We did the Mission Murals tour - our guide was full of stories, information and history. He brought the murals to life, made you look at them in a different light. This area has hundreds of murals! The tours are free, guides are volunteers...tip them well - it's worth it! I plan on doing as many as I can. Such... More

We went on the Golden Gate Bridge tour. There was so much to learn, and it was all very fascinating! Our guide knew so much both about the bridge and the city and she was obviously very passionate about SF and sharing her knowledge with all of us in the tour. It's not strenuous at all, everyone of all ages... More

We chose the tour of the Ferry Building. We met our guide, Jan Emmelman-Zablah, at the steps of the Ferry Building. All the tour guides are volunteers, Jan was on her lunch hour. The tour began on the plaza across from the Ferry Building. Jan presented a brief history of San Francisco, the 1906 fire and earthquake, and the rebuilding... More

Joined two walking tours on our visit to San Francisco. The first at the Golden Gate Bridge and the second from Ghirardelli Square for the Fishermans Wharf tour. Our fault, we were a little late for the Bridge tour but had no problem catching up and joining in. Very misty day and was quite cold but this did not spoil... More

The San Francisco City Guides (www.sfcityguides.org) is an absolute treasure provided for free (well, donation requested and suggestion of $5-$10). They have over 65 different walks (and sometimes more during particular seasons). Most walks are about 2 hours in length and given several times a month (or even several times weekly). They usually start between 10-11 am and 1-2 pm.... More

We've visited San Francisco many times over the years, but decided to do this locally guided tour organized by volunteers and benefiting the San Francisco public library. It felt like an insider's trip to the city. John guided us on a tour around Telegraph Hill on 3/23. He is knowledgeable, engaging, and lead our group on a fun walk around... More

A friend living in SF suggested that we look into the City Guides walking tours, which are free but they request a donation to the library which hosts the group at the end of the tour. We did 3 tours while in SF and had an excellent time. The first tour we did was of Fisherman's Warf, guided by Don.... More

As a city guide who conducts free tours in Warsaw, I was very much looking forward to see what these tours are like in SF, esp. with the weather as lovely as today (which cannot be said about that of Warsaw at this time of the year). We came 10 minutes early and waited 20 minutes, but NO ONE SHOWED... More

What a great idea! Choose from numerous tours every week, get a very good knowledable guide, and enjoy the San Francisco scenery and some rather unknown aspects about it. All is free, but donations are what keeps it going - and they don't even pressure you for that. What a great deal!