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Free Walking Tours of San Francisco

We are local volunteers who love the City, its history, lore and legends...and we're ready to share it all with you.
Start by reading our Frequently Asked Questions. Then see our current schedule of tours or select a tour by neighborhood.

Palace Hotel Centennial Offer

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The celebration of the Palace Hotel's 1909 reopening continues into 2010. Enjoy a 2-course lunch in the beautiful Garden Court for just $19.09 and combine your lunch with a tour of the historic hotel.
For more information or to make a reservation, click: http://sfpalace.com/Upcoming-Events

Golden Gate Park Tours

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New in 2010! San Francisco City Guides and San Francisco Parks Trust have joined forces to offer enticing new tours of Golden Gate Park. The first tours to be offered are:

Private Group Tours

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Play tourist on your own turf and explore San Francisco the best way possible - on foot with City Guides. For a modest donation, let us arrange a private tour for your group.

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Our Guides Write

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GuideLines is the monthly newsletter for City Guides containing historical articles written by our tour guides.

Click here to learn more about the fascinating history of San Francisco.

Keep In Touch

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 Upcoming Tours    

Thursday September 2    
11:00 am - Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square
11:00 am - Civic Center & City Hall
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Fort Mason To Aquatic Park
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
2:00 pm - Palace Hotel
5:30 pm - Telegraph Hill Hike

Friday September 3    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden/Stow Lake/Strawberry Hill
10:00 am - Golden Gate Park: East End
10:00 am - City Scapes And Public Places
10:00 am - South of Market Architecture Stroll
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - 1906: Presidio & The Earthquake
1:30 pm - City Scapes And Public Places
1:30 pm - Gold Rush City

Saturday September 4    
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
10:00 am - Russian Hill Stairways
10:00 am - North Beach
10:00 am - Omni Hotel Walk
10:00 am - Chinatown
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
11:00 am - Mission Murals
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am - Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Fort Mason To Aquatic Park
1:00 pm - Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
1:00 pm - Telegraph Hill Hike
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Land's End: Sutro Heights
2:00 pm - Mission Bay: Hidden Waters
2:00 pm - Japantown, Urban Renewal and Fillmore Jazz

Sunday September 5    
10:00 am - Cow Hollow
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am - Rising Steel: Two Centuries Of San Francisco Architecture
11:00 am - Haight-Ashbury
11:00 am - Mission Dolores Neighborhood
11:00 am - Dogpatch and Potrero Point
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Golden Gate Park: East End
1:30 pm - Noe Valley: A Village Within the City
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
2:00 pm - Gold Rush City
2:00 pm - Victorian San Francisco
7:00 pm - North Beach By Night (Tour Cancelled)

Monday September 6    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden
10:00 am - 1906: Earthquake And Fire
10:00 am - Chinatown
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf
1:30 pm - Chinatown
7:00 pm - North Beach By Night (Tour Cancelled)

Tuesday September 7    
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
12:00 pm - Main Library Tour
1:30 pm - Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold

Wednesday September 8    
10:00 am - Theatre In San Francisco
11:00 am - Gold Rush City
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:00 pm - 1906: Phoenix Rising
2:00 pm - Nob Hill

Thursday September 9    
11:00 am - Civic Center & City Hall
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
2:00 pm - Palace Hotel

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