Bay Curious

Exploring the Hidden True Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area

By: Olivia Allen-Price

Narrated by: Olivia Allen-Price

Curious about the San Francisco Bay Area? With explorations into unique local legends, interesting landmarks, and uncovered histories, Bay Curious is a fun, quirky guide to the secret stories of the Bay Area for visitors, newcomers, and California natives alike.

Who was America's first and only Emperor? Why are there ships buried under the streets of San Francisco? Was the word "hella" really created in the East Bay? Bay Curious brings you the answers to these questions and much more through fun and fascinating deep-dives into hidden gems of Bay Area trivia, history, and culture.

Based on the award-winning KQED podcast of the same name, Bay Curious brings a fresh eye to some of its most popular pieces and expands to cover stories unique to this book. With subjects ranging from Marin's redwood forests to the Winchester Mystery House, from the Black Panther Party's school program to the invention of the Mai Tai, Bay Curious gives you the entertaining and informative, weird and wonderful true stories of the San Francisco Bay Area.

©2023 Olivia Allen-Price (P)2023 Tantor

Wonderful!

This was so much fun! Many things I knew about The City, many more that I did not, and a few things that I thought I knew and had wrong. It has been over a year since my partner and I took one of our weekend mini-vacations to the city, and this has inspired us to take one soon. It has also given me several things to add to my “to do” list in my San Francisco Moleskine City Notebook. Soon we’ll be off to the Vallejo Ferry Terminal, for another adventure in our beloved Omelas! YAY!