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Come on our History Walking Tour of San Francisco!
Travel back in time to the San Francisco of the late 1840s and early 1850s with this Gold Rush History Tour. You'll visit sites important to the early history of San Francisco, and by extension, all of California. From Portsmouth Square, to Sydney Town, to Pier 7, explore the locations, people, and legends that make up some of the darker side of San Francisco's early history, replete with tales of greed, discrimination, feuds, and lawless violence.
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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Key facts
What's included
Included
- Professional and knowledgeable local guide
- Thoroughly researched and accurate history
Not included
- Food and drink
Itinerary
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Stop 1
This was the center of the original city of San Francisco, before California was even part of the US. Legend has it that the California gold rush officially began here.
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Stop 2
Discover the true story of the struggles Chinese people faced during the gold rush, which even included a fee for the privilege of mining at all.
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Stop 3
Learn more about the Six Companies that governed Chinatown, and the Tong Wars, here.
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Stop 4
San Francisco is a city of contrasts, where a short walk can take you to a completely different place. Learn the history of the area known as The Devil's Acre, once such place in San Francisco, here.
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Stop 5
Learn the history of the Sydney Ducks, a team of arsonists, in this, the area they controlled.
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Stop 6
In San Francisco, as ships were grounded with the changing shoreline, they were simply repurposed into buildings. This saloon is an example of this.
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Stop 7
At this square, learn about "The Hounds" and the massacre that was the tipping point in creating an official police force for San Francisco.
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Stop 8
Discover the legend of Shanghai Kelly, the region's most famous "crimper".
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Stop 9
End your tour with the tragic tale of James and Belle Cora.
Meeting point & pickup
Meet at the starting point
Meet your tour guide in front of the Hilton Financial District, at the intersection of Merchant and Kearny Streets. Your guide will be wearing a black US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior start of the tour.
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- 0% refund if cancelled 0–1 day(s) before
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