WALKING TOUR SCHEDULES

This schedule is valid for August through September 2008.
To see the schedule for October 2008 click here.

You can also see complete tables of our tours organized alphabetically, by neighborhood or as a printable pdf.

S A T U R D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
ChinatownAll Saturdays Meet on the Washington Street side of the upper level of Portsmouth Square (Kearny & Clay), near the elevator. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 30, and 45.
North BeachAll Saturdays Meet at 666 Filbert Street on the steps of Saints Peter and Paul Church, across from Washington Square. Public transportation: MUNI lines 30, 45. Parking: city garage - 735 Vallejo, between Stockton and Powell.
Omni Hotel WalkAll Saturdays 500 California Street (at Montgomery)
Palace HotelAll Saturdays Meet on right side of main lobby; 2 New Montgomery Street. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars.
Russian Hill Stairways1st Saturdays Meet at Hyde & Filbert Streets.
Soma & Yerba Buena Center2nd Saturdays Meets in front of St. Patrick's Church, Mission St. between 3rd and 4th Sts. Public transportation: MUNI line 14; MUNI/BART Powell St. Station.
11:00 AM
Coit Tower MuralsAll Saturdays Meet at the main entry of Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill. No parking. Public transportation: MUNI line 39.
Embarcadero South: Ruth Miller Ramble4th Saturdays Meet at Mission & Steuart Streets, by Rincon Center. Public transportation: Muni lines 12, 14-Mission, all Market Street lines (to Ferries), and Embarcadero BART/Muni Station.
Fort Mason To Aquatic Park1st & 2nd Saturdays Meet at NW corner of Van Ness & Bay.
Inner Sunset: The Birth Of A Neighborhood2nd Saturdays Meet at Arguello and Hugo. Tour ends at 9th & Lincoln. Public transportation: MUNI lines 71, N Judah streetcar.
Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square1st & 3rd Saturdays Meet in front of 824 Grove Street. Public transportation: MUNI lines 21, 22, 5.
Mission Murals1st & 3rd Saturdays Meet at Precita and Harrison, behind Flynn Elementary School. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, 27.
Pacific Heights MansionsAll Saturdays Meet in Alta Plaza Park, atop the stairs above Pierce & Clay Sts. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 2.
Sigmund Stern Grove3rd Saturdays Meet at 19th Ave and Sloat Blvd.
12:00 PM
Ferry BuildingAll Saturdays Meet at the main entrance, near the stairs to the 2nd Floor. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, F Market; MUNI/BART Embarcadero Station.
1:00 PM
1906: Phoenix Rising1st Saturdays Meet on Franklin at Fulton in front of the iron gates
1906: Presidio & The Earthquake2nd, 4th & 5th Saturdays Meet at the Officers Club and visitor center, the Presidio
Fire Department MuseumAll Saturdays Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43.
Telegraph Hill HikeAll Saturdays Meet at Marconi Monument across from 290 Lombard Street. Walk from North Beach on Lombard or take Muni 39.
1:30 PM
Historic Murals Of Rincon Center4th Saturdays Meet in east end of Rincon Center lobby, Mission at Steuart. Public transportation: MUNI lines F, 2, 7, 12, 14, 21; BART/MUNI Embarcadero station.
Mt. Davidson Hike3rd Saturdays Meet at Sherwood Ave and Myra Way (bus 36).
2:00 PM
Embarcadero North: Herb Caen Way2nd Saturdays Meet in front of the Ferry Building under the clock tower, at the foot of Market St. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, F Market; MUNI/BART Embarcadero Station
Japantown, Urban Renewal and Fillmore Jazz1st & 3rd Saturdays Meet at the Japantown Peace Pagoda at Buchanan between Post and Geary. Public transportation: MUNI lines, 2, 22, 38.
Land's End: Sutro Highs And LowsAll Saturdays Meet at the lion statue at park entrance, 48th Ave. & Pt. Lobos Ave. Public transportation: MUNI lines 38 L (limited) and 18.
