Cassie Kifer

Secret San Jose

A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Which scientific landmark in San Jose moonlights as a mausoleum? Where can you find sacred street-food that will bring you closer to enlightenment? What's the real story behind Sarah Winchester's mysterious house? Find the answers to these and other questions you didn't know you had in Secret San Jose: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. From player pianos to disappearing lakes, ghost towns, and buried limbs, this unconventional guidebook will take you through bizarre and fascinating stories that define San Jose's history and shaped this one-of-a-kind city. Whether you are a life-long San Jose resident, new transplant, or first-time visitor, local travel writer Cassie Kifer will introduce you to quirky and beautiful places and share stories about the city that never get told. Part tour and part scavenger hunt, this guide will take you to some of the weirdest and most wonderful places in Northern California's biggest and most misunderstood city.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Reedy Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781681062853
• ISBN-10: 1681062852
• Artikelnr.: 59924845

Autorenporträt

Cassie Kifer is a San Jose-based writer and digital communications consultant, urban planner, and explorer. Her work has been featured in Delta Sky Magazine, National Geographic Travel, Fodor s Travel, Thrillist, and the website of the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. When she is home, you can find her seeking out interesting food and cultural experiences and hiking the South Bay s many parks and open spaces with her husband and rescued shelter dog, Riley. Connect with Cassie at EverInTransit.com