Sacred Places In San Francisco
Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill (Gough/Geary area)
Description
This is a interfaith walk through a good part of the spiritual history of San Francisco. We go inside the third St. Mary’s Cathedral, the Buddhist Church of San Francisco and Congregation Sherith Israel on California Street. Along the way we will stop at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, First Unitarian Universalist Church and the sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King, Fr. Peter Yorke Way, Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Francis Xavier Church in Japantown and St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf. We are sad not to include a mosque or Islamic Center on the tour, but there is none within the geographic confines of this walking tour.
Please join us in exploring the history, ideals and drama behind these inspiring places of worship. It’s a transcendent experience no matter what religion you follow.
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Notes
We offer this special tour when we are able to make arrangements to visit building interiors. Check this space for monthly announcements.
You are allowed to park anywhere in the cathedral parking lot for as long as you want. Take any available space.
Please click here for a downloadable flyer: Sacred Places in San Francisco Flyer
Tour Length: Approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
This tour ends at California St. and Webster outside the Temple Sherith Israel Synagogue.
Location
Meet in front of the main doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral on Geary Boulevard. Public transportation: MUNI line 38.
Please note: Private group tours required for groups of 7 or more.
