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The Best San Francisco Walking Tours,
6 Incredible Routes

  • CityDays brings an immersive new way to have a walking tour in San Francisco
  • Discover San Francisco's historic landmarks, secret sights & hidden gems
  • Solve fun challenges & puzzling clues to unlock your way
  • Optional breaks at top-rated pubs, bars and cafes
  • Interactive private tour, you and your team, at your own pace
  • Full money back guarantee. We know you'll love it
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What to expect on a CityDays San Francisco walking tour

Messages sent to your phones - we'll send your walking tour to any international phone number.
Clues, challenges, & puzzles - interact with the city to unravel obscured directions and find your way.
The perfect difficulty - just the right amount, inclusive for all, with help available should you need it.
Landmarks & hidden gems - see San Francisco in a new light, a tour showing off quirks too!
Full money back guarantee

Don't have a great time?
Simply let us know why and we'll refund you in full.

Find Your Nearest San Francisco walking tour

Each game explores a different area of city in one of two ways. Our classic games use puzzle-filled directions to guide players to exciting new sights. Our Story games do all this with the added bonus of an immersive story on top - play the main character and relive a tale from the city's past or experience a story all your own.

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How the San Francisco walking tours work

Clues & Puzzles

Clues don't require any prior knowledge and are made up of two parts:

1) Obscured directions that make reference to the city around you. Unravel their meaning and be guided by your surroundings.

2) A puzzle to be solved once you've followed the directions, search nearby to find your answers.

CityDays aim for an enjoyable, just-the-right-amount, level of difficulty that is inclusive for all! Help messages are available should you need a bit of support.

A mix of clues, puzzles and photo challenges

Guided by clues sent to your phone

  • Receive snippets of history, quirky facts and intriguing stories about the areas you visit.
  • Pub/cafe breaks along your hunt, all totally optional and some with discounts on food & drinks.
  • Make memories at locations along the way, get inspiration from previous teams and share a clever snap!
  • Go at your own speed, or go for top spot on the game leaderboard.
Learn snippets of history, optional breaks in pubs/cafes and a leaderboard for each game.

San Francisco walking tour Reviews

The great things our customers have to say about CityDays San Francisco walking tours

SameLeon San Francisco walking tour

SameLeon

We did the Greenwich adventure and we really enjoyed. We saw places that we would have not probably never seen and lear…

Rumors Got A Boyfwend San Francisco walking tour

Rumors Got A Boyfwend

An amazing day out! Great clues and so fun to explore the city in a unique way!

The K Team San Francisco walking tour

The K Team

Amazing day! We really, really enjoyed the whole day!! The game was so clever! The only thing was, one of the clues (a …

Burlesque San Francisco walking tour

Burlesque

We had a brilliant time. Saw lots of London that we have not seen before. Already booking the next one.

Team NT San Francisco walking tour

Team NT

We had a blast exploring the city. Such a fun way to see discover London and learn some of the history. The cryptic clu…

Penny Dreadfuls San Francisco walking tour

Penny Dreadfuls

Mum and I LOVED our time out in York, exploring bits we don't think we'd have noticed without CityDays guiding us there…

Jenny San Francisco walking tour

Jenny

We did like the quest very much! The interface was easy to use and was helpful.My wife really loved the dog fountain an…

DJ's San Francisco walking tour

DJ's

Fab way to get to know the city better. Clues were easy to follow whilst making you take in things you've never noticed…

Big Three O San Francisco walking tour

Big Three O

We had a great afternoon. The clues were enough of a challenge to make it fun- but not too hard! We loved the walk and …

Tabitha Peat San Francisco walking tour

Tabitha Peat

Great experience. Had way more fun than I was expecting and got quite competitive!

JerseySpuds San Francisco walking tour

JerseySpuds

Really good clues and learnt new things so it parts of London. Great fun!!

cheeky buggas San Francisco walking tour

cheeky buggas

It’s soooo fun

Sanlo San Francisco walking tour

Sanlo

We had a great day in Brighton! We have been there before but did not know such incredible streets and little squares e…

Margaretta Pirates San Francisco walking tour

Margaretta Pirates

Honestly, I did not know what to expect from this experience. I booked it as a mystery day to surprise my mom and siste…

Team McReady San Francisco walking tour

Team McReady

A great day out with clues that were not too easy and not too difficult. Would recommend!

