Tours
All About Chinatown Tour
415.982.8839
This cultural, historical, and culinary walking tour of Chinatown is one you won’t forget. It includes a look into architectural history, an herbal pharmacy and a fortune cookie factory. Enjoy a dim sum lunch. Tour lasts two hours.
Chinatown Walking Tour
650.355.9657
Experience the herbal shops, open markets, and historic quarters with expert native guides. Participate in a tea ceremony and sample dim sum with author/chef Shirley Fong-Torres. Reservations are essential; prices vary.
Anchor Brewing Co.
1705 Mariposa St.
415.863.8350
A walking tour of the brewery includes a brief history of the signature beer and the
brewing process. A tasting session is, of course, part of the program. Tours M-F; admission is free, but due to high demand, guests need to call ahead for reservations.
Anheuser-Busch Tour
3101 Busch Dr.
707.429.7595
This free tour in nearby Fairfield follows the crafting of Budweiser lager from all-natural ingredients to finished brew. After indoor and outdoor stops, enjoy a favorite brew and snacks in the Hospitality Room.
AT&T Park Tour
24 Willie Mays Plaza
415.972.2400
Home of the San Francisco Giants, AT&T offers a grand slam attraction for its fans when the dugout is empty. See the places only the players and coaches go, including the Giants’ dugout, the visitors’ clubhouse, and the field.
Barbary Coast Self-Guided Walking Tour**
5th & Mission St.
415.775.1111
The Barbary Coast Trail is a 3.8-mile walk through the heart of historic San Francisco. Bronze medallions and arrows set in the sidewalk mark the trail and guide one to 20 of the city’s most important historic sites.
Bay Area Romantic Tours
415.756.7402
Bay Area Romantic Tours offers a wide variety of packaged tours—romantic tours, sporting events, trips to casinos or ask them to create a tour tailored to your individual or group's unique interests. Clean,, modern vehicles, experienced drivers, and tour directors make the journey to your destination as enjoyable as the destination itself.
Cable Car Charters
Pier 31
415.837.1703
Motorized cable car replicas provide a one-hour sightseeing tour that leaves from Union Square and a two-hour tour that departs from in front of A. Sabella’s Restaurant at 2276 Taylor St. From $16, $14 for children.
Classic Cable Car Charters
Pier 31
415.922.2425
Classic cable car charters and tours are available for corporate events or private parties. These motorized cable cars are meticulously modeled after their cable drawn bretheren. Take the city tour over the Golden Gate Bridge and to other top attractions.
California Nature Tours
415.971.5201
Fun, active tours of Northern California and San Francisco’s diverse wild plants and wildlife while exploring local history. Kids half price. One or multi-day tours. Lunches are included on custom tours and multi-day tours. Prices start at $25.
City Kayak
South Beach Harbor, Embarcadero at Townsend St.
415.357.1010
Docked near AT&T Park, this company offers all the gear you need for a day on the bay, regardless of your ability level. You can paddle to McCovey Cove behind the park and try to catch a home-run ball. Guided tours available.
City Sightseeing
2800 Leavenworth St.
415.440.8687
City Sightseeing is famous for their open-top, vintage, double-decker bus tours of San Francisco. The downtown loop is hop-on, hop-off and tickets are valid for 48 hours. Tours feature live tour guides. Don’t miss the Golden Gate and night loops.
Cruising the Castro
Harvey Milk Plaza (Corner of Castro/Market St.)
415.255.1821
Learn fascinating facts about San Francisco and its transformation into one of the world’s most diverse cities on a fun and easy walking tour.
Flower Power Haight- Ashbury Walking Tour
800.979.3370
Stroll through the music, art, architecture, and fashion history of this famous neighborhood. Tour covers 12 blocks; advance purchase recommended $20. Tours given Tu and Sa at 9:30 a.m., Th 2 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.
Haunted Haight Walking Tour
1206 Masonic Ave.
415.863.1416
Learn about the ghosts of the Haight-Ashbury. Award-winning tour includes guidebook with map and goodie bag of treats. Tour begins at 7 p.m.
San Francisco Ghost Hunt
1590 Sutter St.
415.922.5590
Meet real ghosts from wild and romantic periods of history while on a walking tour of the city. Year-round, six nights a week at 7 pm. Closed Tu. Reservations not required. Departs from lobby of Queen Anne Hotel. $20 per person, kids under 16 $10 (not recommended for kids under 8).
Farmers Market
Ferry Building
415.291.3276
In a region known for its bounty of produce, you can go right to the source—actually, the source will come to you—at some of the city’s best farmers’ markets. The most popular is the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays. Prepare for crowds, come early, and have breakfast at the outposts of local restaurants.
Fashion Slave Tours
415.846.7037
Fashion Slave offers underground tours of fashion designer and artist studios, providing an intimate look at how they live, work, and create. You can also choose a three-hour tour of a neighborhood group during which you will stop at stores, cafes, galleries and other points of interest.
Fire Engine Tours
Cannery at Beach/Columbus St.
415.333.7077
Hop on a vintage fire truck, and don your authentic fire gear for a memorable trip through the Presidio, across the Golden Gate Bridge, around Sausalito, and back. The 75-minute tour is $25–$40 per person. Charters are available. Thirteen-passenger maximum per tour; reservations strongly recommended. Open W–M.
Go Car Tours
2715 Hyde St.
One-of-a-kind, GPS-equipped cars offer unique guided tours of the city, with recorded tales about the locations as you pass them. No need for a map; the Go Car knows where you are. Hourly and daily rentals are available for licensed drivers ages 18 and older.
Hobnob Tours
650.814.6303
Learn about “silver kings” and railroad barons during this hill-less tour of Nob Hill. You will stroll through palatial hotel ballrooms, parks, and cathedrals. $30 per person.
