2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Immerse yourself in San Francisco’s rich literary history’and follow in the footsteps of the city’s most famous writers and luminaries’on this walking tour. In the afternoon, meet your author and journalist guide right outside the legendary City Lights Bookstore, and get ready to explore. In between visiting the Beat Museum, art exhibitions, and writer-beloved dive bars, you’ll learn about the city’s literary past.
We’ll meet outside the historic bookstore and discuss the book trial that changed the course of American history. I’ll also give some insights into my friend, store owner, and poet, the recently deceased, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and how he took on the powers that be while publishing the counterculture Beat poets and writers.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
We’ll enter the wonderworld of the counterculture Beat movement. Artifacts from the 50s and 60s on display including first edition Beat poetry and prose books, the car used in the movie, On The Road, original artwork by legendary poet and book store owner, Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Wonderfully vibrant painting in the heart of North Beach depicting the arts and Jazz scene in 50s San Francisco.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Outdoor art installation representing the great writers of San Francisco and their works.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Old-time San Francisco dive bar where writers and artists have been drinking since the 1930s!
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
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