North Beach is also the location of the City Lights Bookstore.If you know, you know: This is a veritable stronghold of Beat Generation heritage. Founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, this publisher-cum-independent bookstore quickly became a hotspot for thinkers, writers of the Beat ...
And no, you don’t have to speak French or buy a book to enjoy this magical place because I swear, this bookstore is unlike any other store that you’ve ever been to. Why you may wonder? Well, first of all, you have to pass through a metal detector just to get into the store,...