Local Tastes of the City Tour
888.358.8687
A great way to discover the local flavors of the city, eating your way through the heart of such neighborhoods as Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Haight-Ashbury, and North Beach. A full meal at a top-rated restaurant ends your tour.
Mr. Toads Tours**
Mason/Jefferson St.
877.467.8623
Sightsee your way around San Francisco in style as you ride in a 1930s touring car, departing from Fisherman’s Wharf. Guides bring the city to life with local stories about history and culture while making the trip fun for all ages.
Mr. Treasure Hunts Urban Adventures
415.412.8376
Mr. Treasure Hunt creates word or picture-based clues that you and your teammates work together to solve. Hunt in the Haight-Ashbury, North Beach/Chinatown, Union Square, or the San Francisco Zoo.
Muir Woods Shuttle Tours**
Ferry Building
415.513.5400
The Muir Woods Shuttle Tour is the most comprehensive 4 1/2 hour Muir Woods Tour. They also make other unique stops such as Muir Beach Overlook, The Marin Headlands and a Ferry Cruise from Sausalito.
Open Top Sightseeing**
1995 Evans Ave.
415.850.9524
Take a tour through San Francisco aboard an open-top bus and learn about the rich history and culture of the city. Hop on and off at 20 spots with your ticket, good for two consecutive days. Tours of Sausalito, Monterey, Carmel, Wine Country, Muir Woods and Yosemite also available.
Ride the Ducks
Taylor/Jefferson St.
415.922.2425
Experience San Francisco by land and sea in an amphibious vehicle crafted from the WW II DUKW. These family friendly tours cruise historic streets and neighborhoods and then splash into the bay to tour McCovey Cove. You can even drive the Duck!
San Francisco Architecture Tour
191 Sutter St.
415.264.8824
Knowledgeable and friendly guide Rick Evans leads participants on a two-hour tour of San Francisco’s most famous downtown buildings, unique open spaces and historic landmarks. Tours leave daily at 11 a.m. from the lobby of the Galleria Park Hotel. Reservations required.
San Francisco Helicopter Tour
650.635.4500
Narrated tours with bird’s-eye views of the city and popular attractions such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Treasure Island, and more. Tours range from 30-minute flights over the city to half-day excursions to Wine Country. Dinner flights available. Complimentary pickup from Fisherman’s Wharf and Union Square. Flights depart from the executive terminal at SFO; reservations required.
San Francisco Movie Tour
415.624.4949
Pier 42 ½
On this three-hour bus tour of the city, get a dose of reel-alities. You can see the house from Mrs. Doubtfire, the spot where Jimmy Stewart pulled Kim Novak from the water in Vertigo, and much more.
San Francisco Run Tours
415.377.0700
San Francisco Run Tours provides customized, guided running tours of the city’s most popular sights. Each run is specifically designed for the customer and their group and is led by an experienced professional.
San Francisco Segway Tours
505 Beach St. Ste. 50
415.409.0672
Fully narrated, Fisherman’s Wharf Waterfront tour among many other tour locations. Guided Day tours 1.5-3 hours, including training time. Advance reservations required.
San Francisco Sightseeing with Gray Line**
Pier 41 1/2
415.434.8687
Daily scheduled sightseeing tours of San Francisco, Muir Woods and Sausalito. Napa and Sonoma, Yosemite National Park, Monterey, Carmel and Santa Cruz tours also available. Tours are multi-lingual.
Super Sightseeing Tours**
415.353.5310
Choose from Ultimate City Tour, Alcatraz Combination Tour, Giant Redwoods Tour, Deluxe Wine Country Tour, Monterey/Carmel Tours, and much more. Tours range from a few hours to all day. All tours include pick-up and drop off at many San Francisco hotels.
Tower Tours**
865 Beach St.
415.345.8687
Offers San Francisco city tours, Muir Woods, Napa Valley, Yosemite, Monterey, and Carmel. Tours are personalized, and friendly staff keep your trip interesting. $47-$137. Open daily 7 a m. - 7 p.m.; accepts calls until 11 p.m.
The Urban Safari
415.282.5555
Travel outside the guidebook with treks to famous movie sites and distinctive Victorians, mural and architecture excursions, ethnic-themed tours, adult jaunts, spiritual safaris, and trips to sites of earthquakes and fires.
Victorian Home Walk
415.252.9485
Take a tour of Pacific Heights’ famous row houses, mansions, and gardens. Leisurely touring where the tour buses can’t, the Victorian Home Walk lasts 2.5 hours and includes transportation to Pacific Heights. Daily.
Discount Ticket Centers
City Pass
888.330.5008
Visitor Information Center at Powell and Market streets, and the Blue and Gold Fleet ticket office at Pier 41- Travel smart and save at San Francisco’s major attractions. Valid for nine days from first use, each CityPass includes a weeklong unlimited MUNI and cable car passport, as well as admission to the California Academy of Sciences, Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure, Aquarium of the Bay, SF Museum of Modern Art, and either the Exploratorium or de Young Museum and Legion of Honor. $59 adults, $39 children ages 5-12.
Go San Francisco Card
800.887.9103
Visitor Information Center at Powell and Market streets, and at the Red & White ticket office at Fisherman’s Wharf - Card-holders gain free admission to more than 45 attractions, including SFMOMA and the Exploratorium, as well as VIP access and savings on shopping, dining, and tour services citywide.
Tix Bay Area
Union Square on Powell St.
415.433.7827
This location offers half-price day-of-performance tickets and full-price advance tickets for theater, dance, and musical performances. A Ticketmaster outlet, it also sells Muni passports and tickets to other attractions.
**Tickets available from the Concierge at the Front Desk