S U N D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
Cow Hollow2nd & 4th Sundays Meet at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Van Ness and Green. Public transportation: MUNI lines 45, 47, 49.
Theatre In San Francisco3rd Sundays Meet at Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission between 3rd & 4th, by the outdoor stage on southeast corner of the park.
11:00 AM
Art Deco Marina2nd Sundays Meet in front of the Marina Library, 1890 Chestnut Street, near Webster. Public transportation: MUNI lines 22, 30, 43.
Castro: Tales Of The VillageAll Sundays Meet at Harvey Milk Plaza (Castro & Market Streets) under the large rainbow flag. Muni K, L, M, N to Castro Station
Dogpatch and Potrero Point1st Sundays Meet at 18th Street & Tennessee. Muni 22 or T-3rd.
Downtown Deco3rd Sundays Meet in front of SBC Building (not the ballpark), 140 New Montgomery. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars
Golden Gate BridgeAll Sundays Meet at the Strauss statue, view parking lot, on the San Francisco side of the Bridge. Weather can be unpredictable. Bring a windbreaker or jacket. Public transportation: MUNI lines 28 or 29.
Haight-AshburyAll Sundays Meet at the Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St. Public transportation: MUNI lines 33, 43.
Mission Dolores NeighborhoodAll Sundays Meet at the gold-painted fire hydrant (which saved the neighborhood in 1906),SE corner of Church and 20th Sts. Public transportation: MUNI line J Church streetcar.
Rising Steel: Two Centuries Of San Francisco Architecture2nd & 4th Sundays Meet at the corner of Stockton and Maiden Lane, just east of Union Square. Public transportation: MUNI line 38; also near Powell Muni/BART station.
12:00 PM
Murals And The Multi-Ethnic Mission2nd & 4th Sundays Meet at the Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, between Guerrero and Valencia. Public transportation: MUNI lines 14, 33, 49; BART 16th Street station.
1:00 PM
Fire Department MuseumAll Sundays Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43.
2:00 PM
Gold Rush CityAll Sundays Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15.
Nob HillAll Sundays Meet at the front entrance to the Stanford Court Hotel on California Street between Powell and Mason. Public transportation: MUNI Powell or California Street cable car; Powell Street MUNI/BART station.
Victorian San FranciscoAll Sundays Meet at 1801 Bush at Octavia. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 3.
7:00 PM
North Beach By NightAll Sundays Meet in front of Specs Cafe, 12 Saroyan Place, just off Columbus, south of Broadway and next to Tosca Cafe.
M O N D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
1906: Earthquake And Fire1st & 3rd Mondays Meet at the benches between 525 & 555 Market.
Chinatown2nd & 4th Mondays Meet on the Washington Street side of the upper level of Portsmouth Square (Kearny & Clay), near the elevator. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 30, and 45.
11:00 AM
Bawdy & NaughtyAll Mondays Meet at the eastern Maiden Lane gate (off Kearny between Post and Geary). Public transportation: MUNI lines 9x, 9ax, 9bx, 15, 30, 45, 81x; also one block west of Montgomery MUNI/BART station.
Fisherman's WharfAll Mondays Meet at benches in park at foot of Larkin St.
1:30 PM
ChinatownAll Mondays Meet on the Washington Street side of the upper level of Portsmouth Square (Kearny & Clay), near the elevator. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 30, and 45.
7:00 PM
North Beach By NightAll Mondays Meet in front of Specs Cafe, 12 Saroyan Place, just off Columbus, south of Broadway and next to Tosca Cafe.
T U E S D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
North Beach4th Tuesdays Meet at 666 Filbert Street on the steps of Saints Peter and Paul Church, across from Washington Square. Public transportation: MUNI lines 30, 45. Parking: city garage - 735 Vallejo, between Stockton and Powell.
Palace HotelAll Tuesdays Meet on right side of main lobby; 2 New Montgomery Street. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars.
11:00 AM
Historic Murals Of Rincon Center2nd Tuesdays Meet in east end of Rincon Center lobby, Mission at Steuart. Public transportation: MUNI lines F, 2, 7, 12, 14, 21; BART/MUNI Embarcadero station.
