With top lodging and dining picks for every budget, a guide to the amazing architecture, highlights of fiestas and bullfights, and a compilation of the best activities for children, this text is a marvelous guide to the dynamic city of Barcelona on the shores of the Mediterranean.

"Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes folded map contained in pocket inside back cover.

Top25 Must-See Sights Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map. Everything you need to experience Los Angeles. • Top lodging and dining picks for every budget • Itineraries including Hollywood Boulevard and Santa Monica • Walks around Beverly Hills and downtown • A night of laughs at the Improv • Getaways to Palm Springs and Santa Barbara • Essential museums and galleries, parks and gardens • Outdoor serenades at the Hollywood Bowl Insider tips • Expert Advice The author: Emma Stanford, an inveterate traveler, has written books and articles on the Caribbean, France, Spain, Hawaii, and Florida as well as Los Angeles.

Top25 Must-See Sights Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map. Everything you need to experience San Francisco • Top lodging and dining picks for every budget • Quintessential sights, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz Island to an 18th-century Spanish mission • The best places for contemporary seasonal cooking, plus Italian trattorias, dim sum restaurants, and Mexican taquerias • Astounding art, from 20th-century masters at SFMOMA to Rodin sculptures at the Palace of the Legion of Honor • Splashy stores in Union Square, independent bookstores, the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market • Kid-friendly attractions for an hour or a day, from cablecar rides to the Exploratorium Insider tips • Expert Advice The author:Mick Sinclair has authored several other guidebooks to San Francisco and California.

Top25 Must-See Sights Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map. Everything you need to experience Las Vegas. • Top lodging and dining picks for every budget • The hottest hotel-casinos all along the Strip • Sophisticated bistros, celebrity-chef outposts, steakhouses, and buffets • Dazzling shows, live comedy, lounges, and trendy dance clubs • Glam resort boutiques, outlet malls, must-have kitschy souvenirs • Kid-friendly attractions, from Shark Reef to King Tut's Tomb • Beyond the neon: the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Red Rock Insider tips • Expert Advice The authors: Jackie Staddon and Hilary Weston are passionate about travel writing and have contributed to many guides covering destinations in Europe and the United States.