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Blue Painted Lady House Tour - Interior Guided Tour by Owner

Recommended by 100% of travelers
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San Francisco, USA
High interest
Booked 2 times today.
  • 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

5.0
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· Thomas_R ·
Dec 2025
Fascinating San Francisco history, a beautiful house, very insightful, very worth the cost. Highly recommended!
· Susan_M ·
Dec 2025
Wonderful your into the past. The owner is very proud of his home and rightly so. So much love has been put into the preservation of the home and along with seeing the home, you learn much of the history of that area of SF and of his family. A beautiful time capsule.

Overview

Check out the Painted Ladies on this private tour in San Francisco. These popular homes aren’t open all the time, so grab your chance to view them on this tour. Your guide will tell you all about the history of the interiors and the families who lived inside the homes. Tour for around an hour, and then you are free to continue exploring San Francisco.
  • Meet your guide at Postcard Row to begin
  • Get the chance to view these private homes
  • Check out the 173 years of history
  • Tour the homes for an hour, and the rest of the day is free

What's Included

  • Most of the top 3 floors of the blue painted lady are shown.
  • There is a small part of the home that is private to the family only.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • 712 Steiner St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.4:00 pm

Itinerary

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Painted Ladies

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour is not a good fit for small children under 12.
  • We accept single reservations- . However, there must be at least 2 guests per tour.
  • No photos or videos inside the home. Host will send you pics of the house and your group as an extra
  • Guests must commit to the full 90 minutes tour- (host cannot leave the tour to see you out)
  • Please No latecomers. After 5 minutes the tour moves from the steps inside...Tour is then closed.
  • Visitors must be able to do about 45 stairs in the one hour. Additionally, there are not always places to sit. Choose accordingly by your ability. This is a private home.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0
based on 47 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

The Blue Painted Lady House Tour is a Must-Do

Kent_H, Mar 2026
This tour is educational and entertaining. It is much more than just a chance to see inside a historic and iconic home, it’s a bit of a history lesson of the area, the city, and of course the house. It’s entertaining because the host and homeowner, George, is a delight. He is engaging and welcoming, and has some amazing family stories. He was very friendly and gracious in sharing his home. I highly recommend booking this tour.

What a gem!

Hilary_M, Feb 2026
This is a must see if you love architecture, history and storytelling! George has such a gift to keep his listeners engaged!

Amazing tour with an even better tour guide

Vishnu_T, Jan 2026
George is awesome! The house is full of history and really well preserved. It’s beautiful, and many of the rooms are still original to the house construction. More than that, really, the tour blew us away. George is so passionate and has so many stories, and runs a really well organized tour. We learned so much about the history of the houses and the neighborhood, and have been recommending this to everyone.

Blue painted lady

jack_l, Jan 2026
This tour is unparalleled and WE’VE BEEN to a LOT of tours everywhere. George is penultimate tour host and guide. It’s just not your ordinary tour!! His stories spice everything up

Fascinating history

Thomas_R, Dec 2025
Fascinating San Francisco history, a beautiful house, very insightful, very worth the cost. Highly recommended!

A Beautiful Time Capsule

Susan_M, Dec 2025
Wonderful your into the past. The owner is very proud of his home and rightly so. So much love has been put into the preservation of the home and along with seeing the home, you learn much of the history of that area of SF and of his family. A beautiful time capsule.

Blue Painted Lady

Lisa_S, Dec 2025
Visited the Blue Painted Lady in Sanfrancisco Our host George has such a wonderful home and hearing all the stories about the history was amazing I’m going back again to see it We had a wonderful time

Magical and Memorable

Amanda_F, Oct 2025
Such a wonderful tour, the house and George and Elsa are very special. George’s stories are incredible and the house is beautiful. A wonderful memory

Great tour!!

Dawn_E, Aug 2025
George was a great tour guide of his beautiful house. Lots of stories about the history of the house and also about the heirlooms he has from family members.

Visit one of the SFO painted ladies

Thomas_D, Aug 2025
Great tour of one of the SFO painted ladies. Owner gives an in-depth history of his home and the families that have lived there.

Exceptional Experience!

Lisa_W, Aug 2025
A wonderful tour with an amazing tour guide. I would highly recommend to those interested in both San Francisco history and architecture.

Absolutely loved it! The...

