San Francisco Walking Tours

Ranked one of SF’s top attractions by National Geographic Traveler, San Francisco City Guides offer free neighborhood tours run by more than 200 trained volunteers. Tours cover a wide range of topics including Pacific Heights Mansions, Diego Rivera Murals, and Gold Coast Architecture to name just a few.
Website: San Francisco City Guides

Consistently rated one of the city's best tours by national publications, Wok Wiz tours take visitors through one of the city’s most culturally rich neighborhoods. The guides speak fluent Cantonese, providing an authentic experience as they tour local herbalists, art galleries, tea purveyors, Chinese temples, and produce markets. Learn about the ornate architecture in this area, and the best places to shop for souvenirs, jewelry, and linens. Tours are offered with or without a dim sum lunch.
Website: Wok Wiz

In the 1930s, famous noir writer Dashiell Hammett lived in and Francisco and used the city as the setting for his Sam Spade and Thin Man detective stories. For thirty years guide Don Herron, who has received accolades from the New York Times and LA Times, has donned a trench coat and fedora to lead visitors through the fog shrouded streets of the city, taking in many of the settings for the "Maltese Falcon" and locations where the author lived.
Website: Don Herron’s Dashiell Hammett Tour

San Francisco is one of the culinary capitals of the world and every block has its own unique flavor and foods. Local Tastes of the City explores two of San Francisco’s most food-friendly neighborhoods: North Beach's Little Italy and Chinatown. Tour guides take visitors into local bakeries, restaurants, and cafes to taste the food and spend time with local artisans, be they bakers or families who have fished for generations.
Website: Local Tastes of the City Tours

Can't tell a gingerbread from a Queen Anne? Victorian Home Walks delves into all aspects of Victorian architecture and lifestyle. Tours cover 200 meticulously restored Victorians (including a lushly decorated interior), taking in beautifully manicured gardens and stopping at famous film locations along the way.
Website: Victorian Home Walk