WALKING TOUR SCHEDULES
This schedule is valid from November 2008 through April 2009.
You can also see complete tables of our tours organized alphabetically, by neighborhood or as a printable pdf.
This schedule is valid from November 2008 through April 2009.
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 | ||
| Chinatown | All 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 Beach | All 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 Walk | All Saturdays | 500 California Street (at Montgomery) |
| Palace Hotel | All Saturdays | 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 | ||
| Coit Tower Murals | All Saturdays | Meet at the main entry of Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill. No parking. Public transportation: MUNI line 39. |
| Embarcadero South: Ruth Miller Ramble | 4th 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 Park | 1st & 2nd Saturdays | Meet at NW corner of Van Ness & Bay. |
| Inner Sunset: The Birth Of A Neighborhood | 2nd Saturdays | Meet at Arguello and Hugo. Tour ends at 9th & Lincoln. Public transportation: MUNI lines 71, N Judah streetcar. |
| Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square | 1st & 3rd Saturdays | Meet in front of 824 Grove Street. Public transportation: MUNI lines 21, 22, 5. |
| Mission Murals | 1st & 3rd Saturdays | Meet at Precita and Harrison, behind Flynn Elementary School. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, 27. |
| Pacific Heights Mansions | All Saturdays | Meet in Alta Plaza Park, atop the stairs above Pierce & Clay Sts. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 2. |
| SOMA & Yerba Buena Gardens | 2nd 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. |
| 12:00 PM | ||
| Ferry Building | All 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 Rising | 1st Saturdays | Meet on Franklin at Fulton in front of the iron gates |
| 1906: Presidio & The Earthquake | 2nd, 4th & 5th Saturdays | Meet at the Officers Club and visitor center, the Presidio |
| Fire Department Museum | All Saturdays | Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43. |
| Telegraph Hill Hike | All 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 Center | 4th 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 Hike | 3rd Saturdays | Meet at Sherwood Ave and Myra Way (bus 36). |
| 2:00 PM | ||
| Embarcadero North: Herb Caen Way | 2nd 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 |
| Hidden Waters: Mission Creek | 1st Saturdays | Meet in plaza behind Caltrain Station, 4th & King Streets. Muni N Judah |
| Japantown, Urban Renewal and Fillmore Jazz | 1st & 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 Lows | All Saturdays | Meet at the lion statue at park entrance, 48th Ave. & Pt. Lobos Ave. Public transportation: MUNI lines 38 L (limited) and 18. |
| 8:00 PM | ||
| Ghosts, Sinners and Secret Places* | January 3, January 17 | Meet at the kiosk in Hallidie Plaza at Market and Powell. |
| S U N D A Y T O U R S | ||
| 10:00 AM | ||
| Cow Hollow | 2nd & 4th Sundays | Meet at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Van Ness and Green. Public transportation: MUNI lines 45, 47, 49. |
| Theatre In San Francisco | 3rd 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 Marina | 2nd Sundays | Meet in front of the Marina Library, 1890 Chestnut Street, near Webster. Public transportation: MUNI lines 22, 30, 43. |
| Castro: Tales Of The Village | All 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 Point | 1st Sundays | Meet at 18th Street & Tennessee. Muni 22 or T-3rd. |
| Downtown Deco | 3rd 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 Bridge | All 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-Ashbury | All Sundays | Meet at the Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St. Public transportation: MUNI lines 33, 43. |
| Mission Dolores Neighborhood | All 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 Architecture | 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 Mission | 2nd & 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 Museum | All Sundays | Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43. |
| Noe Valley: A Village Within the City | 1st & 3rd Sundays | Meet at the Public Library, 451 Jersey Street (between Castro and Diamond Streets.) |
| 2:00 PM | ||
| Gold Rush City | All Sundays | Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15. |
| Nob Hill | All 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 Francisco | All Sundays | Meet at 1801 Bush at Octavia. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 3. |
| M O N D A Y T O U R S | ||
| 10:00 AM | ||
| 1906: Earthquake And Fire | 1st & 3rd Mondays | Meet at the benches between 525 & 555 Market. |
| Chinatown | 2nd, 3rd & 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 & Naughty | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mondays | Meet at Grant & Maiden Lane. Public transportation: MUNI lines 9x, 9ax, 9bx, 15, 30, 45, 81x; also one block west of Montgomery MUNI/BART station. |
| Fisherman's Wharf | All Mondays | Meet at benches in park at foot of Larkin St. |
| 1:30 PM | ||
| Chinatown | All 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. |
| 3:00 PM | ||
| Diego Rivera Mural at the Stock Exchange Tower | 3rd Mondays | Meet in the lobby of the Stock Exchange Tower located at 155 Sansome Street |
| T U E S D A Y T O U R S | ||
| 10:00 AM | ||
| North Beach | 4th 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 Hotel | All 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 Center | 2nd 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 Mansions | 3rd Tuesdays | Meet in Alta Plaza Park, atop the stairs above Pierce & Clay Sts. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 2. |
| 12:00 PM | ||
| Ferry Building | All 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 Tour | 1st Tuesdays | Meet at the Information Desk, 1st floor Atrium, through Grove St. entrance. |
| 1:30 PM | ||
| Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold | All 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 | ||
| Hidden Waters: Mission Creek | 4th Wednesdays | Meet in plaza behind Caltrain Station, 4th & King Streets. Muni N Judah |
| Theatre In San Francisco | 2nd & 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 City | All Wednesdays | Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15. |
| Landmark Victorians Of Alamo Square | 1st & 3rd Wednesdays | Meet in front of 824 Grove Street. Public transportation: MUNI lines 21, 22, 5. |
| Rising Steel: Two Centuries Of San Francisco Architecture | 2nd Wednesdays | 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 | ||
| 1906: Phoenix Rising | 1st Wednesdays | Meet on Franklin at Fulton in front of the iron gates |
| 2:00 PM | ||
| Downtown Deco | 3rd 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 Hill | All 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 | ||
| Civic Center & City Hall | All 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 Ramble | 3rd 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 Bridge | All 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 Building | All 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 Museum | All Thursdays | Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43. |
| 1:30 PM | ||
| Fort Mason To Aquatic Park | 1st & 3rd Thursdays | Meet at NW corner of Van Ness & Bay. |
| 2:00 PM | ||
| Nob Hill | All Thursdays | 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. |
| Old South Park | 3rd Thursdays | Meet at the Shell station on 3rd St. between Bryant and Brannan Sts. Public transportation: MUNI lines 12, 15, 30, 45. |
| Palace Hotel | All Thursdays | Meet on right side of main lobby; 2 New Montgomery Street. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars. |
| F R I D A Y T O U R S | ||
| 10:00 AM | ||
| City Scapes And Public Places | All 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. |
| 11:00 AM | ||
| Fisherman's Wharf | All Fridays | Meet at benches in park at foot of Larkin St. |
| 1:00 PM | ||
| 1906: Presidio & The Earthquake | 1st & 3rd Fridays | Meet at the Officers Club and visitor center, the Presidio |
| Fire Department Museum | All Fridays | Meet on Presidio Avenue between Bush and Pine. Public transportation: MUNI lines 1, 43. |
| 1:30 PM | ||
| City Scapes And Public Places | All 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. |
| Gold Rush City | All Fridays | Meet on the northeast corner of Clay & Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Public Transportation: MUNI lines 1, 15. |