San Francisco · HISTORICAL TOURS
Good history tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Taste Chinatown and North Beach on a four-hour San Francisco walk with dim sum, tea, pizza, cannoli, chocolate, and local history.
“Wonderful food…even better history of lesson The whole experience flowed well…loved it! Learned so much!”
Taste North Beach through coffee, cannoli, pizza, and local stories on a three-hour San Francisco food and history walk.
“Arrive 20 minutes early to find parking jn the parking garages. .. suggestion 735 Columbus North beqch Parking Garage, has a great location parking $5.00 per hour. 4 minutes walking distance from the meet up tour destination. Lots of good food. Great portions. Great information. Steps included ( wear comfortable shoes). Bring a bottle of water.”
Explore San Francisco Chinatown through dim sum, tea, fortune cookies, markets, and stories on this small-group, three-hour walking tour.
“Good history of the area as well as good food. Our guide Isabella was very knowledgeable I recommend.”
Explore Sonoma Plaza through local cheese, olive oil, Mexican food, wine, history, chocolate, and a friendly small-group walking tour.
“Great tour! Excellent tour guide. Little of everything covered in this tour. We really enjoyed it. Carolina was amazing. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Sonoma.”
Make three whiskey cocktails, taste Gold Bar spirits, and hear San Francisco history while taking in Bay Bridge and Golden Gate views.
“The location is a beautiful art deco building that has been converted into a the parking lot hosts a stunning view of San Francisco. Nick our bartender and class teacher was amazing! The entire experience was a lot of fun, thanks to Nick. We made (3) full cocktails: whisky sour, paper plane and an old fashioned. Nick gave the right amount of information so we could be more confident in making beautiful and tasty cocktails. He gave us all the tools to understand how to use the various bar ware items. This was a great experience and I highly recommend. My tip is to appoint a designated driver as the…”
Taste dim sum, bakery treats, and fresh fortune cookies while tracing San Francisco Chinatown’s story on a friendly small-group walk.
“Joseph gives a wonderful tour. We took his North Beach tour also. We found he is both knowledgeable and answers our questions.”
Explore San Francisco Chinatown through local history, dim sum, Chinese cookies, tea, and fortune cookies on a small-group walking tour.
“Joseph is a fantastic guide, so incredibly knowledgeable about the area and the city in general. I learnt so much from him throughout the tour. Would highly recommend this tour!”
Explore North Beach on a two-hour small-group walk with Italian pastries, coffee, pizza, City Lights, and a garlic-themed finale.
“Joseph was very knowledgeable about San Francisco history. He was also friendly and easy to talk to. We had a nice time.”
Explore North Beach with Blandina Farley for Italian food, historic churches, ceramics, fudge, art studios, and local stories.
“Blandina takes pride in her North Beach Little Italy neighborhood in SF. She knows so many details of a lot of the stores, restaurants, churches that have been around for 100 years. Everyone knows her! She is very knowledgeable about the music scene and all our local celebrities like Santana, Grateful Dead, Joplin, jack kerouac, etc. There are a few treats to indulge in at a few places like Stella bakery, Palermo Deli, Mario’s Bohemian cigar shop, Z Cioccolato. It was great to see the inside of St. Peter’s and Paul’s church and St. Francis church to see the marble from Italy and the stained glassed windows. It was also…”
Taste Sonoma through cheese, olive oil, wine, chocolate, and lunch while your private guide adds local history on an easy downtown walk.
“What a memorable day in Sonoma. Abby was a great tour guide. She shared a lot of knowledge, history and fun facts about Sonoma. There was so much to enjoy, cheese, a special margarita and delicious Mexican avocado, chicken entrée, the amazing flavors of locally made ice cream, olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting, wine, tasting, and delicious chocolate to top off the day. Sonoma’s charm will be a beautiful memory forever because of this tour. I highly recommend this for a new adventure.”
Explore Pacific Heights on a 90-minute San Francisco ghost tour with researched history, spooky stories, and Christian Cagigal’s close-up magic.
“Our tour guide k eww his stuff! Weather was nice and learned alot about the history of San Francisco when it came to their past.”
Eat your way through San Francisco history on a 4.5-hour small-group tour of North Beach, Chinatown, the Barbary Coast, and more.
“Stuart als ortskundiger Guide war einfach genial. Er kannte viele Leute im italienischen, chinesischen Viertel persönlich. Die verschiedenen Verkostungen waren einfach nur lecker. Jeder hat noch eine Tüte mit Essen mitgenommen da es einfach zu viel war. Mein Favorit- „Molinari“. Diese Tour mit dem Guide kann ich nur empfehlen.”
Taste tamales, tacos, coffee, and Oaxacan food while tracing Mission District history, murals, architecture, and the 1906 earthquake.
“Our tour guide, Joseph, was fantastic! I highly recommend him and this tour. Get off the beaten path and learn and about the rich history, culture and great food stops of The Mission. Joseph is a local to that particular area and taught us so much about the area!”
Explore Japantown’s food, jazz, and wartime stories on a 50-minute self-guided audio walk with offline maps and lifetime access.
“It’s perfectly paced, and there were times when you could pause and explore the spots she covered more in-depth.”
Explore Castro LGBTQ+ history with Eric, a sixth generation San Franciscan, from Harvey Milk sites to the Pink Triangle Memorial.
“Riche d'enseignement grâce aux connaissances et authenticité du guide”
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