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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.

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

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 Upcoming Tours    

Saturday November 21    
10:00 am - North Beach
10:00 am - Chinatown
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
10:00 am - Omni Hotel Walk
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
11:00 am - Mission Murals
11:00 am - Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Telegraph Hill Hike
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
1:30 pm - Mt. Davidson Hike
2:00 pm - Japantown, Urban Renewal and Fillmore Jazz
2:00 pm - Land's End: Sutro Heights

Sunday November 22    
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am - Rising Steel: Two Centuries Of San Francisco Architecture
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge
11:00 am - Haight-Ashbury
11:00 am - Gold Coast Architecture
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
1:00 pm - Murals And The Multi-Ethnic Mission
2:00 pm - Victorian San Francisco
2:00 pm - Nob Hill
2:00 pm - Gold Rush City

Monday November 23    
9:30 am - Japanese Tea Garden
10:00 am - Chinatown
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf
11:00 am - Bawdy & Naughty
1:30 pm - Chinatown

Tuesday November 24    
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
10:00 am - North Beach
11:00 am - Castro: Tales Of The Village
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:30 pm - Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold

Wednesday November 25    
10:00 am - Mission Bay: Hidden Waters
11:00 am - Gold Rush City
1:00 pm - Japanese Tea Garden
2:00 pm - Nob Hill

Thursday November 26    
No Tours Today • Happy Thanksgiving
11:00 am - Golden Gate Bridge (Tour Cancelled)
11:00 am - Civic Center & City Hall (Tour Cancelled)
12:00 pm - Ferry Building (Tour Cancelled)
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum (Tour Cancelled)
2:00 pm - Palace Hotel (Tour Cancelled)
2:00 pm - Nob Hill (Tour Cancelled)

Friday November 27    
10:00 am - City Scapes And Public Places
11:00 am - South of Market Architecture Stroll
11:00 am - Fisherman's Wharf
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:30 pm - City Scapes And Public Places
1:30 pm - Gold Rush City

Saturday November 28    
10:00 am - North Beach
10:00 am - Omni Hotel Walk
10:00 am - Chinatown
10:00 am - Palace Hotel
11:00 am - Golden Gate Park: West End
11:00 am - Pacific Heights Mansions
11:00 am - Embarcadero South: Ruth Miller Ramble
11:00 am - Coit Tower Murals
12:00 pm - Ferry Building
1:00 pm - Telegraph Hill Hike
1:00 pm - Fire Department Museum
1:00 pm - 1906: Presidio & The Earthquake
1:30 pm - Historic Murals Of Rincon Center
2:00 pm - Land's End: Sutro Heights

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