From the Golden Gate Bridge to the Presidio, discover the highlights of San Francisco’s waterfront’and enjoy a flexible, affordable sightseeing experience’with this self-guided smartphone audio tour. Upon booking, download the tour app, and set off at a time that suits you best. As you drive, GPS-activated audio will start automatically, and you’ll hear from local experts and insiders all about the highlights and history of the City by the Bay.

This self-led audio tour makes sightseeing affordable and flexible
Drive to many of San Francisco’s best-known waterfront attractions
Learn insider stories and history, all recorded by local experts
Explore at a time and pace that work best for you

What To Expect

San Francisco Bay

The land of water surrounding San Francisco
• Admission Ticket Included

San Francisco Bay Bridge

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.
• Admission Ticket Included

Coit Tower

Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, offering panoramic views over the city and the bay
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Levi’s Plaza Park

Houses the headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co and museum.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pier 39

Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39’s marina.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ghirardelli Square

Ghirardelli Square is a landmark public square with shops and restaurants and a 5-star hotel in the Marina area of San Francisco. A portion of the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as Pioneer Woolen Mills and D. Ghirardelli Company.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lombard Street

Famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2 km) offshore from San Francisco. The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a federal prison from 1934 until 21 March 1963.
• Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Presidio of San Francisco

The Presidio, a 1,500-acre park on a former military post, is a major outdoor recreation hub. It has forested areas, miles of trails, a golf course and scenic overlooks.
• Admission Ticket Free

Fort Point National Historic Site

Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed. The fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the US Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships. The fort is now protected as Fort Point National Historic Site.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ferry Building Marketplace

Located on the Embarcadero, the ferry building is a terminal for ferries that travel across San Francisco Bay, food halll and farmers markets
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cable Car Museum

The San Francisco cable car system is the world’s last manually operated cable car system. An icon of San Francisco, the cable car system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

GPS-activated audio app that plays on your phone
Local insider narration and special guest interviews
Easy pause and play to go at your own pace
Available for three days after purchase

Exclude

Transportation
Meals or Beverages
Tickets to attractions or Alcatraz
Tolls