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TRAVEL RESEARCH SITES (rated and reviewed by our editors) |
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Summer of Love
Summer of Love--is it a 60s reunion, a movement for free speech, a platform for techno-trance-dance artists, or all the above? A compelling site even when the date comes and goes. Cheers for heart and vision!
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Alcatraz: The Official Site
From historical facts to ecological tidbits, this official Alcatraz web site leads you on a virtual tour of the island, but the dryness of the prose left us wanting juicier facts. If only those convicts had had your escape button.
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California Historical Society
History-philes will love this huge resource for California history, including online exhibitions (Exhibitions --> Online Exhibitions). The California Historical Society is located in San Francisco, with a museum that's worth exploring.
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Literary Kicks
A New York writer named Levi Asher has put together this fascinating site, dedicated to Jack Kerouac and his fellow Beat writers. A vast and valuable history lesson, so full of text and photos you won't know where to begin.
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San Francisco History A Timeline
This time line of San Francisco's history is limited in scope but incorporates some riveting facts and intriguing links to original historical source material. A Who's Who today in SF with links is enlightening.
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The Heard Museum--Native Cultures and Art
Feast on remembrances and visual artifacts from San Francisco's Native American influences. Check out current exhibitions, or go to the archive for documentary research.
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Warden Johnston's Alcatraz: 1933 to 1948
The juiciest site for Alcatraz facts has been unfortunately muddled by distracting ads, games and other veritable land mines, but we loved the Birdman's psychiatric report. Go to Index, then Chronology for fast access.
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Bay Area Backroads: U.S.S. Potomac
Tour FDR's yacht, the U.S.S. Potomac, with the help of good visuals and authoritative facts. Look for info how to visit at the bottom.
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