This tour explores an area that was devastated in 1906 and then rebuilt into a world-class city.

• Old U.S. Mint, a national historic landmark
• Union Square, site of Civil War-era rallies
• Maiden Lane, a sunny street with a shady past
• Oldest Catholic cathedral in the West
• Street of the Painted Balconies
• First Asian temple in America

This tour explores the period when San Francisco catapulted from a small Mexican village into a thriving metropolis.

• Portsmouth Square, the birthplace of the Gold Rush & the village of Yerba Buena
• Commercial Street
• The city’s original shoreline
• Pony Express headquarters site
• Wells Fargo History Museum, featuring Gold Rush artifacts
• Jackson Square, the last cluster of Gold Rush and Barbary Coast era buildings
• A 19th century shanghaiing den
• “Terrific Street” where Jelly Roll Morton once performed for enthusiastic dancer

This tour highlights the vibrant bohemian culture of North Beach.

• Vesuvio Café, once a Beatnik mecca
• City Lights Bookstore, where Allen Ginsberg & Jack Kerouac once read their work
• Molinari’s, an authentic Italian delicatessen since 1896
• Washington Square, the heart of North Beach
• Telegraph Hill, where we examine priceless Depression-era murals
• Filbert Steps, a beautiful garden on the east side of Telegraph Hil

This tour explores San Francisco’s rich maritime heritage.

• The Great Seawall, San Francisco’s largest public works project
• USS Pampanito and Jeremiah O’Brien, two WWII era vessels
• Fisherman’s Wharf
• Hyde Street Pier, the largest collection of historic ships in the United States
• Aquatic Park, the most beautiful WPA project in the country
• The Maritime Museum, a streamlined modern gem