Waterfront Walking Tour: The Historic Northern Waterfront
San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park Tours
How did San Francisco develop from a tiny harbor town in the mid-1800s into one of the 20th century’s major international ports? Join park rangers through San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and its immediate environs for glimpses into the waterfront’s – and therefore the city’s – evolution.
Points of interest include the former Del Monte Plant No. 1, once the largest fruit and vegetable cannery in the world; Hyde Street Pier, home to a fleet of historic cargo and passenger vessels; and Aquatic Park, a legacy of the Works Progress Administration. Other sites may include Fort Mason, the Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Memorial Chapel, Fisherman’s Wharf, and other landmarks on the old northern waterfront.
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Need to Know
- Tour Reservation Fees are not Entrance Fees
Tour meets and departs from the San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center at 499 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, at 10:30 AM Saturdays.
The one dollar ($1) reservation fee serves to hold the purchaser's place on the tour and is not refundable. Spaces are limited to thirty persons. This reservation fee is not an entrance ticket to the Hyde Street Pier historic ships collecton, which is now open only on Saturdays and Sundays due to preparation for the pier's rebuilding.
