San Francisco Architecture: Financial District Walking Tour
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San Francisco

Discover San Francisco’s Financial District with an Architecture Historian. Explore historic and modern buildings on this unique walking tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) - The Architecture Walking Tour begins at the front entrance of SFMOMA
What's Included
  • Locate the best vantage spots for viewing buildings at their best angle
  • Learn about the past and future urban plan of San Francisco
  • Receive a detailed handout describing all the buildings on tour
  • Classic and modern buildings of San Francisco’s Financial District not covered in other tours
  • Insider information you won’t find in guidebooks
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What's Not Included
  • No transportation is included - Must meet guide at specified location
Additional Information

Get ready to explore the rich architectural tapestry of San Francisco! I am thrilled to announce the return of my popular group walking tours for the summer months of July, August, and September. $40.00 per person. Immerse yourself in a 2.5-hour journey through the city’s vibrant Financial District, discovering iconic landmark buildings, unique…

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Location
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
3rd Street
Meet outside at the front entrance of SFMOMA located at 151 Third Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Odyssey310360
Aug 28, 2025
Fabulous San Francisco Architecture Walking g Tour. - Rick Evan’s architecture walking tour is excellent. Rick conducts his tour by showing and telling some of the landmark buildings in SF, especially the area around the Convention Center and the Salesforce Tower. However he also introduces one to the historically older brick buildings in old SF. He intermingles architectural aspects with historical context and provides insights about current city building/development controversies. He includes the amazing post modern CrownZellerbach building on Bush street as well as the incredible Salesforce, or Transbay, Transit Center with it rooftop garden, walkway. adjust fantastic. We enthusiastically recommend Rick Evan’s Architectural Walking Tour in San Francisco!
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Matthew_c
Aug 3, 2025
If you love learning... - If you love learning about the architecture of a city, this is the tour for you. The guide was very knowledgeable.
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Laurie_k
Aug 3, 2025
We had an expert historian! - The tour was a fun way to see the buildings from different angles and learn the history and fun facts about them.
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Robert_m
Jul 7, 2025
Rick gives a really... - Rick gives a really interesting and educational tour that I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn about the history of San Francisco and the architecture in it. He also seems very knowledgeable on all things San Francisco. As someone who has visited the city many times and is an architect, I still found it fascinating and learned a lot.
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Maria_n
Sep 26, 2024
A wonderful tour of some of San Francisco's buildings - Simply fabulous!! Rick enthusiasm for San Francisco's architecture is contagious - you learn so much and see buildings in a totally new light. The tour focussed on some of the buildings in the financial district south of Market Street; the walking pace was easy; and the two and a half hours flew by. If you're interested in architecture and architectural history, take this tour!
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David_b
Jul 14, 2024
Fun, insightful, and informative - Rick is highly knowledgeable and it truly gives you a better appreciation for the city. It was such a pleasant experience.
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Alenakw8728nh
Jul 18, 2023
A tour with an excellent takeaway - As an SF local, I learned so much more about my city. Rick does a fantastic job of guiding his participants through many aspects of both the physical architecture and history behind a certain building. Rick is very passionate about the history and has a fine attention to detail. He suggested one should view a building from several angles, and at different times of the day. That's something I'll always take with me now. I would love to take another tour with Rick.
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Drawdoow
Sep 19, 2022
Another excellent walk around with Rick - The second tour I’ve taken with Rick (some 8 years apart) and it was as good, if not better, than I remembered. This is a great way to use as an intro to being in the SF city area and really influences how you take in the city when walking around afterwards. Would recommend this tour to anyone who will listen - thoroughly enjoyable 😊
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Kxb411
Sep 18, 2022
Excellent tour - Rick puts on a terrific tour - instructive, entertaining, and eye-opening. We had a terrific time. Even as locals, we learned a lot about the history and architecture of this part of the city.
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Carla
Sep 9, 2022
evolving perspective of SF - I am local to the Bay Area, and out of habit, end up in the same places in SF. The tour with Rick has stirred a renewed interest in me to rediscover the city. He uncovers a mix of past and current points of interest many of us would miss. Like clues on a scavenger hunt, he ties together all that makes SF unique, including its endearing quirks :-) I would recommend Rick's tour to anyone, especially locals who want to hear about their city from someone who continues to learn about SF's architecture and beyond.
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