Pacific Heights Mansions1st & 3rd Tuesdays Meet in Alta Plaza Park, atop the stairs above Pierce & Clay Sts. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 2.
12:00 PM
Ferry BuildingAll Tuesdays Meet at the main entrance, near the stairs to the 2nd Floor. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, F Market; MUNI/BART Embarcadero Station.
Main Library Tour1st Tuesdays Meet at the Information Desk, 1st floor Atrium, through Grove St. entrance.
1:30 PM
Historic Market Street: Path Of GoldAll Tuesdays Meet in front of Landmark at One Market, south side of market between Steuart & Spear. No hills. Wheelchairs welcome. Public transportation: MUNI lines F, 2, 7, 14, 21, 66, 71.
W E D N E S D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
Theatre In San Francisco2nd & 3rd Wednesdays Meet at Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission between 3rd & 4th, by the outdoor stage on southeast corner of the park.
11:00 AM
Gold Rush CityAll Wednesdays Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15.
Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square1st & 3rd Wednesdays Meet in front of 824 Grove Street. Public transportation: MUNI lines 21, 22, 5.
12:00 PM
1906: Phoenix Rising1st Wednesdays Meet on Franklin at Fulton in front of the iron gates
2:00 PM
Downtown Deco3rd Wednesdays Meet in front of SBC Building (not the ballpark), 140 New Montgomery. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars
Nob HillAll Wednesdays Meet at the front entrance to the Stanford Court Hotel on California Street between Powell and Mason. Public transportation: MUNI Powell or California Street cable car; Powell Street MUNI/BART station.
T H U R S D A Y  T O U R S
11:00 AM
Art Deco Marina4th Thursdays Meet in front of the Marina Library, 1890 Chestnut Street, near Webster. Public transportation: MUNI lines 22, 30, 43.
Civic Center & City HallAll Thursdays Meet at steps of Main Library facing the Pioneer Monument on Fulton St. between Hyde & Larkin. Public transportation: MUNI line 19; MUNI/BART Civic Center Station
Embarcadero South: Ruth Miller Ramble3rd Thursdays Meet at Mission & Steuart Streets, by Rincon Center. Public transportation: Muni lines 12, 14-Mission, all Market Street lines (to Ferries), and Embarcadero BART/Muni Station.
Golden Gate BridgeAll Thursdays Meet at the Strauss statue, view parking lot, on the San Francisco side of the Bridge. Weather can be unpredictable. Bring a windbreaker or jacket. Public transportation: MUNI lines 28 or 29.
12:00 PM
Ferry BuildingAll Thursdays Meet at the main entrance, near the stairs to the 2nd Floor. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, F Market; MUNI/BART Embarcadero Station.
1:00 PM
Fire Department MuseumAll Thursdays Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43.
2:00 PM
Palace HotelAll Thursdays Meet on right side of main lobby; 2 New Montgomery Street. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars.
5:30 PM
Telegraph Hill Hike1st & 3rd Thursdays Meet at Marconi Monument across from 290 Lombard Street. Walk from North Beach on Lombard or take Muni 39.
F R I D A Y  T O U R S
10:00 AM
City Scapes And Public PlacesAll Fridays Meet at the Native Sons Monument, Montgomery at Market. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars. NO TOUR ON JULY 4, 2008.
Russian Hill Stairways3rd Fridays Meet at Hyde & Filbert Streets.
11:00 AM
Fisherman's WharfAll Fridays Meet at benches in park at foot of Larkin St.
1:00 PM
1906: Presidio & The Earthquake1st & 3rd Fridays Meet at the Officers Club and visitor center, the Presidio
Fire Department MuseumAll Fridays Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43.
1:30 PM
City Scapes And Public PlacesAll Fridays Meet at the Native Sons Monument, Montgomery at Market. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars. NO TOUR ON JULY 4, 2008.
Fort Mason To Aquatic Park1st & 3rd Fridays Meet at NW corner of Van Ness & Bay.
Gold Rush CityAll Fridays Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15.
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