Gold Greed and Gunslingers Forging San Francisco By Junket
Come on our History Walking Tour of San Francisco! Travel back in time to the San Francisco of the late 1840s and early 1850s with this Gold Rush History Tour. You'll visit sites important to the early history of San Francisco, and by extension, all of California. From Portsmouth Square, to Sydney Town, to Pier 7, explore the locations, people, and legends that make up some of the darker side of San Francisco's early history, replete with tales of greed, discrimination, feuds, and lawless violence.
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Gold Greed and Gunslingers Forging San Francisco By Junket
What's included in Gold Greed and Gunslingers Forging San Francisco By Junket
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Portsmouth SquarePass-by Only
This was the center of the original city of San Francisco, before California was even part of the US. Legend has it that the California gold rush officially began here.
Discover the true story of the struggles Chinese people faced during the gold rush, which even included a fee for the privilege of mining at all.
Learn more about the Six Companies that governed Chinatown, and the Tong Wars, here.
Inclusions
- Professional and knowledgeable local guide
- Thoroughly researched and accurate history
- Food and drink
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your tour guide in front of the Hilton Financial District, at the intersection of Merchant and Kearny Streets. Your guide will be wearing a black US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior start of the tour.
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Ticket Redemption
Please check in with your tour guide at the meeting location 10-15 minutes before the tour's start time.
