Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in San Francisco, United States

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Are you ready for an unforgettable time in San Francisco, United States? Then you've come to the right place with our sightseeing tours. Whether you prefer a guided free walking tour with insider knowledge or enjoy the freedom of a self-guided route, you'll find exactly what you're looking for. Click on a tour and find out more about the highlights that await you!

Activities in San FranciscoIndividual Sights in San Francisco
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 5/5 stars, 248 ratings

Hidden Stairways of San Francisco
Welcome to San Francisco! This breathtaking 1.5 mile (2.5k) walking tour of San Francisco's beautiful hidden stairways is top rated in the Bay Area and loved by both locals and tourists alike. See...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 5/5 stars, 38 ratings

Love & Haight - San Francisco's Bohemian Past
I'm Greg, also host of the top-rated Hidden Stairways of San Francisco experience. I'm a world traveler and former music radio host who grew up in Ireland. I fell in love with this city and its...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 15 minutes
Reviews 5/5 stars, 21 ratings

San Francisco Mission Mural Art Tour
Become an art critic for a day! The Mission is one of San Francisco’s less visited neighborhoods, but also one of the most vibrant, colorful and festive! Every wall comes alive with local art...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 45 minutes
Reviews 5/5 stars, 18 ratings

Land, Villains, and Revolutionaries - San Francisco free walking tour
If you're up for a thought-provoking two and three-quarters hours that's about ideas as much as fascinating historical figures, you'll be thrilled by the intellectual panorama presented! In 1879 a...
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Languages English
Duration 1 hour 45 minutes
Reviews 5/5 stars, 8 ratings

San Francisco Civic Center
San Francisco features the USA's most architecturally unified Civic Center. The devastating 1906 earthquake and fire meant the city had to rebuild, and it did, choosing a Beaux Arts theme. Come...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 5/5 stars, 6 ratings

San Francisco's Gold Rush Century
Up through 1882 it was relatively easy to enter California without a passport. Come along on a tour exploring ten 1804-1898 stories depicting the land-grubbing mystique of California. From the...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 5/5 stars, 1 ratings

Fishing Mission Creek
For thousands of years humans have got a living by the waters of Mission Creek in San Francisco. The First People, the Ohlone, dug shellfish in the bayland muck. Along came the Spanish, and...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 15 minutes
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 514 ratings

San Francisco in One Day - Free walking tour
Welcome to San Francisco! Sign up with us to take a trip through San Francisco to get a great introduction to this wonderful city! We’ll visit all the main highlights, from the earliest history of...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 30 minutes

Special Free Tour Experience at Golden Gate Park
Let's step out of the city and into the calm, creative soul of Golden Gate Park. This is more than a scenic walk—it’s a story-filled journey about transformation, from shifting sand dunes to one...
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Languages English
Duration 2h - 2h 30m
Reviews 9.2/10 stars, 4152 ratings

Free Walking Tour of San Francisco
Discover the best of San Francisco's history, culture and architecture on this guided walking tour of the Californian city.
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Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 13 m
Descend 19 m

  • Pier 39 Sea Lions
  • Musée Mécanique
  • USS Pampanito
  • C. A. Thayer
  • Eureka
  • Eppleton Hall
  • Hercules
  • Balclutha
  • Alma
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Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 135 m
Descend 115 m

  • Pier 39 Sea Lions
  • Aquarium of the Bay
  • Musée Mécanique
  • USS Pampanito
  • Fisherman's Wharf
  • C. A. Thayer
  • Alma
  • Balclutha
  • Hercules
  • Eppleton Hall
  • Eureka
  • Aquatic Park Historic District
  • George Sterling Memorial
  • Lombard Street
  • Saints Peter and Paul Church
  • Washington Square Park
  • Benjamin Franklin
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Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 452 m
Descend 525 m

  • Haas-Lilienthal House
  • Alhambra Theatre
  • Lombard Street
  • Feusier Octagon House
  • Macondray Lane
  • Ina Coolbrith Park
  • Cable Car Museum
  • Nob Hill
  • Grace Cathedral
  • The Masonic
  • Huntington Park
  • Pacific Union Club
  • Top of the Mark
  • Comfort Women Column of Strength
  • Sun Yat-sen's statue
  • Saint Mary's Square
  • Tin How Temple
  • Kong Chow Temple
  • Goddess of Democracy
  • Ma-Tsu Temple
  • Sentinel Building
  • City Lights Booksellers
  • Club Fugazi
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Washington Square Park
  • Saints Peter and Paul Church
  • Telegraph Hill
  • Pioneer Park
  • Coit Tower
  • Exploratorium
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Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.6 km
Ascend 112 m
Descend 135 m

  • Washington Square Park
  • Coit Tower
  • Telegraph Hill
  • Pioneer Park
  • Exploratorium
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Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 285 m
Descend 272 m

  • Mohandas K. Gandhi
  • Santa Rosa
  • Transamerica Pyramid
  • Sentinel Building
  • City Lights Booksellers
  • Ma-Tsu Temple
  • Goddess of Democracy
  • Kong Chow Temple
  • Tin How Temple
  • Saint Mary's Square
  • Sun Yat-sen's statue
  • Comfort Women Column of Strength
  • Lotta's Fountain
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Yerba Buena Gardens
  • Shaking Man
  • Old San Francisco Mint
  • Warfield Theatre
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Self-guided Tour #6

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 50 m
Descend 48 m

  • Conservatory of Flowers
  • National AIDS Memorial Grove
  • Music Concourse
  • Japanese Tea Garden
  • San Francisco Botanical Garden
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Self-guided Tour #7

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 161 m
Descend 153 m

  • Willie Mays Statue
  • South Park
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Shaking Man
  • Yerba Buena Gardens
  • Lotta's Fountain
  • Dragon's Gate
  • Notre Dame Des Victoires Church
  • Union Square
  • Old San Francisco Mint
  • Warfield Theatre
  • International Art Museum of America
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Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 195 m
Descend 124 m

  • War Memorial Opera House
  • Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
  • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Sergeant John Macaulay Park
  • Alcazar Theatre
  • Warfield Theatre
  • Toni Rembe Theater
  • Curran Theatre
  • Union Square
  • The Masonic
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Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 260 m
Descend 239 m

  • Alta Plaza Park
  • Saint Dominics Roman Catholic Church
  • Japan Center
  • Temple Sherith Israel
  • Lafayette Park
  • Haas-Lilienthal House
  • Octagon House
  • Alhambra Theatre
  • Feusier Octagon House
  • Macondray Lane
  • Ina Coolbrith Park
  • Nob Hill
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Self-guided Tour #10

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 161 m
Descend 68 m

  • San Francisco Mint
  • Duboce Park
  • Mish House
  • Buena Vista Heights
  • Mount Olympus
  • Ashbury tank
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Self-guided Tour #11

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 4.2 km
Ascend 197 m
Descend 122 m

  • Macang Monastery
  • Alamo Square
  • Painted Ladies
  • Mish House
  • Duboce Park
  • Buena Vista Heights
  • Corona Heights Park
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Self-guided Tour #12

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 230 m
Descend 142 m

  • Fort Mason Historic District
  • Aquatic Park Historic District
  • C. A. Thayer
  • Fisherman's Wharf
  • Lombard Street
  • George Sterling Memorial
  • Octagon House
  • Lafayette Park
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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore San Francisco at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.