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💙 70+ free walks through city neighborhoods
❤️ RSVPs Optional
Tag your photos w/ #sfcityguides
www.sfcityguides.org
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@sfcityguides.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Looking for a walk that challenges your knees and rewards your eyes? With changing microclimates & varying routes no Russian Hill Stairways tour is ever the same—but the passion our guides bring to sharing Russian Hill History always is. #sanfrancisco
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RSVP:
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Maya Angelou was a conductor who worked on the back platform of electric streetcars, collecting fares and ensuring passenger safety.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Maya Angelou was a conductor who worked on the back platform of electric streetcars, collecting fares and ensuring passenger safety.
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www.sfcityguides.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
In 1911, SF opened a School on Grove Street after the 1906 quake. Just a year later, the site was chosen for today’s City Hall—so the entire school was moved to Franklin & Fell.
The 7 month move finished in 1913. The school closed in 1952, but the building still stands today.
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The 7 month move finished in 1913. The school closed in 1952, but the building still stands today.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
In 1911, SF opened a School on Grove Street after the 1906 quake. Just a year later, the site was chosen for today’s City Hall—so the entire school was moved to Franklin & Fell.
The 7 month move finished in 1913. The school closed in 1952, but the building still stands today.
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The 7 month move finished in 1913. The school closed in 1952, but the building still stands today.
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The Call Building front & center. Lotta’s Fountain is in foreground. Hearst Building partially seen on left side.
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to repost their photo.
Market Street Path to Gold free walking tour. RSVP: sfcityguides.org/tour/histori...
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to repost their photo.
Market Street Path to Gold free walking tour. RSVP: sfcityguides.org/tour/histori...
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Call Building front & center. Lotta’s Fountain is in foreground. Hearst Building partially seen on left side.
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to repost their photo.
Market Street Path to Gold free walking tour. RSVP: sfcityguides.org/tour/histori...
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to repost their photo.
Market Street Path to Gold free walking tour. RSVP: sfcityguides.org/tour/histori...
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Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Train in front of the Ferry Building in 1938. July 13th is the 125 anniversary of the Ferry Building.
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares Ferry Building history. RSVP your spot here: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares Ferry Building history. RSVP your spot here: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Train in front of the Ferry Building in 1938. July 13th is the 125 anniversary of the Ferry Building.
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares Ferry Building history. RSVP your spot here: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares Ferry Building history. RSVP your spot here: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
The first San Francisco Farmers Market was held at Market & Duboce & Church Streets intersect. Where Safeway stands today.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The first San Francisco Farmers Market was held at Market & Duboce & Church Streets intersect. Where Safeway stands today.
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Not sure how to read this as anything other than Trump's handpicked Director of National Intelligence betraying the United States and doing so to protect him from revelation of the fact that his regime is secretly working with a hostile foreign intelligence agency
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Not sure how to read this as anything other than Trump's handpicked Director of National Intelligence betraying the United States and doing so to protect him from revelation of the fact that his regime is secretly working with a hostile foreign intelligence agency
Opened in 1925 near today’s SF Zoo, Fleishhacker Pool was once the largest outdoor salt-water swimming pool in the world. Fed by the Pacific, it featured dramatic diving towers and could hold thousands of swimmers at a time.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Opened in 1925 near today’s SF Zoo, Fleishhacker Pool was once the largest outdoor salt-water swimming pool in the world. Fed by the Pacific, it featured dramatic diving towers and could hold thousands of swimmers at a time.
Www.sfcityguides.org
Www.sfcityguides.org
That small building below the Fairmont is the Cable Car Signal Tower. A Muni employee signals when it’s safe for cable cars to climb the hill—because once they start, they can’t stop or release the cable.
The Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tours sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
The Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tours sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
That small building below the Fairmont is the Cable Car Signal Tower. A Muni employee signals when it’s safe for cable cars to climb the hill—because once they start, they can’t stop or release the cable.
The Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tours sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
The Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tours sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
SF’s beloved Palace of Fine Arts — originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition — wasn’t meant to last. By the 1950s it was crumbling, & plans swung between tearing it down and restoring it. On Sept. 30, 1967, it reopened.
Palace of Fine Arts tour: sfcityguides.org/tour/palace-...
Palace of Fine Arts tour: sfcityguides.org/tour/palace-...
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
SF’s beloved Palace of Fine Arts — originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition — wasn’t meant to last. By the 1950s it was crumbling, & plans swung between tearing it down and restoring it. On Sept. 30, 1967, it reopened.
Palace of Fine Arts tour: sfcityguides.org/tour/palace-...
Palace of Fine Arts tour: sfcityguides.org/tour/palace-...
San Francisco once had 23 cable car lines. After the 1906 earthquake and later competition from buses, only five lines remained by 1944. When a line closed, its cars were draped in black.
Take the Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
Take the Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
San Francisco once had 23 cable car lines. After the 1906 earthquake and later competition from buses, only five lines remained by 1944. When a line closed, its cars were draped in black.
Take the Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
Take the Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars free walking tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...
1905 Ferry Boat - Encinal. Special thanks to SFOpenHistory for allowing us to post their photo.
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares lots of Ferry history. sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares lots of Ferry history. sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
1905 Ferry Boat - Encinal. Special thanks to SFOpenHistory for allowing us to post their photo.
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares lots of Ferry history. sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
The Ferry Building free walking tour shares lots of Ferry history. sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...
In 1850, President Millard Fillmore ordered that Alcatraz Island be set aside specifically for military purposes based upon the U.S. acquisition of California from Mexico following the Mexican–American War.
The photo shows Alcatraz in 1856.
