Twisted Tour Guide: Vancouver British Columbia


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Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twister Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tour Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Historic and Frequently Flawed Personalities: Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, Henry Ceperley, Mobster Joe Celona, Police Chief Mulligan, Remorseful Killer Joe Gordon, Actor Errol Flynn, Fred Siebolt Hofman and Hitman Serge Robin, Architecture With A Distinctive Past: Marine Building, Hastings Mill Store, Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park Seawall, Stanley Park Totem Poles, Green Door Restaurant, Fairacres Mansion, Oakalla Institute, Overlynn Mansion, Sam Kee Building, Alexander Street Brothels, Hycroft Mansion and Henry Abbot Home, Hospitality and Hauntings Kelly O’Bryan’s, Old Spaghetti Factory, Waterfront Station, 24 Water Street Building, Penthouse Nightclub, The Landing, Vancouver Rowing Club Grounds, Orpheum Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Fairmont Hotel, UBC Former Library and University Ghost Hitchhiker Legacies and Notorious Events Great Fire of 1886, Hiram Scurry Family, SS Beaver Shipwreck, Anti-Asian March, IWW Labor Confrontations, Oakalla Prison Escapes, Komagata Maru, 1918 General Strike, President Warren Harding’s Speaking Tour, Ku Klux Klan Headquarters, Battle of Ballantyne Pier, Bloody Sunday Riots, Zoot Suit Riots, SS Green Hill Explosion, 1971 Smoke-In and Riot, Russian Mob versus Hells Angels, APEC 1997 Protests, Castaway Shoes and Feet and 2009 Gang Wars, Historical Scandals: Deadman’s Island, Market Alley, Shanghai Alley, Historic Chinatown, Hogan’s Alley, Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, Professional Football and Hockey Riots, BC Penitentiary Riots, William Bennett, Fantasy Gardens Theme Park, Liberal Love Birds, Bingo-Gate, Vancouver Stock Exchange, PacificCats, Casino Gate, E-Pirate Currency, Corporate House Scandal and BridgeMark Financial. Infamous Killings and Murder Customs Officer William Hopkinson, Scottish Nursemaid Janet Smith, Stanley Park Babes in the Woods, Danny Brent, Policeman Gordon Sinclair, Pauls Family Triple Killing, Esther Castellani, Kosberg Family Hatchet Murders, Louis Wise, Unsolved Cold Cases, Kristen Gurholt, Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten, Serial Killer Robert Pickton, Jimmy and Lily Ming, Sergey Filonov, Wanda Watson, Gladys Wakabayshi, Roger Daggitt, Sheila Henry, Jillian Fuller, Chantel Gillade, Craig Abrahams, Tara Singh Hayer, Ripudaman Singh Malik, Bindy Johal. Richard Chacon, Surrey Six, Gangster Raymond Chao, Ricky Scarpino, Oakridge Mall Execution, Willene Chong and Vladimir Shevalev.




