History tour · San Francisco

Castro Neighborhood Tour, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Self-guided
About 3 h
Works in your browser
By Green Tortoise Hostel San Francisco

US$2One-off · no account · no subscription

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Length: About 3 h
Stops: 9
Route: 2.6 km
Starts at: Castro St.Station
Audio: Spoken narration
Price: US$2, one-off

About this tour

“Castro Neighborhood Tour” is a self-guided walking tour in San Francisco, United States, made by Green Tortoise Hostel San Francisco. It takes about 3 hours, costs a one-off US$2 to unlock and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.

A tour of the Castro Neighborhood; San Francsicos historic LGBTQ Neighborhood.

The Castro is world famous LGBTQ neighborhood that helped give rise to the LGBTQ rights movement in the US.

Where it starts

The tour starts at Castro St.Station in San Francisco and covers about 2.6 km on foot. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.

Open the start point in Google Maps

What you’ll see

Twin Peaks Tavern
The Castro Theatre
The Castro Camera and the Harvey Milk Residence
Bi-Rite Creamery
Mission Dolores Park
Lookout
Cafe Mystique

And 1 more stop along the way.

What you get

A live map that leads you from stop to stop
Stories and photos at every stop, written by Green Tortoise Hostel San Francisco
Spoken narration to listen to as you walk
Freedom to pause, skip ahead or finish another day
Nothing to install: it runs in your phone’s browser