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The photo shows Alcatraz in 1856.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In 1850, President Millard Fillmore ordered that Alcatraz Island be set aside specifically for military purposes based upon the U.S. acquisition of California from Mexico following the Mexican–American War.
The photo shows Alcatraz in 1856.
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The photo shows Alcatraz in 1856.
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The SF–Oakland Bay Bridge was constructed in 1936—and when it opened, its soaring spans set world engineering records.
23 workers lost their lives during the construction of the Bay Bridge. Their deaths were attributed to unsafe working conditions at the time.
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23 workers lost their lives during the construction of the Bay Bridge. Their deaths were attributed to unsafe working conditions at the time.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The SF–Oakland Bay Bridge was constructed in 1936—and when it opened, its soaring spans set world engineering records.
23 workers lost their lives during the construction of the Bay Bridge. Their deaths were attributed to unsafe working conditions at the time.
www.sfcityguides.org
23 workers lost their lives during the construction of the Bay Bridge. Their deaths were attributed to unsafe working conditions at the time.
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Perched atop the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, Top of the Mark has been a SF icon since the 1930s. Once a glamorous gathering place for WW II servicemen & women, this legendary penthouse bar still offers sweeping 360-degree views of the Bay, bridges, & skyline.
sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/
sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Perched atop the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, Top of the Mark has been a SF icon since the 1930s. Once a glamorous gathering place for WW II servicemen & women, this legendary penthouse bar still offers sweeping 360-degree views of the Bay, bridges, & skyline.
sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/
sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/
Bohemians & Other Unconventional Women
Alice Marble, raised in San Francisco, won 18 Grand Slam titles and was the world’s top-ranked tennis player in 1939. Beyond tennis, she was a writer, Wonder Woman editor, and advocate for racial desegregation.
RSVP —-> sfcityguides.org/tour/bohemia...
Alice Marble, raised in San Francisco, won 18 Grand Slam titles and was the world’s top-ranked tennis player in 1939. Beyond tennis, she was a writer, Wonder Woman editor, and advocate for racial desegregation.
RSVP —-> sfcityguides.org/tour/bohemia...
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Bohemians & Other Unconventional Women
Alice Marble, raised in San Francisco, won 18 Grand Slam titles and was the world’s top-ranked tennis player in 1939. Beyond tennis, she was a writer, Wonder Woman editor, and advocate for racial desegregation.
RSVP —-> sfcityguides.org/tour/bohemia...
Alice Marble, raised in San Francisco, won 18 Grand Slam titles and was the world’s top-ranked tennis player in 1939. Beyond tennis, she was a writer, Wonder Woman editor, and advocate for racial desegregation.
RSVP —-> sfcityguides.org/tour/bohemia...
Temporary housing in the earthquake shacks that were built after the 1906 Earthquake & Fire. Photo courtesy of California Historical Society.
The Presidio: From Military Base to National Park shares the earthquake shacks in person. sfcityguides.org/tour/presidio/
The Presidio: From Military Base to National Park shares the earthquake shacks in person. sfcityguides.org/tour/presidio/
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Temporary housing in the earthquake shacks that were built after the 1906 Earthquake & Fire. Photo courtesy of California Historical Society.
The Presidio: From Military Base to National Park shares the earthquake shacks in person. sfcityguides.org/tour/presidio/
The Presidio: From Military Base to National Park shares the earthquake shacks in person. sfcityguides.org/tour/presidio/
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Chinatown at night in 1950s courtesy of Fred Lyon.
Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs is a great tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...
Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs is a great tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Chinatown at night in 1950s courtesy of Fred Lyon.
Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs is a great tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...
Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs is a great tour. RSVP here: sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...
An Irish policeman with a colorful reputation owned “Nobby” Clarke’s Folly, now a landmark at Douglass and Caselli. Brilliant, contentious, and eccentric, Clarke was the SFPD’s version of Emperor Norton.
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to share their photo.
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Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to share their photo.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
An Irish policeman with a colorful reputation owned “Nobby” Clarke’s Folly, now a landmark at Douglass and Caselli. Brilliant, contentious, and eccentric, Clarke was the SFPD’s version of Emperor Norton.
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to share their photo.
www.sfcityguides.org
Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing us to share their photo.
www.sfcityguides.org
Construction began on the Bay Bridge in 1933. It was one of the largest infrastructure projects of the Great Depression era. Twenty-four men died during its construction. It opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, half a year before the Golden Gate Bridge.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Construction began on the Bay Bridge in 1933. It was one of the largest infrastructure projects of the Great Depression era. Twenty-four men died during its construction. It opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, half a year before the Golden Gate Bridge.
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www.sfcityguides.org
SF was a city that loved opera in saloons, launched the first symphony season broadcast nationwide, built a ballet company choreographers adore, and created a world-class jazz center. Discover the people behind it.
Applause: A history of music and dance in SF
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Applause: A history of music and dance in SF
sfcityguides.org/tour/applaus...
January 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
SF was a city that loved opera in saloons, launched the first symphony season broadcast nationwide, built a ballet company choreographers adore, and created a world-class jazz center. Discover the people behind it.
Applause: A history of music and dance in SF
sfcityguides.org/tour/applaus...
Applause: A history of music and dance in SF
sfcityguides.org/tour/applaus...
In the early 1950s, during the height of Cold War atomic bomb fears, San Francisco designated Union Square as an official public air-raid shelter site.
Architecture Downtown shares this history
sfcityguides.org/tour/creatin...
Architecture Downtown shares this history
sfcityguides.org/tour/creatin...
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In the early 1950s, during the height of Cold War atomic bomb fears, San Francisco designated Union Square as an official public air-raid shelter site.
Architecture Downtown shares this history
sfcityguides.org/tour/creatin...
Architecture Downtown shares this history
sfcityguides.org/tour/creatin...