Top San Francisco Unique Experiences

Go beyond the movies and gain a deeper understanding of the man behind some of the world’s most beloved animated characters at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Located in San Francisco’s historic Presidio, the museum brings Walt Disney’s life and creative legacy into focus through early cartoons, films, personal stories, and recordings in his own voice. Before you leave, take in sweeping views of San Francisco Bay from the museum’s glass-walled galleries.

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from $339

The Walt Disney Family Museum Admission Ticket in San Francisco

2 to 3 hoursFree Cancellation

Hop on a '70s-era VW bus and get to know the hippie past and hipster vibe that make up San Francisco today. Starting and ending at Fisherman's Wharf, this sightseeing tour takes you around the city, including Chinatown, North Beach, the Castro, the Mission, downtown and more. See the homes of The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while listening to '60s classics. So settle into a neon-blue seat and dig your shoes into groovy shag carpet. Each bus accommodates up to just six people.

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from $25

San Francisco Love Tour

Uncover San Francisco’s haunted history on this thrilling ghost-hunting tour, complete with your own EMF detector. Explore eerie alleys, historic neighborhoods, and infamous sites like Gold Rush cemeteries and Chinatown’s old red-light district, while hearing chilling tales of paranormal activity, murders, and mysterious deaths. Perfect for thrill-seekers, this tour blends ghost stories with true crime and the city’s darker past.

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from $99

Ghost Hunt in SF Chinatown with a Professional Investigator

Ghost Hunt in SF Chinatown with a Professional Investigator

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Make the most of your time in San Francisco with a comprehensive, half-day tour that checks off plenty of the city's top sights—perfect for travelers with limited time or a packed itinerary. Stop for photos at the Golden Gate Bridge, enjoy panoramic views from Twin Peaks, and visit highlights including the Palace of Fine Arts. Along the way, drive through culturally rich areas including Haight-Ashbury, the Castro, Chinatown, and North Beach (San Francisco’s Little Italy).

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from $55

San Francisco Half-Day Highlights Tour

4 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $69

San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour

Chinatown Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

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from $67

Take a journey around San Francisco's top sights in a retro way with this small-group tour by vintage Volkswagen bus, decorated with long eyelashes so you can't miss your tour vehicle. You'll pass by neighborhoods like Chinatown, Union Square, Pacific Heights, North Beach, Haight-Ashbury, the Marina, and Hayes Valley, plus see the Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Civic Center, and more.

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from $86

Painted Ladies San Francisco City Tour

Explore San Francisco with your camera on a half-day photography tour led by a photographer-guide. This tour provides time for photography at scenic locations like the Golden Gate Bridge, Baker Beach, Palace of Fine Arts, and the Painted Ladies. Your guide understands a photographer’s needs, and focuses on places that offer a visually interesting perspective on the San Francisco Bay Area’s landmarks, varied landscape, and sunset.

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from $82

Private San Francisco Sunset Photography Experience

Private San Francisco Sunset Photography Experience

Private Vacation Photography Session with Local Photographer in San Francisco

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from $350

1 hourFree Cancellation

from $325

Zombie Scavengers in San Mateo challenges your team to survive a zombie apocalypse! The game instructs you to find a variety of items to survive the apocalypse anywhere in the city you'd like via an app. Get points for finding survival items (in any order you want) and participating in exciting zombie themed tasks. Plan your survival adventure carefully in order to get the most points to survive! A remote host will be following along (virtually) and help if you need it via chat. Come survive with us in San Mateo today!

San Mateo City Scavenger Hunt Excursion by Zombie Scavengers

San Mateo City Scavenger Hunt Excursion by Zombie Scavengers

1 hourFree Cancellation

from $20

If you’re going to do a sightseeing tour of San Francisco by bus, make it a memorable one. Book a 1970s-era Volkswagen bus for your private party of six and wind through the city’s top attractions with a personalized guide on a 4-hour tour. Travel into streets that larger vehicles cannot pass through as you explore Chinatown, North Beach, the Castro, the Mission, downtown and more. See the homes of The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while listening to ‘60s classics. Hotel transport included.

