Exploring the Mission District's refugee history in Balmy Alley

Private Immersive History Tours California Migration Museum

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Digital
180 minutes
English

In these curated tours, staff from the California Migration Museum will take you on an innovative audio walk through a slice of migration history in San Francisco. You'll use the Museum's FREE app, (available to download at www.calmigration.org), but also get an opportunity to dive deeper into the research and behind-the-scenes process that created the tours.

In Chinatown, Look Up takes us right into theaftermath of the 1906 earthquake. Can the community save Chinatown from being permanently erased?

In 'At Home in the Castro?', we hear from a gay pioneer who watched the neighborhood transform into a queer homeland.

And in the Mission, Coffee Country tells the story of how the neighborhood sheltered refugees from El Salvador’s civil war in the 1980s – but now finds itself under siege.

Each 40 minute tours (the 3 separate tours can be combined) uses music, archive and augmented reality and pop-up installations to create an immersive, multi-sensory walk through history.

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Private Immersive History Tours California Migration Museum

From¥220.71Per Person

What's included in Private Immersive History Tours California Migration Museum

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Itinerary

Chinatown

In Chinatown, Look Up takes us right into the immediate aftermath of the 1906 earthquake. Can the Chinese community save Chinatown from being permanently erased?

The Castro

In At Home in the Castro?, we hear from a gay pioneer who arrived in Eureka Valley in 1957 and watched the neighborhood transform into a queer homeland.

Mission District

In the Mission, Coffee Country tells the story of how the neighborhood sheltered refugees from El Salvador’s civil war in the 1980s – but now finds itself under siege.

Inclusions

  • App with Augmented Reality
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Meet

Pickup and Dropoff

You will make your own way to the meeting points

Meeting / End Points

  • This is the CASTRO tour. Download the California Migration Museum's Migrant Footsteps app (at www.calmigration.org) for a detailed map.

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Direct access

Operator

California Migration Museum