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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 list of tours, current schedule or select a tour by neighborhood.
Our free, regularly scheduled tours are offered for individuals and groups of 7 or fewer persons. Larger groups must arrange for a private group tour. Click here for information on booking private group tours.

May Neighborhood Tours

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During the month of May, City Guides will offer additional tours of some lesser known San Francisco neighborhoods. Go off the beaten path and discover hidden treasures in communities like the Excelsior, Glen Park or Visitacion Valley.

Click here to see a list of our special May walking tours

Palace Hotel Historic Tour & Lunch Offer

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Celebrate the Palace Hotel's extraordinary history with a special lunch and tour promotion. Enjoy a 2-course lunch with soft drink for just $25.00 (excluding tax & gratuity) in the spectacular Garden Court, 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

BECOME A CITY GUIDE!!

Become a guide

Join an outstanding tradition of providing entertaining and educational walks of San Francisco to visitors and residents by becoming a City Guide.

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Golden Gate Park Tours

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San Francisco City Guides and San Francisco Parks Alliance 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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School Tours

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San Francisco City Guides offers a unique opportunity to enhance your students' classroom experiences. For your next field trip, join a trained volunteer guide on a tour of San Francisco.

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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.

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 Upcoming Tours    

Wednesday May 16    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden
11:00 am - Gold Rush City
11:00 am - Tastes & Tales Of North Beach
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf: A Hidden History
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
11:00 am - Making Waves on the Waterfront
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:00 pm - Embarcadero South: Turbulent Waters
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
2:00 pm - Downtown Deco

Thursday May 17    
10:00 am - South Beach and the South End Historic Warehouse District
10:00 am - Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold
11:00 am - City Hall and the Civic Center
11:00 am - Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Fort Mason To Aquatic Park
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Palace Hotel
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
5:30 pm - Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike

Friday May 18    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden/Stow Lake/Strawberry Hill
10:00 am - City Scapes And Public Places
10:00 am - South of Market Architecture Stroll
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf: A Hidden History
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:00 pm - Golden Gate Park: East End
1:00 pm - 1906: Presidio & The Earthquake
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:30 pm - Gold Rush City
1:30 pm - City Scapes And Public Places
2:00 pm - Victorian San Francisco

Saturday May 19    
10:00 am - Bungalows of Westwood Park
10:00 am - North Beach
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
10:00 am - Omni Hotel Walk
10:00 am - Chinatown
11:00 am - Mission Murals
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
11:00 am - Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - West Side Whimsy Walk
1:00 pm - Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike
1:00 pm - Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Land's End: Sutro Heights
2:00 pm - Golden Gate Heights Stairways
2:00 pm - Japantown, Urban Renewal and Fillmore Jazz

Sunday May 20    
9:00 am - Tenderloin Neighborhood Part I
10:00 am - Cow Hollow (Tour Cancelled)
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
11:00 am - Mission Dolores Neighborhood
11:00 am - Haight-Ashbury
11:00 am - Downtown Deco
11:00 am - Billionaire's Row: Outer Broadway Architecture
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

Monday May 21    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden
10:00 am - 1906: Earthquake And Fire
10:00 am - Chinatown
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf: A Hidden History
11:00 am - Bawdy & Naughty
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:30 pm - Chinatown
2:00 pm - Embarcadero Skyway
3:00 pm - Diego Rivera Mural at the Stock Exchange Tower
7:00 pm - North Beach By Night

Tuesday May 22    
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
10:00 am - North Beach
11:00 am - City Hall and the Civic Center
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:30 pm - Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold

Wednesday May 23    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden
10:00 am - Mission Bay: Hidden Waters
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
11:00 am - Tastes & Tales Of North Beach
11:00 am - Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs: A Historic Look
11:00 am - Gold Rush City
11:00 am - Making Waves on the Waterfront
1:00 pm - 1906: Phoenix Rising
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Nob Hill

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