essays, color maps, and capsule reviews of restaurants and hotels.

Covering cities, states, and regions of the United States, these richly illustrated handbooks capture the character and culture of important American destinations, along with topical essays, color maps, and capsule reviews of restaurants and hotels.

Describes accommodations, restaurants, and wineries in the region, provides tips on planning tours and drives, and discusses the art of winemaking.

Describes the state's culture and history, recommends sites to visit in seven regions, and provides tips on shopping, food, and lodging. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Compass Pacific Northwest covers everything there is to see and do -- plus gorgeous full-color photographs; a wealth of archival images; topical essays and literary extracts; detailed color maps; and capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes accommodations, restaurants, and wineries in the region, provides tips on planning tours and drives, and discusses the art of winemaking. (view table of contents)

Provides information on the history of California's coastal area, historical sites, wineries, beaches, restaurants, and accommodations.

Describes the state's culture and history, recommends sites to visit in seven regions, and provides tips on shipping, food, and lodging

Product Description: Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations.  Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting...read more

Provides information on the history of California's coastal area, historical sites, wineries, beaches, restaurants, and accommodations

Describes points of interest in the Pacific Northwest and recommends restaurants and hotels

Celebrating the distinctive character of the Northwest, a witty guide for discriminating travelers combines photographs with archival material to capture the little-known sights and flavor of Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula, Seattle, the Cascades, the Columbia River, and more. Original.

Shares international-style recipes for preparing sauces, abalones, limpets, escargot, mussels, oysters, scallops, cockles, clams, octopuses, squids, crabs, crayfish, lobster, shrimps, and barnacles