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San Francisco Private Love Tour

4 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $995

While standard tours reveal San Francisco’s sights, they can’t deliver the same meaningful experience that a local friend can. Step forward this private walking tour: hosted by a local passionate about their city. Tell them your travel wish-list before meeting for a walk tuned to your interests and enriched by their knowledge. Gain cultural insight, get transport, neighborhood, and restaurant tips; and find less-obvious sights—just as with a friend.

San Francisco Private Walking Tour with a Local

San Francisco Private Walking Tour with a Local

2 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

from $55

Yoga Classes

1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutesFree Cancellation

from $34

San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Scavenger Hunt Adventure

If your pocketbook is feeling tight, consider exploring with this smartphone-guided scavenger hunt. The activity combines an "Amazing Race" challenge with a city walking tour: You solve clues and navigate the city streets while visiting top attractions such as Ghirardelli Square and Fisheman's Wharf. Pricing is per individual, but teams must book together to participate in the same adventure.

San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Scavenger Hunt Adventure

8 to 10 hoursFree Cancellation

from $49

from $895

Walk around San Francisco while completing the Crazy Dash scavenger hunt! Use an app to find a list of objects around the city in any order you choose and participate in fun challenges for points. Collect points and take a look at your score compared to others around the country! All scavenger hunts have a remote host via chat to help along the way. Crazy Dash is our most relaxed scavenger hunt. Come spend your afternoon with us in San Francisco!

Unique Scavenger Hunt Experience in San Francisco by Crazy Dash

Unique Scavenger Hunt Experience in San Francisco by Crazy Dash

Sharpen your wilderness survival skills during a 5-hour class that takes place in the redwood forests of Marin County. Your knowledgeable instructor-guide shares core wilderness techniques including creating a shelter, starting a fire by friction, finding and preparing food, and identifying edible plants. Build the confidence and skills needed in a wilderness setting without the tools and comforts of the modern world. You’ll also learn techniques used by the native peoples of California on this fascinating day out in the woods.

from $10

Learn to Survive! Wilderness Survival Instruction

Introduction to Wilderness Survival Clinic in Marin County

5 hoursFree Cancellation

San Francisco Fire Engine Tour

from $145

Likely to Sell Out

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Avoid the stress of driving and planning winery visits from San Francisco with a small-group wine country tour designed for ease and enjoyment. Instead of navigating routes or coordinating tastings yourself, you’re transported comfortably across the Golden Gate Bridge into scenic vineyards for a relaxed day of sampling and discovery. Enjoy curated tastings and rolling landscapes without logistics getting in the way.

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from $69

Sonoma and Napa Wine Tour 3 Tastings Included Small-Group Tour

9 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $1,399

Price varies by group size

Private San Francisco Sunrise Photography Experience

Experience San Francisco like a true local on a sunrise photography tour. Have the city and it’s iconic sights to yourself before the crowds descend and take photos of the city’s many sights and scenes bathed in early morning light. Tour San Francisco’s famous beaches and landmarks, and see hidden secrets with your photographer guide. This tour is ideal for photographers at all levels from those just starting out to seasoned pros.

Private San Francisco Sunrise Photography Experience

Get a taste of Northern California's famous wine country and its gastronomy on this full-day tour of Napa and Sonoma County. Stop en route for photo ops of the Golden Gate Bridge. Then, enjoy wine tastings in two Napa and Sonoma wineries while learning about the area’s history and viticulture. Choose your own lunch option to suit your budget, or add on another wine tasting in Sonoma Square.

