Lace up your walking shoes or settle into your favorite reading chair for an unforgettable adventure through San Franciscos past and present. The Barbary Coast Trail® connects twenty of San Franciscos most important historic sites. This comprehensive guide takes you to all of them and reveals a world populated by Gold Rushers, shanghaiers, Bonanza Kings, railroad barons, visionaries, and the pioneer women who tamed them.

The Barbary Coast Trail is San Franciscos official historical walking trail. A series of bronze medallions set in the sidewalk mark the trail as it winds its way through...