What You Will Do
Spend a morning getting to know the real SF. We meet you near the Embarcadero, in downtown, before taking the cable car to Nob Hill, with its Gold Rush era mansions.
From there we take another cable car to San Francisco City Hall (or, on the weekend, the Cable Car Museum). After going inside this magnificent building, we take the historic streetcar to Castro, which is famous for its place in LGBTQ+ history. From there it's only a short walk to Mission Dolores Park, one of the nicest open spaces in San Francisco.
The Mission is really the birthplace of SF - and you'll learn about it all, as well as experiencing a lovely corner of the city. Next we take the bus to Haight-Ashbury, a name that's forever associated with the hippie generation and the Summer of Love.
We'll give you a tour of the neighborhood, with its beautiful murals, before your tour ends at the perfect time, and in the perfect place, for lunch.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
The guide will be checking in guests at the cable car station on the corner of Market and Drumm Street (by the Robert Frost marker), from 15 minutes before the tour is due to begin.
Be sure to allow extra time for traffic and finding parking. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.
1
Ferry Building Marketplace
10 minutes
Your guide will help you orient yourselves, by telling you the history and background of the Ferry Building and downtown San Francisco.
2
Nob Hill
20 minutes
Take the cable car up steep Nob Hill to see the grand mansions of the San Francisco's first millionaires.
3
Cable Car Museum
20 minutes
Learn the history of the San Francisco's cable cars and see how they operate (note we usually only visit on weekends).
4
San Francisco City Hall
20 minutes
Go inside our beautiful City Hall and learn about the important events which took place there (weekdays).
5
Hayes Valley
20 minutes
See this picturesque new area, near the San Francisco Civic Center, with it's collection of great street art and small coffee shops.
6
The Castro
20 minutes
Experience this historic neighborhood, hugely important in the LGBTQ movement, of which San Francisco is a world-wide symbol.
7
Mission Dolores Park
20 minutes
One of the loveliest parks in SF and possessing great views of downtown.
8
Haight-Ashbury
20 minutes
This is where the hippie, anti-Vietnam War, movement really started in the 1960's. The neighborhood still maintains much of that same aesthetic (as well as being a great place to have lunch).
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