Daryl_D, Aug 2025
Absolutely loved it! The host is very welcoming and recounts many interesting stories about what it's like to live on Postcard Row. He is very patient and one never feels rushed during the tour. Before entering the house, I thought that the 90 minutes or so allotted for the tour seemed a bit long but no, we were there for closer to two hours and loved it. Please note that the host does not allow visitors to leave early but you won't want to do so, in any case. The host's golden retriever is adorable and friendly to everyone. If you don't like dogs, just let the host know and I'm sure he will accommodate. I think that this is one of the best things to do anywhere in San Francisco, whether you are a resident or a visitor.

Exceptional stories, beautiful house and history

Christiane_W, Aug 2025
Not only will you learn about the house and San Francisco's history, but you'll enjoy some of the owner's family stories incl. bits of the history of the countries they were coming from & US history as well. The house is beautifully restored and maintained. For all the wallpaper fans this is a must-see :-)

George not only shows you...

Anonymous, Aug 2025
George not only shows you nearly every room in the house (that are filled with antique pieces left to him from family members), he brings alive the story of the last several decades of the house. His stories of all the people the house has brought to meet George’s mother (who owned the house and bequeathed it to him when she passed) and George are full of details of special moments that could only happen because of the Blue Painted Lady.

Painted Lady Tour

Steven_L, Jul 2025
George is a knowledgeable and entertaining tour host. He shares a lot of SF history and history on the Painted Ladies. The house is maintained beautifully. The Painted Lady Tour was our favorite part of our SF trip. I highly recommend it.

George is an awesome host...

Beth_W, Apr 2025
George is an awesome host and storyteller, sharing his home, his family’s history, and their treasures. And…..you get to meet his beautiful dogs!

It was amazing. The...

Kelli_H, Mar 2025
It was amazing. The house is gorgeous., George the owner was fantastic, funny, loved his stories, and the history of the house and family was just amazing.

Painted Lady Perfect

Matt_M, Mar 2025
It is very worthwhile The host has lots of stories You will learn a lot of history about the house and the hosts family

A friend and I enjoyed...

Leilani_T, Feb 2025
A friend and I enjoyed this tour of this very special home, we had a fantastic tour guide, who is the owner of the home. As a long time bay are residents, we learned so much history of SF, along with the history of this special home. George the owner, makes the tour an even more special experience. I recommend this tour highly, place it on your must to do list.

A great tour with the...

Wendy_W, Jan 2025
A great tour with the owner George. Beautiful home and fabulous history/stories. A must do whilst you’re in San Francisco.

Unique Experience!

Rhiannon_L, Jan 2025
The homeowner guiding the tour is such a sweet and passionate man! He's very attached to his family home and uses the tour money to keep up the original look of the interior. Its such a unique and personal experience!

A must see when in SF!

MIKE_M, Dec 2024
This home is an amazing part of San Francisco’s history! A must see! Great thanks to George for opening his home to all.

An absolute must if visiting SF

Danielle_D, Nov 2024
Finally was able to check this off my bucket list. So thankful for this charming tour! I had been wanting to do this for years.

We really enjoyed the...

Cristina_F, Oct 2024
We really enjoyed the tour especially George. I'm a travel agent and I will include Painted Ladies on our tour itenerary.

Excellent

DanielleArzaga, Oct 2024
George was an excellent tour guide of his house. He has so much knowledge of the history of the house and his family. He welcomed us in like we were family. I highly recommend this tour. 💯

Fun, Interesting, and a great time.

Anna_O, Oct 2024
We had a great time and George and his dogs were lovely. Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes history or dogs.

George

Allan_P, Aug 2024
Great, very personal story of owner, very entertaining. Thank you. Highly recommended and would do it again.

Wonderful Painted Lady tour

pwiestling, Aug 2024
An amazing tour, very interesting! I absolutely loved seeing the interior of this historic home, & our guide was wonderful.

Blue painted Lady, it’s a must see

Rita_S, Aug 2024
The tour was fantastic and so interesting. George, our tour guide was so great. We so enjoyed his stories of his family history in this home.

A must-see, one of a kind experience!

Shannon_W, Aug 2024
This was an absolutely wonderful experience! George is both the owner and tour guide with so much knowledge, history and compelling stories to share. His rendition of Julie Andrews in the hills are alive with the sound of music brought me much joy!

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