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Discover iconic filming locations, local attractions, and unforgettable sights on a San Francisco Movie Tour. See tourist favorites like the Golden Gate Bridge, the sights of North Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf and more, from a unique perspective.
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The San Francisco movie sites tour includes films and TV...
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San Francisco Movie Tours was founded in 2007 to fill the...
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See filming locations from more than 50 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.
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Jan 9, 2016 · Visit Movie Locations throughout San Francisco on the Movie Sights City Tour and the brand new Movie Sights Golden Gate Bridge Tour. With over 1000 5-star reviews, visitors worldwide understand this is the best way to see San Francisco. Actors and comedians-turned-guides provide insider's knowledge of the movie business and San Francisco.
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- Movie Filming Locations
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- Fisherman’s Wharf
- Lombard Street
- The “Painted Ladies”
- The Beat Generation
- Nob Hill
- Haight-Ashbury
- The Castro
Action, family, comedy and classic films have made parts of San Francisco familiar to moviegoers around the world for decades. Tour providers have compiled countless clips from movies filmed in the city, and your guide will show 70 or more of them as you view the actual places throughout the tour. Noteworthy spots include the building where Christi...
The small screen has done its part, adding to San Francisco’s appeals. Glimpse areas featured in “Monk,” “The Bachelor,” “Full House” and “Fuller House.” See how the chapters of Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” books-turned-series look set against real San Francisco venues. Relive memories of 1994’s “Real World” as you pass by the cast’s haun...
Some of the Bay Area’s best known attractions are its parks. A must on any San Francisco sightseeing tour is the Golden Gate Bridge, with pristine views from the Presidio. Established in 1776, the Presidio was once Spain’s northernmost military post. Today, the Presidio offers days' worth of entertainment with its trails, museums, game fields, beac...
The starting point of many San Francisco sightseeing tours, Fisherman’s Wharf is home to some of the city’s most celebrated destinations. Taste locally made chocolate at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience, visit a museum and dine on fresh seafood, before checking out the sea lions of Pier 39.
Just two blocks south of Fisherman’s Wharf is Lombard Street, notoriously called the “crookedest street in the world.” This picturesque thoroughfare meanders down a hill planted with hydrangeas that are in bloom year-round. Its distinctive scenery has made appearances in many movies, including an animated depiction in Pixar’s 2015 film “Inside Out....
Alamo Square, though tiny, is immediately recognizable for its “Painted Ladies.” This row of colorful homes dating from the 1890s star in the opening credits of “Full House” and countless Instagram posts. One of the Painted Ladies was owned by “The Color Purple” author Alice Walker. Alamo Square’s hilltop perch affords peerless views of the city sk...
Fans of the Beat authors flock to North Beach. During the 1950s, Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsburg, Gary Snyder and other counter-culture writers frequented the area. Check out Caffe Trieste, the City Lights Bookstore and the Beat Museum for a dose of beatnik culture.
Affluent Nob Hill has drawn the rich and famous to its premium real estate since the time of the railroad barons. In the 1870s, the four founders of the transcontinental railroad displayed their earnings by building ostentatious, looming mansions. Some survive today and are a marvel. The neighborhood has made cameos in Hitchcock movies.
Haight-Ashbury is a quarter made famous by the cross streets of the same name that burst into fame in the 1960s. “Flower power” bloomed here, and the area still celebrates peace and love today. Roam its colorfully painted streets in search of former residences of members of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.
Known as one of the first places in the United States where LGBTQ+ individuals felt safe and accepted, the Castro neighborhood remains a safe haven with tons of entertainment options. Here you will find prime shopping and dining, as well as the historic Castro Theater. Stop for a solemn moment at one of the area’s several monuments to the struggles...
- Castro Theatre. Movie theaters. Independent. The Castro. price 2 of 4. One of the country’s last, great independent theaters, the Castro Theater has been entertaining San Franciscans since 1922.
- Grand Lake Theatre. Movie theaters. Oakland. price 1 of 4. Named one of the top ten vintage theaters in the country, this 1920s-era gem is as beautiful as it is eccentric.
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission. Movie theaters. Mission. For 20 years, Alamo Drafthouse has been disrupting multiplex-moviegoing with their intimate theaters and direct-to-seat food and beverage service.
- Balboa Theatre. Movie theaters. Outer Richmond. price 1 of 4. This great local cinema is the crowning jewel of foggy Outer Richmond’s small shopping district on Balboa Street.
May 30, 2024 · From “Dirty Harry” to “Always Be My Maybe,” these lesser-known San Francisco film locations are for the real fans of city by the bay.
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Nov 26, 2022 · We picked the 12 best movie theaters in the Bay Area, from the Roxie to the Grand Lake Theater.
