Planning
Free Vs Paid Sights
Which San Francisco sights cost nothing, which charge, and which are free only at set times.
Free Walks In San Francisco, Compared
All 13 walks listed here are free, pay what you want, reserved on GuruWalk or, for the walks listed there, on freetour.com. These pages set out what is free, what asks for a ticket, and how each walk runs.
Costs, Transport And Practicalities
Costs
Free Museums
Free hours, free days and free rooms: what each San Francisco museum actually costs and when.
Costs
Free Museum Days
Every confirmed monthly free day at San Francisco museums and gardens, with resident-only traps flagged.
Planning
Bridge Walk Guide
The free Golden Gate Bridge walk: east sidewalk rules, gate hours and what to pair with it.
Costs
Golden Gate Park Free
The park is free every day; the gardens and museums inside are the paid trap.
Costs
Presidio Free Guide
Tunnel Tops, Crissy Field and Fort Point cost nothing; one museum inside charges.
Costs
Lands End And Sutro Baths
The free coastal trail, the ruins, and the one closed landmark to know about.
Costs
Telegraph Hill And Coit Tower
The hill, the steps, the park and the murals are free; only the tower elevator is paid.
Costs
Chinatown For Free
Dragon Gate, Waverly Place and temple facades, all free, plus the pay-what-you-want walks that meet here.
Costs
Mission Murals
Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley and the Maestrapeace mural are free street art in public alleys.
Planning
Wharf And Pier 39
Free sea lions, a free arcade museum entry and a paid Alcatraz trap, sorted.
Costs
Free Viewpoints
Twin Peaks, Bernal Heights and Corona Heights are free, with free parking at Twin Peaks. Here is what costs money around them.
Costs
Haight And Castro Free
Free things to do in Haight-Ashbury and the Castro, plus the pay-what-you-want walks that meet here.
Costs
Ferry Building Free Guide
The free waterfront: marketplace, farmers market, promenade and Wave Organ, plus what is paid.
Costs
With Kids, Free
Free family San Francisco: sea lions, slides, a free museum and pay-what-you-want walks.
Planning
SF On A Budget
What is free in San Francisco, what costs money, and how to spend a day paying almost nothing.
Free Walking Tours In San Francisco
All 13 walks here are free, pay what you want, listed on GuruWalk and freetour.com. Pick a neighborhood, note the meeting point, and reserve on the walk's own page.
Original English Free Tour
Pay what you want English
2 hours · Free SF Tour
See this free tour →Run by an independent local guide on freetour.com
Free One-Day Overview Walk
Pay what you want English
2 hours 15 minutes · Britt
See this free tour →Run by an independent local guide on GuruWalk
Hidden Stairways Walk
Pay what you want English
2 hours · Greg
See this free tour →Run by an independent local guide on GuruWalk