Walking Tour of San Francisco Financial District
San Francisco, California
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 2 hours
Explore San Francisco's Financial District on this guided, 2-hour walking tour. Hear the legends of the city's wild early days and discover strange tales of bank robbers, architectural genius and a public funeral for a much loved stray dog. See downtown like never before with the help of an informative, expert guide. Optional stop for tea at the end!
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Explore San Francisco's Financial District on this guided, 2-hour walking tour. Hear the legends of the city's wild early days and discover strange tales of bank robbers, architectural genius and a public funeral for a much loved stray dog. See downtown like never before with the help of an informative, expert guide. Optional stop for tea at the end!
The discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains brought thousands of immigrants from all over the world to the western shores of California in the mid 19th century. What had been a small sleepy fishing village of a few hundred people was transformed overnight into a city of Australian, Chinese, Irish, Italian, French, German, and South American immigrants. Although the lure of gold brought people from all walks of life to the foggy shores of San Francisco, it was especially appealing to rebellious criminals and broken cast-aways searching for new lives, riches, and golden opportunities to practice their craft with impunity along the unregulated shores of the wild city. Nowhere in San Francisco was this more apparent than the area now known as the Financial District, once referred to as the "Barbary Coast of California".
Your tour of this historic area begins at the Bank of America Plaza on California st, near the buried resting place of the first boat believed to have started the infamous gold rush. After meeting your guide and the rest of your group, you will be introduced to the neighborhood and begin your journey through the once-wild streets known 150 years ago for the illicit saloons, brothels and houses of ill-repute that once dominated the waterfront. Your guide will fill you in on how this neighborhood came to be dominated by banks and corporations as the city grew and share many of the lesser known facts about its more recent history you don't normally hear about in the guide books.
After approximately 2 hours of wandering the streets and discovering new parts of the city, you will end your tour near Market street with an optional stop for tea at the Palace Hotel.
The discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains brought thousands of immigrants from all over the world to the western shores of California in the mid 19th century. What had been a small sleepy fishing village of a few hundred people was transformed overnight into a city of Australian, Chinese, Irish, Italian, French, German, and South American immigrants. Although the lure of gold brought people from all walks of life to the foggy shores of San Francisco, it was especially appealing to rebellious criminals and broken cast-aways searching for new lives, riches, and golden opportunities to practice their craft with impunity along the unregulated shores of the wild city. Nowhere in San Francisco was this more apparent than the area now known as the Financial District, once referred to as the "Barbary Coast of California".
Your tour of this historic area begins at the Bank of America Plaza on California st, near the buried resting place of the first boat believed to have started the infamous gold rush. After meeting your guide and the rest of your group, you will be introduced to the neighborhood and begin your journey through the once-wild streets known 150 years ago for the illicit saloons, brothels and houses of ill-repute that once dominated the waterfront. Your guide will fill you in on how this neighborhood came to be dominated by banks and corporations as the city grew and share many of the lesser known facts about its more recent history you don't normally hear about in the guide books.
After approximately 2 hours of wandering the streets and discovering new parts of the city, you will end your tour near Market street with an optional stop for tea at the Palace Hotel.
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