2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Skip your usual San Francisco city tour for this walk with a master storyteller, focusing on the folklore and fairytales of the “City by the Bay.” Visit the Mission, the Castro, and the Duboce Triangle neighborhoods with your guide: a published poet and long-time city resident. Highlights include visiting Mission Dolores Park and Harvey Milk Plaza. Please note that parts of this tour may not be suitable for children.
DISCLAIMER: only 51% of information provided is guaranteed to be verifiable. Guests are required to sort the fact from the fiction.
“Never let the truth come in the way of a good story.”
–Mark Twain
• Admission Ticket Free
WARNING! Tour includes profanity, blasphemy, rhyming, drug-references and occasional nudity. The route is 2 miles (3.5 kilometers); piggyback rides available for an additional charge.
• Admission Ticket Free
After hearing a thorough history of the Old Spanish Mission, the tour will take a wild turn. Brace yourself for a fable you will never forget.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
On the beautiful lawn of the hippest park in The City, your host will entertain you with a traditional, San Francisco folktale.
Before moving on to the next location, there will be an opportunity to use the restroom.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Get a glimpse of the Gayest Place on Earth and learn about the outrage known as the Twinkie Defense.
Here, you will have an opportunity to purchase a refreshment from a local vendor: coffee, cocktails, ice cream, etc. Hot Cookie is a popular choice (featuring X-rated baked goods).
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Beneath the mighty mountain, you’ll hear about the many eccentricities of Emperor Norton–San Francisco’s most beloved kook.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Among the rows of beautiful Queen Anne Victorians, your host will mystify you with a magical story all about a world traveler like yourself.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free