Audio tour · United States

San Francisco

A self-guided audio walking tour of San Francisco.

San Francisco wears its history like a patchwork quilt. From the original Presidio established in 1776 to the rapid boom following the 1849 gold rush, this city has always reinvented itself. The 1906 earthquake and fire cleared the slate, allowing the city to rise again. Today, the confluence of tech wealth, academic rigor, and enduring counterculture defines its unique energy. Explore the steep hills and diverse neighborhoods that have shaped American liberalism and innovation. In the app, 100 stops in San Francisco are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in San Francisco

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Golden Gate Bridge. You are standing here, looking across the strait, and it is hard to imagine life before this.
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
Chase Center. As you stand here, you might think this massive facility just appeared.
Golden Gate Park. You might walk through here and forget that this immense space, covering 1,017 acres, was once a battlefield.
Transamerica Pyramid. You might be looking up at this structure and wondering about its strange shape.
Salesforce Tower. You're standing in front of a very large building, one of the tallest in San Francisco.

All 100 stops in San Francisco

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (29)

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Park
Painted ladies
Pier 39
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
De Young Museum
USS Pampanito
San Francisco City Hall
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Zoo
Foundry Square
Letterman Digital Arts Center
Baker Beach
Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Mason
Walt Disney Family Museum
Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)
Ocean Beach, San Francisco
War Memorial Opera House
SF Masonic Auditorium
Aquarium of the Bay
Old San Francisco Mint
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
Statue of Ashurbanipal (San Francisco)
Woodward's Gardens
Flood Building
China Beach, San Francisco
The Old Ship Saloon
Cartoon Art Museum

Skyscraper (28)

Transamerica Pyramid
Salesforce Tower
555 California Street
Westin St. Francis
181 Fremont
Embarcadero Center
140 New Montgomery
San Francisco Federal Building
One Sansome Street
One Maritime Plaza
101 California Street
One Rincon Hill
Central Tower (San Francisco)
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
450 Sutter Street
123 Mission Street
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
One Montgomery Tower
San Francisco Transbay development
Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences
Russ Building
650 California Street
Four Embarcadero Center
JPMorgan Chase Building (San Francisco)
345 California Center
One Embarcadero Center
MIRA (building)
InterContinental San Francisco

Park (13)

Mission Dolores Park
Alamo Square, San Francisco
Glen Canyon Park
Yerba Buena Gardens
Embarcadero Plaza
Pioneer Monument (San Francisco)
Buena Vista Park
Lincoln Park (San Francisco)
Grandview Park
Panhandle (San Francisco)
Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove
South Park, San Francisco
Sutro Heights Park

Museum (9)

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Exploratorium
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Musée Mécanique
San Francisco Railway Museum
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Contemporary Jewish Museum

Religious (6)

Mission San Francisco de Asís
Peoples Temple in San Francisco
Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco
Glide Memorial Church
Saint Ignatius Church (San Francisco)
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco

Square (4)

Union Square, San Francisco
Ghirardelli Square
Portsmouth Square
Washington Square (San Francisco)

Tower (4)

Market Square (San Francisco)
Sam Jordan's Bar
The Red Victorian
Fugazi Bank Building

Theatre (3)

Warfield Theatre
Golden Gate Theatre
Club Fugazi

Stadium (1)

Chase Center

Monument (1)

San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial

Historic (1)

Niantic (whaling vessel)

Bridge (1)

Lefty O'Doul Bridge

Walking routes in San Francisco

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Golden Gate and the Presidio Shore. Walk from the iconic bridge along the bluffs and beaches that frame the western entrance to San Francisco Bay (8 stops)
Fisherman's Wharf and the Northern Waterfront. Stroll the lively piers from Alcatraz views and vintage arcade machines to sea lions, chocolate, and Fort Mason meadows (8 stops)
Mission Bay to the Heart of SoMa. Follow the waterfront from the Warriors arena through the new skyline to the art gardens and towers of SoMa (8 stops)
Through Golden Gate Park to the Haight. Wander the great green heart of the city past world-class museums, a Victorian church, and the colorful streets of the Haight (8 stops)
The Pyramid, Chinatown and the Financial Core. A tight loop through the oldest streets in the city weaving between the Transamerica Pyramid, Portsmouth Square and the towers of the Financial District (8 stops)
Salesforce Tower and the New Downtown. A compact walk along the tower-lined blocks anchored by Salesforce Tower that define San Francisco's 21st century skyline (8 stops)