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from $350

Small Group: Ultimate Napa & Sonoma Wine Tour from San Francisco

Small Group: Ultimate Napa & Sonoma Wine Tour from San Francisco

9 hoursFree Cancellation

California Academy of Sciences General Admission Ticket

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from $179

3 to 5 hoursFree Cancellation

4.2

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from $49

San Francisco Fire Engine Holiday Lights Tour

Enjoy a uniquely festive way to explore San Francisco’s holiday lights displays—and have the special chance to travel aboard a vintage, open-air Mack fire engine—on this small-group, evening tour. Listen to your guide's commentary and holiday music as you travel to Fisherman's Wharf, the Embarcadero, and Union Square to see holiday light displays. Plus, have the option to wear provided firefighter gear to stay cozy and pose for photos.

San Francisco Fire Engine Holiday Lights Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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from $55

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San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour

Colleen_M, Aug 2026

See the City via the SF Movie Tour

Tired of walking around SF and feeling like there is still so much to see on your short visit? Take the SF Movie Tour! This is a great way to see so many areas of the City without driving yourself :-) You learn so much about movies filmed in San Francisco and interesting "behind the scenes" trivia about the locations and the filming - everything from an early Charlie Chaplan film to recent films, and why the same green Volkswagon shows up often in the chase scene in "Bullit". Our guide and driver, Bryan Rice, was knowledgable, fun, and navigated city streets and traffic with ease all while sharing info and film clips aout each movie location we visitied. The tour is 3 hours with 2 stops. It is a bit pricey, and so worth it. Bryan sent us a text message in advance about exactly where to meet him, which van to go to, and what time to be there. I highly recommend this tour when you are in San Francisco!

San Francisco Fire Engine Tour

Kristoffer_R, Jul 2026

Excellent Fire Engine Tour

This was a truly fantastic 1 of a kind experience! Myself and my dad were met by 2 fantastic people (1 male driver and 1 female guide) from the start they were approachable, knowledgeable and passionate about their role. The tour was exceptional, the driver and guide as stated were very knowledgeable and filled the tour with facts and history. They were on hand to advise, take your picture and talk to us regarding the fire engine. If we were to come back we will be booking this!

Chinatown Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

Bob_H, Jul 2026

Best day in San Fran

This tour was one the three of is were looking so forward to on our Annual Sisters’ Trip. Our guide, Brian, made this a great day! From the meet up right on time, to the getting to quickly know all our group’s names, Brian was informative, witty and fun. The food was really wonderful, and plentiful, leaving us all stuffed and happy. Brian is a font of information and knows some great stories, the ones of SF’s tough living, Wild West gold mining days of bars, tongs and brothels, to its development into the bustling tourist city of today. One of the best foodie/history tours we have taken.

Small Group: Ultimate Napa & Sonoma Wine Tour from San Francisco

Michael_K, May 2026

Great Day in Napa

Was such a fun group of people to experience this with. Jeffery was our guide. He was funny, informative, personable and made this trip worth it. I’ve done similar tours and would say Dylan’s tour was the best so far. Jeffery was a huge part of that. Loooing forward to next time

Painted Ladies Private San Francisco Tour

Julie_P, May 2026

Perfect Tour

Josh was an excellent tour guide! We learned so much about San Francisco and the sights! He took us to a long list of places and a gave us great overview of the area. It was so fun to tour in a VW bus. If you're short on time in San Francisco this is great tour to see the top sights. If you're spending several days, this is a great start to planning the rest of your time. Highly recommend!

The Walt Disney Family Museum Admission Ticket in San Francisco

Autumn_H, Jan 2026

So cool!

Got my tickets from Viator immediately, and was easy to scan in! We got the 4:20pm time slot because it was the only one we could make work. 1 hour was not enough time! Plan for 2 hours minimum, 3 if y I u really like to read and listen to things! This museum had so much more than I thought it would.

Ghost Hunt in SF Chinatown with a Professional Investigator

addyson_t, Nov 2025

A highlight of our SF visit, awesome spooky tour that honored the historical context..

Jamie was awesome and knowledgeable, had a really greatest balance between what could be considered paranormal vs explainable. We had a really spooky occurrence that was not related to any of the stop points, and he let us honor that experience with time and intention to investigate. Honored the historical context.