 By far the best San Francisco map for your pocket or bag |
| Review Date: May 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: G. M. Matthews, Camino, CA USA |
I have about 5 of these, so no matter where I am, I can find one or have one to loan out. They are simply great maps of San Francisco. There are certainly maps with more detail, but Streetwise has engineered to put more information in a small space than you can imagine.
And the more you look, the more you realize is there. I wanted parking in downtown, and lo and behold on the downtown inset, parking garages are shown. If you know anything about San Francisco, the icons on the map give you references and make it very easy to better see context. The text is easy to read. We abuse these to death and none of them have complained or gotten rough around the edge yet. My only complaint is I wish it covered a larger area, but it does exactly what it's supposed to - it covers the 49 square mile area called San Francisco.
All of the tourist attractions are on the map. All of the main landmarks are on the map. All of the streets and street directions and MUNI and Cable Cars are on the map. You can hold it in the car and actually read it, which you can't do with any paper map on the planet. It shows so much more context than Maps on my iPhone because you can see the whole city at a glance. Well, half at a time. It's split between the north and south half of the city on the two sides of trifold plastic sheets.
If you're looking for a map of SF that you can carry with you always, this is the one. You will want other resources, possibly guidebooks if you are a tourist, the Not For Tourist Guide if you live in the City as I do, and possibly better paper maps when you really want to see detail around the kitchen table, and Google Earth and it's street level views which allow you to walk around if you are sitting in front of a computer. But this map is the one I use 95% of the time, and I has never let me down. |
This map rocks!
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| Review Date: October 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: C. Miyafuji, |
| I live in SF and am so dependent on these maps that we have two copies in our household. I have one older copy, which doesn't have a BART map, but still was good enough to cause dependence. This new version with the BART map and the topographical coloring is even better! If you're going to be a tourist, this is much more detail than you'll need and you won't have to worry about crinkling and tearing as with other maps because of the hard paper and lamination. |
worked great for my vacation
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| Review Date: May 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Kim's Two Cents, Lansdale, PA |
| I stayed at The Red Vic in Haight-Ashbury, a little off the beaten path. This map and my weeklong muni pass paid for themselves a gabillion times. The map worked great; I was never lost. The way they depict the touristy section of Lombard Street makes me giggle. |
BEST MAPS . . . period.
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| Review Date: April 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Cindy C. Ebinger, Charleston, Illinois USA |
| These "streetwise" laminated maps are the best there is to get you around any city. Walking OR driving. We wore this one out on our recent trip to San Francisco. |
best ever!
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| Review Date: January 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Atsirk Onipseredi, Los Angeles, CA |
i came to san fran armed with 5 differenet maps AND a GPS. by the end of my 14 day stay, the ONLY item my family and i used to navigate was this map. it is ESSENTIAL. it was the only one with details about the BART (Bay Area Public Transist), which we discovered was the best way to get around the city and bay area in general, and Cable Cars. none of the other maps even compared and the GPS is useless, it has NO info about the Bart, only 'pedestrian' routes that would make even a cross-country runner cringe. this map was cheap, but worth every penny. i would never travel without it now.
don't even think of going to san fran without it. even the friends we were visiting (who have lived in the city 5 years!!!) all kept streetwise maps of the city in their cars and purses. the other maps we had left us totally screwed-this one has 10x the details. |
laminated street map of San Francisco including BART and MUNI
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| Review Date: January 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Juliet Y. Pavelka, |
| This was an essential item to have when visiting the city, carried in my backpack for my entire trip to San Francisco, very helpful. Easy to read and fits in your pocket |
This is a fantastic map but beware..................
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| Review Date: November 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: sbbonerad, |
As always, the Streetwise map is fantastic and most useful throughout our recent visit to San Fran. We used the public transportation (MUNI) extensively and map's markings of all the bus/subway/trolley/cablecar lines were very helpful. Just beware that there are extensive MUNI changes coming on December 5th, 2009 (due to severe budget shortfall and subsequent cuts), so some of the descriptions will no longer be valid. I am sure that Streetwise will have new version out soon enough but this current version will be outdated very soon. Too bad, but it's not Streetwise's fault.
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Great Product!
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| Review Date: April 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Stuart Floyd, New York, NY |
I have a few of these for various cities and they are all very good and great for residents, new residents or even vacations or as a gift for someone moving to a new place.
It provides laminated clearly written and very detailed for it's size. It provides, buses and subway lines, landmarks and tourist attractions for many major cities. |
Great Map
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| Review Date: October 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: John Bennett, New York City |
| Crams a lot of the city into a small, durable, portable map. It was even useful on the freeway. |
Great map
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| Review Date: January 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jerome Jourquin, Nashville, TN United States |
| great map to quickly find your way around SF and to avoid you admitting you're totally lost. And being plastic, it can play with water (it rains seomtimes in SF...) and will not tear, whatever your level of frustration is. |
Great map for getting around SF on MUNI
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| Review Date: January 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Josephine, |
| We used this map on a recent trip to SF and it was excellent for getting around town on the MUNI system. It was very accurate and very handy. I recommend it for anyone going to SF and especially for those who will use public transportation. |
Useful
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| Review Date: February 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Eagermind, TX |
| This was very useful. It folds up to a regular purse size and the laminated aspect made it less likely to rip or get wet. The map itself was very clear and easy to read, and I loved the addition of the downtown tram routes. |
Very Durable
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| Review Date: February 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. Taylor, Maine, USA |
| I took this map on a backpacking trip in CA, it held up throughout being repeatedly stuffed into an overfilled pack and pulled out multiple times daily when we were in the city. One of the most helpful aspects is the inclusion of the BART and MUNI lines. I don't know how we would have survived without it! This map was our lifeline when we were navigating through San Francisco. |
Great Pocket Map
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| Review Date: April 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: B. Thomas, Deep South |
| This is a great little pocket map of San Francisco. Easy to read and especially good for finding the right bus to get you where you want to be. Would recommend to anyone visiting San Francisco. |
San Francisco first timers
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| Review Date: May 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: John Geary, Louisville, Ky. |
| This map was very detailed and was very helpful when deciding what to do and where to go. |
Nice sturdy map
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| Review Date: June 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Cookie Burns, PA |
| I bought this map for an upcoming trip to San Francisco and it will be perfect for getting us around town. Easy to read and information on public transportation is a plus. Is sturdy and will last for return visits. I use a similar map for New York City and find it essential for exploring new neighborhoods! |
Great Map for San Fran Newbie!
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| Review Date: December 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Gary Block, Scottsdale, AZ United States |
| I walked everywhere (Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, Chinatown, Embarcadero...) and this was the only map I needed. It's also the perfect size for a jean pocket or inside my coat. |
Streetwise
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| Review Date: March 22, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Diana C. Dickerson, |
| This is a great tool for those visitors who are unfamiliar with San Francisco. |
great map series
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| Review Date: May 13, 2007 |
| Reviewer: tabby, |
| love these maps. i own several for different cities and they are so handy. |
excellent map!
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| Review Date: July 2, 2008 |
| Reviewer: ethniccook, New Orleans, LA, USA |
| Handy map, with excellent info on bus routes and all manners of public transit!!!! Can't do without this map if you're on your own and want to use public transit! |
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