Private Walking Tour of The Castro and Mission District

San Francisco’s pioneering activists and counter-cultural forces have powered societal change for over five decades, shaping the modern city. Today San Francisco (“SF”) is a byword for direct action from the anti-war protests of 1967 and Harvey Milk’s mid-1970s gay civil rights campaign to the modern fight against gentrification in one of the most attractive and exciting cities in the United States. On your private guided tour of The Castro and Mission District, you will:

 - See Harvey Milk Plaza and the LGBTQ protest grounds
 - Enjoy sweeping downtown views from leafy Dolores Park
 - Stroll the hottest destination eateries, cafes and food joints in Valencia Street
 - See Dearborn Garden, the city’s rooftop urban community allotment
 - Admire the boldly-hued political murals and urban artworks in Clarion Alley
 - See the Old Spanish Mission, the Bay Area’s most historic building

The Private Tour of Castro and Mission will introduce you to the city’s hippest neighbourhoods, notable for their LGBTQ community and cool, artsy vibe. In The Castro, learn about the extraordinary accomplishments of SF residents in halting demolition, stopping four-lane freeways and affecting positive change in feminism, peace, and LGBTQ rights. The neighbourhoods' many spirited LGBTQ bars range from brew pubs and bustling dives to ritzy drag shows. You will hear how, today, America has elected more than 500 LGBTQ politicians into public office - from city council members, mayors and members of Congress to state legislators and governors - yet, 40 years ago, the tally was just a a handful of gay men and lesbians, of which Harvey Milk was one. On the Private Tour of Castro and Mission, explore Milk’s Ground Zero and immerse yourself in the legacy of California’s first openly gay elected official - and the role Castro played

In the Mission District , you will venture down Clarion Alley’s brightly-hued urban graffiti and satirical political street art and stroll in the footsteps of feminists, Latinos, artists and activists who continue to fight for the soul of San Francisco. Pop into the Mission Dolores to see the oldest building in San Francisco, along with shrubbery and a garden reflective of the mission in the early 1790’s. With a buzzing cultural mix and sizzling street food, Mission is famous for its galleries, neon-lit clubs and basement bars and is blessed with the leafy greenery of picturesque Dolores Park