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The previous price was NZ$13 and current price is NZ$10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 59m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into the turbulent storey of San Francisco, where waves of sudden wealth have repeatedly rewritten the city's ground. From a shouted announcement of gold in a muddy plaza to whisky saved from fire, buried wooden ships under financial towers, resilient chess rooms, censored labour murals, and glass needles piercing the fog, this walk uncovers how speculative booms reshaped the urban landscape and forced local communities to reinvent themselves.

    • A 3.8 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 119 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Portsmouth Square
    • 50 Walter U Lum Pl, b/t Clay St & Washington St in Chinatown
    • 94108, San Francisco, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Portsmouth Square Park
    • 745 Kearny Street
    • 94108, San Francisco, California, United States

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Podcast Tour San Francisco: Rushes, Busts, and Skyward Dreams in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 59 minutes1h 59m
    1h 59m
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • English
Price details
NZ$12.05
NZ$9.64 x 1 AdultNZ$9.64
Total
The previous price was NZ$12.05 and current price is NZ$9.64
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Portsmouth Square

  • 10m
The historical heart of Yerba Buena and San Francisco, where Samuel Brannan announced the discovery of gold in 1848.

Pacific Heritage Museum of San Francisco

  • 10m
Site of the original 1854 US Mint and Subtreasury, constructed to process raw Sierra Nevada gold into federal coin.

Hotaling & Co.

  • 10m
A rare surviving block of 1850s and 1860s brick commercial architecture that famously weathered the 1906 earthquake and fire.

Transamerica Pyramid

  • 10m
A 1970s modernist skyscraper standing on the historical site of the 1853 Montgomery Block, a legendary haven for writers and bohemians.

Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room

  • 10m
Founded in 1854 to educate blue-collar workers and engineers, housing the oldest continuously operating chess club in the United States.

Rincon Center Postal Annex

  • 10m
A historic Art Deco post office housing Anton Refregier's 27 controversial WPA murals depicting San Francisco's complex labour history.

Salesforce Transit Center

  • 10m
The architectural peak of the 2010s cloud computing boom, topped by an elevated public rooftop park.

Location

Activity location

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    Portsmouth Square
    • 50 Walter U Lum Pl, b/t Clay St & Washington St in Chinatown
    • 94108, San Francisco, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Portsmouth Square Park
    • 745 Kearny Street
    • 94108, San Francisco, California, United States

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