San Francisco Trip Overview
This tourist scavenger hunt will take you from Fishermans Wharf to Russian Hill and North Beach! In fact, it will take you to all the major sites, museums and lookout points, as well as a few hidden gems.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: San Francisco, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting San Francisco, California, United States
This tourist scavenger hunt will take you from Fishermans Wharf to Russian Hill and North Beach! In fact, it will take you to all the major sites, museums and lookout points, as well as a few hidden gems.
Itinerary
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Stop At: USS Pampanito, Pier 45 @ Fisherman Wharf, San Francisco, CA 94133
See the World-Famous Fisherman’s Wharf Sign
A brief explanation of the USS Pampanito, a decommissioned WWII submarine (served from 1944 to 1971) and the SS Jeremiah O’Brien which is a 1940’s Liberty Ship memorial.
You’ll then complete a challenge concerning one of the restaurants around you.
– Walk by Musée Mécanique
– Walk by Pier 43 Ferry Arch
– Walk by Alioto’s
– Walk by Boudin Bakery Cafe
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Powell and Market Cable Car Turnaround, Powell and Market Streets, San Francisco, CA
History of cable cars in San Francisco while you see this turnaround up close.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: San Francisco Maritime Museum/Aquatic Park Bathhouse Building, 900 Beach St San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco, CA 94109-1002
Explanation of Aquatic Park and its Maritime Museum.
– See Aquatic Park Pier
– See the San Francisco Bay
– See Alcatraz in the distance
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ghirardelli Square, 900 N Point St At Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-1192
Visit around this outdoor mall in a once-chocolate factory. There’s an observational challenge here.
– See the shops
– See the historic Ghirardelli sign
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA
History of this neighborhood as you climb to the top of this hill by 1 of 2 routes.
– Walk up the stairs through Russian Hill Park
– Solve a challenge along the way
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: George Sterling Park, 2299 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Wonderful lookout point settle in a park
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: 1070 Lombard Street between Jones St and Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Explanation as to why this is the crookedest street in America and a film-related challenge.
– Walk down Lombard Street
– See Coit Tower
– See Telegraph Hill
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133-2206
Walk in to access a special lookout spot to see Alcatraz, Coit Tower, and North Beach.
– See Coit Tower
– See Telegraph Hill
– See the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
– See Alcatraz
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Macondray Lane, Jones Street between Union and Green Streets, San Francisco, CA
Discover the most famous footpath in San Francisco and forget you’re in a large modern city for 5 minutes.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Washington Square, Union Street and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Explanations of the various monuments in this park as well as the historical significance of this neighborhood.
– Walk by Saints Peter and Paul Church
– Walk by Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
– See the Benjamin Franklin monument
– See the Firefighters’ Memorial
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Joe DiMaggio Playground and North Beach Pool, 651 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94133-2365
Time to talk baseball on this scavenger hunt.
– Look back to see the iconic Transamerica Pyramid
Duration: 5 minutes
