6 Stop 6 of 12 on Fog, Fraud & Fortune Cookies

City Lights Bookstore

Waterfront, San Francisco

A Preview

"See that triangular building on the corner? That's City Lights Bookstore — the first all-paperback bookstore in the United States, which in the early fifties was like opening a restaurant that only serves food critics consider trash. The co-founder was a poet named Lawrence Ferlinghetti."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

Hear the full story at City Lights Bookstore

This is just one of 12 stops on the Fog, Fraud & Fortune Cookies tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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