Twisted Tour Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area


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Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. Paranormal activity in the aftermath is common. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. You will never imagine or scrutinize the San Francisco Bay area through rose tinted glasses again. The contents include: SAN FRANCISCO: CIA’s Sex and Drug Playhouse, Diamond Jessie Hayman’s Brothels, Jerome Bassity’s Tenderloin Fiefdom, Sublime’s Bradley James Nowell’s Heroin Overdose, 1937 Brothel Addresses, Chambers Mansion, 1885 Chinatown Vice, Cliff House and Sutro Baths, Killer Piano of the Condor Club, Curran Theater’s Haunting, Dan White’s Infamous Murders and Suicide, Dog Mauling of Diane Whipple, Chinatown’s Belle Cora and Donaldina Cameron, Gangland Slaying of Fung Little Pete Jing Toy, 101 California Building Massacre, Golden Gate Bridge Suicides, Jeff Adachi’s Double Life and Death, Contract Killing of Joe The Animal Barboza, Kevin Collins Kidnapping, Maiden Lane’s Infamous History, Mary Ellen Pleasant’s Legacy, Miles Archer’s Murder Plaque, Golden Dragon Massacre, President Warren Harding’s Death, People’s Temple, Queen Anne Hotel Legacy, Fatty Arbuckle’s Fall From Grace, Political Fixer Abe Ruef’s Penthouse, Spreckel’s Mansion, St. Elizabeth’s Center for Unwed Mothers, Terrific Street, and the International Settlement, Whittier Mansion Nazi Connection, Westerfield House and the Zebra Killings EAST BAY AREA Ashkenaz Murder, Port Chicago Explosion and Mutiny, Journalist Chancey Bailey’s Shooting, Children of Thunder Murders, Oakland Superintendent of Schools Assassination, Fat Lady Restaurant, Ghost Ship Warehouse Inferno, Henry’s Bar Hostage Nightmare, Port Costa’s Hotel Burlington, Huey Newton’s Demise, Laci Peterson’s Saga, Lovelle Mixon’s Police Killings, Gambling Era Survivor Oaks Card Room, Oikos University Massacre, Oscar Grant III’s Homicide, Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Pleasanton Hotel Phantom, Jockey Ron Hansen’s Plunge, Unabomber’s Berkeley Experience, USS Hornet’s Suicide Reputation and El Cerrito’s Dens of Iniquity MARIN COUNTY Mitchell Brothers Curse, Blue Rock Inn’s Seedy Past, Litchfield’s: California’s Las Vegas, Marin County Courthouse Shootings, Tamalpais Trailhead Killer, Marin Barbeque Murders, Robin Williams’ Suicide and Sausalito’s Infamous Madame Sally Stanford PENINSULA Brook Hart’s Kidnapping, Cameron’s Pub, Kohl Mansion, Moss Beach Distillery’s Blue Lady, Ocean Beach Hotel, PG& E’s San Bruno Pipeline Explosion, Sam’s Eclectic Castle and Historic Sanchez Adobe, SOLANO COUNTY Promoter Bill Graham’s Fatal Helicopter Crash, Benicia’s Capital and Brothel Heritage and Zodiac Killer Murders SONOMA & NAPA COUNTIES Blue Wing Inn, California Industrial Farm for Women, Fishhead Beach Murder, Petaluma’s Crooked History, Polly Klaas Abduction, Ramon Salcido’s Family Slayings, Napa’s Infamous Spanish Town and Washoe House Stagecoach Stop




Twisted Tour Guide Central California: From Silicon Valley To Santa Barbara


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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Central California. Known and unknown history, hidden delights, blood curdling and fascinating stories pervade the past of Central California beginning from the high tech Silicon Valley heading south until seaside Santa Barbara. In between, the Central Valley and Central Coast offers contributing tales of vice, tragedy and insightful discovery. This kaleidoscope of attractions, personalities, egos, scandals, murders stir the mixture of historical conflicts within the entire region. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. RENOWNED STRUCTURES AND ATTRACTIONS Robinson Jeffers Tor House and Hawk Tower, Writer John Steinbeck’s Birthplace, Paso Robles Inn Haunting, Carnegie Libraries, Paso Robles City Park, Almond Growers Building, Atascadero Administration and Printery Buildings, This Ole House, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo’s Gum Wall, San Luis Creek, Pirate’s Cove, Morro Rock, Dana Adobe, Casa de la Guerra, Arlington Theatre, Modesto Historical Mementos and the Fresno Water Tower SCANDALS Flagrant Silicon Valley High Tech Subterranean Poisoning, Finger in the Chile at Wendy’s, Morgan Hill’s Century Apart Scandals, Gilroy Police Department, Hollister Motorcycle Invasion, Paso Robles Police Chief, 1969 Altamont Motor Speedway Concert, Cedar Funding Debacle, Cesar Chavez Jailing, Eastside Salinas’ Gang Wars, Monterey County Prison Escape, Illicit Prescription Meds Distribution, King City Towing Scandal, Sunny Acres, Chumash Rebellion, Sambo’s, Closure of the Santa Barbara News Press, California Aqueduct Dumping, Frank Carson Persecution, Colin Kaepernick, Fresno’s History of Corrupt Police Chiefs, Clovis Bank Heist, Reverent John Kiggin’s and The Lords of Bakersfield FAMOUS ABDUCTIONS AND MURDERS Brook Hart, Black Panther James Edward Carr, VTA Mass Shooting, Mary Quigley, Garlic Festival Massacre, Sonjii Johnson, Christina Marie Williams, Mel and Elizabeth Grimes, Mission San Miguel Murders, PSA Flight #1771 Crash, Werewolf Murder, Historic Chinatown Murder, Helen King, Kristen Smart, Eugene and Nancy Walker, Elyse Pahler, Bob Domingos and Linda Edwards, Ramona Irene Price, Officer Thomas Guerry, Kym Morgan, Nicholas Markowitz, Holzer Family, Cleveland Elementary School Massacre, Juliani Cardenas, Deborah Whitlock, Laci Peterson, Dr. Amanda Crews, Chandra Levy, Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping, Glenn Reitz, Mary Stammer, Ewell Family Murder and Hmong Massacre. INFAMOUS KILLERS Herbert Mullin, Karl Francis Werner, Edmund Kemper III, John Linley Frazier, Raul Zamudio, San Luis Obispo’s Final Public Lynching, Rex Allen Krebs, Lynwood C. Drake III, Peter Derks, Orcutt Sniper, Elliot Rodger Mass Shooting, Clarence Gray, Elizabeth Duncan, Armenian Assassin, Thor Christiansen, James Tramel and David Kurtzman, Speed Freak Killers, Arthur Sanchez, Dr. Frank Vincent, Clovis Acid Queen, Marcus Weston, Kori Muhammad, Golden State Killer, Cary Stayner, Jose Manuel Martinez, John Lee Holt and Vincent Brothers. CELEBRITIES PASSING THROUGH Singer John Denver’s Plane Crash, Actress Doris Day’s Cypress Inn, John C. Fremont’s California Expedition, Kevin Costner Divorce, Martha Baird-Rockefeller, Writer William Saroyan and James Dean’s Fatal Crash




DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Pacific Northwest


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The DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide also includes photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Pacific Northwest effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.




British Columbia and Yukon Gold Hunters


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A look at the 19th century gold rushes in British Columbia and the Yukon. Includes archival photographs and hand-drawn maps.




Western Canada


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This guidebook offers: Descriptions of numerous attractions, star-rated so you can spot the must-sees at a glance; The best accommodations and restaurants, in every price range; All there is to know about parks and historic sites, as well as outdoor activities; More than 50 regional and city maps to help you customize your itinerary.




Insight Guides: Canada


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Insight Guide Canada is a comprehensive, full-colour guide to getting the most out of one of the world's most beautiful countries. Engaging History and Culture chapters explain the tumultuous history of Canada, and the factors influencing Canadian culture and identity; from ancient Inuit settlements, through to the arrival of the British, to the influx of immigrants from all over the world. The burgeoning arts scene, local cuisine and the wild landscape, all contributors to the country's unique character, are fully explored. To help with planning your trip, the Places chapters encompass all of Canada's provinces, cover the vibrant cities of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal in detail, and suggest where to visit and what to do in Canada's great outdoors, including taking the train across the majestic Rocky Mountains. Full-colour photographs throughout illustrate the beauty of the Canadian landscape and give a true flavour of life in the country today. Detailed maps plot all major sights, and the Travel Tips offer practical advice plus selective, independent reviews of the best and most authentic places to stay and eat.




Insight Guides USA On The Road (Travel Guide eBook)


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Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of the USA on the Road, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like the Grand Canyon and New York City, and hidden cultural gems like Savannah and the Olympic Peninsula. · Insight Guides USA on the Road is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring San Francisco, to discovering Niagara Falls · In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on New Orleans and Baltimore, all written by local experts · Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning and encourage venturing off the beaten track · Inspirational colour photography throughout - Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books · Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.




The Rough Guide to Canada


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Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to Canada covers this vast and geographically diverse country in impressive detail. There are insightful accounts of every Canadian city, from vibrant Montréal to laid back Vancouver, and vivid descriptions of Canada''s varied landscapes, from the magnificent Rocky Mountains and the stormy coasts of the Maritimes to the northern Arctic reaches. Throughout there is practical advice on skiing, whale-watching, kayaking, hiking and a host of other outdoor pursuits. Thousands of listings recommend the best accommodation options, restaurants, bars and clubs in every price range.




DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest


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The DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer. Whether you’re kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in Downtown Seattle’s Columbia Centre, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It’s fully illustrated and covers all the major cities from Washington, Vancouver and Portland to Oregon, Seattle and British Columbia. You'll find floorplans of all the must-see sites, as well as street maps and reliable information for getting around. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this diverse region. With all the sights, beaches and attractions listed area by area, DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest is your essential companion. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest – showing you what others only tell you.




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