Castro Tour
(Thursday 1:30 to 4:00)
A 2-hour walking tour of the Castro gives you all the essentials you need to know about the gay mecca of San Francisco! It was started by a woman called Trevor Hailey 18 years ago and has become a well-known tour in the city with stories of the neighborhood and its history. Most people come to Castro, go to a few bars, and go home without knowing all the background so this is a great opportunity to learn and explore! There will be up to 25 people in each groupwith its own tour guide and interpreter.
Among the tour highlights:
• Twin Peaks bar, the first gay bar in the world with wall-to-wall windows.
• The birthplace of the AIDS quilt, a modest storefront on Market.
• The history of the rainbow flag: It appeared first in Milk's 1977 campaign for county supervisor; the giant rainbow banner at Castro and Market streets was first raised in 1997.
• The secret of the Castro Theater's ornate ceiling: It's made of cardboard.
• The Pink Triangle Memorial, which honors the 15,000 gays who died in
the Holocaust.
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Cable Car Private Tour
(Friday 1:30 to 4:30)
A 3-hour private tour on San Francisco’s rolling landmark, the Cable Car with wheels! with a guide to tell all. The Cable Car will travel through of all of San Francisco's hot spots, including the following:
• Fisherman’s Wharf, a long coastal row of seafood restaurants and a fishing pier.
• The Cannery, a vibrant waterfront marketplace with an European charm,
and Ghiradelli Square.
• Palace of Fine Arts.
• Golden Gate Bridge, the city’s most famous landmark (tour travels across bridge
to Vista Point).
• Chinatown, the largest Chinatown outside of Asia.
• Union Square, a shopper’s delight at the heart of the city.
• Financial District and North Beach (Little Italy).
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