San Francisco Cultural Landmarks Photo Tour

If you are looking for some culture, delicious food and a ton of great photos, then this is the tour for you!
The morning will start with a private pickup from your hotel by one of our friendly, local guides. From there your tour will begin as you start your drive in one of our comfortable and spacious vehicles.
This full-day tour will be fully packed with famous landmarks, vintage architecture, secretly located spots and much much more!
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Full schedule
10:00 AM – Pick up from Hotel
10:30 AM – Check out the legendary Painted Ladies
11:00 AM – Explore Union Square
11:45 AM – Catch of view of Alcatraz from Pier 39
12:00 PM – Walk around Fisherman’s Wharf
12:30 PM – Lunch time
1:00 PM – Explore Ghirardelli Square
2:00 PM – Awe at the view from the Golden Gate Bridge
2:40 PM – Stop by Golden Gate Park
3:10 PM – Get a picture at one of SF’s Hidden Gems (16th Avenue Tiled Steps)
3:30 PM – Overlook the whole city at Twin Peaks Viewpoint
3:45 PM – Return to hotel
4:00 PM – Arrive at hotel

What's included:

• Private car with Air Conditioning
• English Speaking Tour Guide

What to expect:

Duration: between 8 hours and 10 hours

Painted Ladies

Steiner Street, Corner Hayes Street, San Francisco, California

In American architecture, painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details.

5 minutes

Union Square

San Francisco, California

Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. "Union Square" also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds the plaza for several blocks.

20 minutes

Pier 39

Beach Street & The Embarcadero, San Francisco, 94133, California

Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39's marina.

30 minutes

Fisherman's Wharf

Jefferson Street, Between Hyde and Powell Streets, San Francisco, 94133, California

Fisherman’s Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city's busiest tourist areas. Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls appear at every turn, as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour. At Ghirardelli Square, boutiques and eateries reside in the famed former chocolate factory.

30 minutes

Boudin at the Wharf

160 Jefferson St, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 94133-1202, California

Boudin Bakery is a bakery based in San Francisco, California, known for its sourdough bread. The bakery is recognized as the "oldest continually operating business in San Francisco.

10 minutes

Aquarium of the Bay

Embarcadero & Beach St, Pier 39, San Francisco, 94133, California

Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The Aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierras.

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Ghirardelli Square

900 North Point St, Suite E100, San Francisco, 94109-1192, California

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli, who, after working in South America, moved to California

30 minutes

Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, 94129, California

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

30 minutes

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park.

30 minutes

San Francisco Bay

, , San Francisco, California

Creative, community-driven mosaic featuring a flowing sea to stars design up a 163-step stairway.

20 minutes

Twin Peaks

San Francisco, California

Twin Peaks, named for a pair of 922-foot-high summits, is a remote residential neighborhood with modern homes densely packed on steep lots along winding streets. A grassy 64-acre hilltop park is a popular attraction, with its hiking trails leading up to wind-swept peaks and 360-degree views of the Bay Area. The triple-pronged Sutro Tower antenna that soars over the neighborhood is a fixture in the skyline.

30 minutes

Ferry Building Marketplace

1 Ferry Building, The Embarcadero at Market Street, San Francisco, 94111-4209, California

The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California.

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Financial District

San Francisco, California

The Financial District is the city’s business center. Among the skyscrapers that dominate the skyline is the striking, spire-topped Transamerica Pyramid building. There is a wealth of happy-hour hot spots and elegant date-night destinations, including the classic Tadich Grill, the city’s oldest restaurant. The Jackson Square Historic District features remnants of the Barbary Coast, a 19th-century red-light district.

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Chinatown

San Francisco, California

This is one of the oldest and most established Chinatowns in the U.S. Beyond iconic Dragon’s Gate, a bustling maze of streets and alleys brims with dim sum joints and other traditional eateries. Also found are herbalists, bakeries, souvenir shops, and dark cocktail lounges and karaoke bars. There are ornate temples, including the landmark Tien How, as well as the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum.

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Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

3301 Lyon Street, , San Francisco, 94123-1002, California

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to 1974, it is one of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition.

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

151 3rd St, San Francisco, 94103-3107, California

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art, and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art.

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Public House & Mijita at AT&T Park

24 Willie Mays Plz, San Francisco, 94107-2134, California

Oracle Park is a baseball park located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has served as the home of the San Francisco Giants, the city's Major League Baseball franchise.

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Napa Valley

California

Napa County is north of San Francisco, in California. It's known for hundreds of hillside vineyards in the Napa Valley wine region. In the city of Napa, Oxbow Public Market features regional gourmet food. The Napa Valley Wine Train is a vintage locomotive and traveling restaurant running through the valley. Northwest of Napa is Yountville, a town known for high-end restaurants and sparkling wine.

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Angel Island State Park

San Francisco, 94920, California

Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. Originally the home of a military installation, the island now offers picturesque views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park, administered by California State Parks.

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