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San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour: Discover the City's Gems

Title: San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour (website)
Venue: Architecture Walking Tour - Galleria Park Hotel Lobby (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00
Rating: 3.8 stars

Rated 3.8 by 256 members who went.

Discover the rich history of San Francisco architecture. Rick Evans' two-hour tour is loaded with secret gems and hidden jewels of the city! In addition to learning about the history of the architecture in the Financial District, you'll also see hidden outdoor spaces, including several rooftop gardens that can only be found on foot.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Nov 13 2007

Emmanuel Schnetzler

Emmanuel Schnetzler

This is a great tour. We discovered many hidden treasures of our city in a couple of hours. Rick is very knowledgeable and clearly loves architecture and San Francisco. His enthusiasm is catching and made us want to spend more time exploring the city. It was a pleasure discovering details that we've never seen living in San Francisco for many years.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Dec 27 2007

Allan

Allan

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Rick Evans has put together a fine tour that includes many surprises, even for someone like me who has lived in the Bay Area for 30 years. The tour included buildings that I've walked by for many years, but had no clue as to how magnificent they were inside. The tour also includes several surprising roof gardens that are open to the public.

Rick provides a fair amount of history with the tour, but he does not overwhelm you with details and statistics. The two hours went by very quickly. I took the tour on a weekday. The weekend tours are different, since many of the buildings in the financial district are closed to visitors on weekends.

Highly recommended!

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Nov 27 2007

Lydia

One of the best tours I've ever been on! Our guide, Rick, was fabulous. You can tell that he really enjoys what he does. He is very knowledgeable about the buildings & parks and presents it in an interesting and unique way. I highly recommend this tour to anyone—residents or visitors. I've lived here 14 years and didn't know half the information he presented, and my parents, who were visiting, loved it. Excellent!

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More Details About This Event:

This is San Francisco's only professional packaged tour highlighting architecture in the Financial District. Local families or first time visitors will find hidden historical treasures that will be remembered for a lifetime!

Tour is designed for adults or young adults with an interest in architecture and/or history of San Francisco and is approximately 2 hours long. Although the tour does not go up any hills, the walk covers almost two miles of city blocks. Walk is brisk and moves quickly through busy downtown streets with heavy traffic. Some steep stairs may be encountered during the walk.

Everyone comes away from this tour with a sense of discovery and appreciation for the buildings and history - and seeing San Francisco from a different perspective.

Some of the Highlights of the Tour:

  • Introduction to some of San Francisco's most unique downtown buildings
  • See the single most important building in San Francisco - the world's first "glass curtain" building 
  • Discover hard-to-find rooftop gardens 
  • See The "narrowest" building in San Francisco - only 20 feet wide and 80 feet deep! 
  • Learn about famous architects that influenced the building of San Francisco after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire including Daniel Burnham - the master builder of the Chicago skyscrapers! 
  • Discover unique open spaces and historical landmarks in the Financial District 
  • Surprising information and stories about San Francisco you'll never learn from a guidebook