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Guided tours by appointment: $22 per person,
$352 minimum. Four separate tours are available (see right).
Each tour is two hours. Custom tours are also available.
To schedule a tour, call (415) 454-2355. |
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St. Mary’s Church

Aquatic Park

Wells
Fargo History Museum
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Author and trail creator Daniel
Bacon is your personal guide to the Barbary Coast Trail. His
lively descriptions and amusing anecdotes are a treat for all
those who love The City by the Bay.
Guided Tours are available by appointment only. The cost is $22 per person with
a $352 minimum. You can also take a self-guided tour of the trail anytime using
our Audio Tour or Printed
Guides.
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 and 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
in SF
• A 19th century shanghaiing den
• “Terrific Street” where
Jelly Roll Morton once performed for enthusiastic dancers
This tour highlights the vibrant bohemian culture of
North Beach.
• Vesuvio Café,
once a Beatnik mecca
• City Lights Bookstore, where Allen Ginsberg and 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 Hill
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
School Tours
The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society offers free guided tours
of the Barbary Coast Trail to San Francisco public schools. Other schools
may arrange tours for a fee. To schedule a tour, please contact us at (415)
454-2355.
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