San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour
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San Francisco, USA
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
With its iconic hills, architecture, bridge and bay, it’s no wonder so many movies have been filmed in San Francisco. See filming locations from numerous productions on this movie sites tour from Fisherman’s Wharf. Watch clips on the tour bus as you pass by the real locations with an informative actor-turned-guide who shares stories about the city and cinema history.
- Visit filming locations from dozens of movies and TV shows
- See top landmarks, like the Transamerica Pyramid and Lombard Street
- This small-group tour ensures a personalized way to travel
- Discover a side of San Francisco most other visitors miss
What's Included
- Pickup and drop-off from a designated meeting point
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Movie clips shown on board during the tour
- Live Guide in English
- Air-conditioned tour vehicle
- Multiple filming location stops and Behind-the-scenes stories and film industry insights
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- San Francisco Cruises (Red and White Fleet)Pier 43 1/2, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
Tours depart directly in front of the Red and White fleet terminal on Pier 43 1/2 at Fisherman's Wharf. If driving, please use this address: 160 Jefferson Street (Boudin Bakery 50 yards from meeting point) The van (plate 52528T3) will pull up 5 minutes prior to departure time.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Union Square (Pass By)
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (Pass By)
1
Golden Gate Bridge
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lombard Street (Pass By)
North Beach (Pass By)
Nob Hill (Pass By)
Transamerica Pyramid (Pass By)
2
San Francisco Movie Tours
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Alamo Square
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat (if there are seats available once the tour starts, then the infant may certainly occupy an empty seat)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 1,285 reviews
Marsha_Z, Jun 2026
The tour was very thorough and a great way to start our vacation to see the spots around the city and gather information. Wylie was awesome and provided a lot of details. Would highly recommend the tour.
HELEN_V, Jun 2026
If you are a real movie buff you will love this trip. I don’t watch many movies so diidnt know much but it didn’t matter because they play the movie clip at the same time as passing the location by.
francia_M, Jun 2026
he gave us time to look around and take pictures as well as bathroom breaks, what to eat for lunch. Loved the hotdog wrapped in bacon
Risa_C, Jun 2026
Not only informative about filming locations but great tour of the city. Bryan is extremely knowledgeable about it all!
Donald_S, Jun 2026
My family (wife, 20yo, and 16yo) had a blast on this intimate tour of San Francisco. There was a video playing inside the van showing movie clips of the actual places where the filming took place as you drive by. Bryan (our guide and “heroic” driver, aka safe and secure) narrated the whole time, answered questions, and shared extra interesting info about the places visited, not just the movie clips. So we learned a lot about the city than just movie locations. He also stopped a few times at larger points of interest for photos and to stretch our legs on this 3-hr tour. Highly recommended!
Nerina_S, Jun 2026
Excellent tour! Only wish I took it earlier in my trip. Wylie was terrific and showed us so many facts and great clip spots in San Francisco movies!! Now I’m going to go back and watch all these movies again.
Rebecca_E, Jun 2026
Great narration and fun to see all the movie spots! The Presidio is just beautiful! It was awesome to see the bridge from that vantage point.
cheryl_p, May 2026
Amazing tour. Brian combined the best of local information with cinematic history. Fun and informative introduction to the best parts of the city. Highly recommend.
jenny_s, May 2026
Brian was an excellent guide with an impressive knowledge of movies and San Francisco. The tour was informative, engaging, and full of interesting stories and filming locations. I learned a lot while having a great time. Highly recommended!
Mark_M, May 2026
It was so much fun. We loved the tour guides knowledge of the area and of all the movies that were made in San Francisco. We loved the video clips from all the shows. Thanks so much for the fun tour.
Sarah_H, May 2026
Bryan was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable. He was helpful with capturing some great photos so I can enjoy the memories for years to come. I was surprised that Bryan also took requests to stop at some of our favorite spots so we could get more of what we love and less of what we weren’t interested in. 5 stars, would definitely recommend!
Sally_B, May 2026
Excellent tour
Wylie extremely funny, friendly and full of interesting facts and stories,
Showing the films on the TV as we passed the locations was genius
Thoroughly entertaining
Paul_N, May 2026
Wylie was a great guide. The van had a TV screen with continuous movie clips and then we saw all the sets. A great way to spend 3 hours.
Joanne_C, May 2026
Fantastic tour! Absolutely loved it. Wylie, our guide, was great, really entertaining and had lots of knowledge and fun facts about the city and the films and TV shows that were filmed there, we even had a bonus location at the end for one party who were fans of a certain show. Three hours felt like 20min! Would definitely recommend for anyone considering this. Really enjoyed it.
Donna_D, May 2026
Bryan was a wonderful tour guide and was so knowledge about the city snd they movies filmed here. I highly recommend this tour.
Kelsey_W, Mar 2026
We had such a great experience on this San Francisco movie tour this past weekend! Even as locals, Richard and I got to see the city in a completely different light.
The tour was engaging, fun, and full of surprises—we learned so much about San Francisco’s rich film history and saw familiar places with a whole new perspective. It really made us appreciate the city in a deeper way.
I’d highly recommend this tour to both visitors and locals. It’s a unique and memorable way to explore San Francisco and discover just how many iconic movies have been filmed here!
Joann_S, Mar 2026
So many movie locations on this tour!! Bryan was very personable and knowledgeable! We were impressed by how well he could navigate traffic, narrate, and keep track of all the movie clips! A must-do tour for movie buffs!
michael_b, Mar 2026
I've been on numerous TV & Movie site tours around the country. This was the best one of them all. Our guide was knowledgeable & informative. The tour was mapped out brilliantly. We saw about 70 sites in approximately 3 hours. It's a great tour
KIRANCHANDRA_S, Mar 2026
Worth taking this tour. Very engaging and feels like you were there during the filming.
Wylie is highly knowledgeable and his zeal in engaging all of us, was tremendous, explaining the details, engaging all of us with the relevant movies scenes.
Judith_D, Mar 2026
A diamond presentation and well choreographed. We wondered where the time went. Comfort stops in a panoramic view of the city.
Michelle_C, Mar 2026
Great trip , well worth doing . Very organised with a lot of good information . Tour guide was great made the trip even more enjoyable.
Christine_F, Mar 2026
Great trip, lots of sites, Friendly guide, very informative
Just enough stops along the way, comfortable mini bus
maryanne_h, Mar 2026
Best tour
The guide was informative and knowledgeable. He provided detailed descriptions of movie sites.
BENOIT_G, Mar 2026
The host owner was absolutely amazing!!! He showed everything about all the movies made in this city and made us live that clip.
Kaytlyn_A, Feb 2026
Brian is such a nice guy! Very knowledgeable and personable. This was my birthday present to myself and of all the things I could have done, I’m happy I chose this tour. It was full of nostalgic moments and was a very special trip around town for me. Thanks again Brian!
MissBeverleyJ_C, Feb 2026
A really good way to see a lot of the different parts of the city with the added interest of seeing numerous movie locations.
Davina_B, Feb 2026
A really fun, informative tour. Wylie was a great guide - really friendly & approachable, assisting with taking photos and answering any questions. Highly recommend as a way to see all the movie sights & just a general look around San Francisco! Glad I booked 😊
Dara_H, Jan 2026
Bryan was a great tour guide. Super knowledgeable and brought us to all the spots you want to see in SF. Would highly recommend!
tony, Jan 2026
This trip was Very enjoyable Brian was very Knowledgeable and very pleasant. I would recommend this trip
ArthurJ_D, Jan 2026
Must do! Absolutely fantastic! 10 stars. I had the best time. Great tour. Highly recommend. Well worth it.
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