Muppets San Francisco walking tour

Muppets

Just the right amount of information when clues are solved. Stops are important. How about some images with the trivi…

Odyssey San Francisco walking tour

Odyssey

We had a brilliant day together, great fun as a group, and even the seasoned Londoners saw sights they'd never seen bef…

The Shaws San Francisco walking tour

The Shaws

Great day out for a family of 4 (22 and 17yr old) we all thoroughly enjoyed it, Greenwich is stunning thank you

Bros from other hoes San Francisco walking tour

Bros from other hoes

We booked Clause & Effect for our family when they were visiting from the South West and had the best time (and scran!)…

S'us San Francisco walking tour

S'us

Wonderful fun! Trail was well thought out and just difficult enough to give our brains a work out as well as our legs.

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CityDays’ San Francisco Self Guided Walking Tours

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Discover more of San Francisco with CityDays! 

Our San Francisco walking tours are designed to take you above and beyond your typical sightseeing route. Don’t worry, we haven’t left out any key landmarks or anything like that - instead, we craft trails that lead you to these places while also showing you a bunch of cool hidden stuff along the way.

And the best part? You actually need to interact with and learn about the city in order to get from one point to another! 

Look up, look down, look right, look left! Our San Francisco self guided walking tours use puzzles, riddles and clues that are based on your surroundings to guide you. San Francisco’s secrets are hidden in plain sight just waiting for you to find them.

From the moment you start until you finish the tour, you’re guaranteed to learn, have fun, make memories and get some fresh air and exercise. 

The Best Walking Tours in San Francisco

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No lines, no waiting around, no hassle.

That’s part of what makes CityDays’ San Francisco walking tours the best in the City by The Bay.

Since we don’t physically attend your tour with you, you don’t even have to listen to our stories or facts (but you can - and should -  read all about them in your own time!). 

Remember though - just because we’re not there, it doesn’t mean we aren’t paying attention. We check our leaderboards and reward winners for having a great time on our San Francisco walking tours and we’re only a text away if you need additional help.

We’ve created a model that allows you to take charge of your San Francisco walking tour. This ensures that you can walk at your own pace, take breaks whenever it’s convenient for you, and tour with whoever you want! Here’s how it works

Available Trails and San Francisco Walking Tours

Interested in finding out more about the kinds of self-guided walking tours in San Francisco we provide? Here’s where you get a tiny sneak peek into where you can find your next adventure…

Liquid Lives

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What do West Coast Pizza, Jack Kerouac and Chilean miners have in common?

Find out in this cultural dive in San Francisco walking tour! 

Trace the global influences that made San Francisco, from European entrepreneurs to Chilean miners, each step into this walking tour opens up new pockets of history and glimpses into the lives of early San Franciscans.

Explore Embarcadero's buried ships, Broadway and Columbus Avenue, and uncover secrets and landmarks like the Transamerica Pyramid and historic bars once frequented by literary icons. 

The Garden in The Sky

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Turn your walking tour in San Francisco into a quest to find a secret garden! 

Embark on a unique San Francisco walking tour that blends a puzzle-filled adventure with urban exploration. Before uncovering a hidden rooftop garden, you’ll delve into San Francisco’s dynamic history, featuring captivating artworks, charming cafes and bars.

You’ll also encounter an array of animal sculptures and discover lesser-known sights alongside famous landmarks. This interactive walking tour fosters teamwork while revealing a side of San Francisco previously unseen. 

Shattered Earth

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Journey through downtown San Francisco and Chinatown in a captivating walking tour that shows you the city’s recovery after a major early 20th-century earthquake.

You’ll immerse yourself in picturesque surroundings that pique your interest and stimulate your senses, uncovering stunning sculptures, historic architecture and some of San Francisco’s bars and cafes. Engage in tricky riddles that reveal the rich history of Chinese Americans by exploring one of the largest Chinese communities outside Asia, brimming with unique character and stories.

This interactive walking tour combines teamwork, clue-solving, and photo-snapping to highlight both renowned landmarks and hidden gems in San Francisco.

San Francisco Sightseeing Tours - The CityDays Way

Whether you’re a visitor to the city or a lifelong San Franciscan, there’s always something new to discover. 

We’re big believers in our walking tours working for everyone - residents, tourists, friends, families, couples, and corporate groups looking for fun team-building activities. That’s why we include something for everyone without sacrificing any of the good stuff.

We’re constantly on the lookout for fun, interesting and cool things to do in San Francisco so we can share them with you. If you want to share something with us, tell us about it!

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