Ghost Tours San Francisco

Julia Morgan,Architecture Tour-Elmwood&Claremont Ct.+add*Berkeley City Club Tour

**\*\*Don't be a no-show or a last minute canceller. *See the Group's no-show policy below.*** Do the Meetup tour in the morning, stop for the pizza and then: ***\*On*** *the 4th Sunday of the month there are **45 min**. docent led tours of*[ Julia Morgan's Berkeley City Club](https://berkeleycityclubconservancy.org/docent-tours/), *2315 Durant St., starting at 1:00pm-3:30pm.* (Photo above JM in Paris, 1900, Cathedral Notre Dame in the background. For more information about JM, read here and see the photos below.) We're meeting outside the, Berkeley Playhouse/[Julia Morgan Theater on College Ave. at Derby St.,](https://berkeleyplayhouse.org/) our first stop on the tour. (Optional stop after the tour, at nearby, Nabolom Bakery & Pizzeria.) If you're not going for the City Club Tour, consider a matinee performance at the Julia Morgan Theater and a chance to really take in the interior of a classic JM design. Public places like Asilamar and Hearst Castle offer a chance to see a JM interior, a must to fully appreciate her work. (Along the way we'll see Bernard Maybeck's, First Church of Christ Scientist, a Nat'l Landmark site, where free tours are offered on the first Sunday of every month at 12:15 PM. [One of the best ways to experience these buildings is to attend an event there.](https://www.friendsoffirstchurch.org/tours-and-events) Across the street is Julia Morgan's 1918 Baptist Theological Seminary. (Bowditch & Dwight Way). Built having a brick facade to resemble the Ashmolean Library of Oxford. Britain's first public museum and the world's first university museum. *note.* The Seminary's windows and Tudor details recall the period when the Baptist Church was founded. (We'll pass 2727 Dwight Way, one of the oldest, non-JM houses on the tour, 1891, remodeled in 1917 by Willis Polk.) Morgan graduated UC in 1894 with a degree in Civil Engineering, one of her specializations was structural engineering. (This benefited her clients greatly, as was seen after the 06' earthquake in her still standing buildings.) She arrived in Paris in 1896. A few years later it was reported in the San Francisco Call: **Paris, Oct.30,1902** - *Julia Morgan of San Francisco passed the examination with honors at the Architectural section of the School of Fine Arts, Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris France.* The first woman to do so. Ironically one of the greatest architects in history, was made to wait two years, taking entrance exams before admission. By the end of her 45 yr. career she had received over 700 commissions. It was said, "Her rational approach to home design and the public success of her large commissions gave Julia Morgan a solid reputation. It also won her the confidence of her clients. With the hard work, genius, inspiration and true artistic and historic perception to create memorable works. Over the course of her career, Morgan designed nearly one hundred buildings across California and the nation for women’s organizations. Her commissions included social and civic clubs for women; academic, residential, and recreational buildings; primary schools; orphanages; hospitals, sanitariums,and nursing residences. She also designed more than thirty YWCA buildings, including those in San Francisco and Berkeley. We'll concentrate on the many Julia Morgan designed houses, churches and buildings in the Claremont Ct. and Elmwood neighborhoods. Unique here are the Julia Morgan ensemble houses, where she creatively and economically placed two houses on one large lot. We'll see several of these ensembles. In fact when JM bought her own house at Washington & Divisadero in SF in 1925, she bought a pair of houses there. To read more about the many Julia Morgan public buildings, such as the Hearst Castle etc. go to wikipedia. She was one of California's most prolific architects. The first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, awarded posthumously in 2014. The three projects that immediately solidified her future career as a great architect, engineer and fully capable project/construction manager were the rebuilding of the new Fairmount Hotel after its semi-destruction following the earthquake. The design, engineering and building of the beautiful Bell Tower at Mills College and Carnegie Library there, both of which survived the earthquake without a crack. And the completion on time and within budget of the construction of the Greek Theater at UC for John Gayland Howard, campus architect. **\*\*Don't be a no-show.** Don't be a no-show and lose your membership in the Group. *Attendance is always taken per name tags that are not picked up.* After the last Julia Morgan home we'll find our way back through what I call the "Pacific Heights" of Berkeley. Look for parking on the smaller side streets or College Ave. Option for lunch afterward. (In my opinion the best slice of organic flour pizza or best overall, in the Bay Area.) Here are some links if you would like to help with Meetup expenses. [Here is a Venmo link.](https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3262702482882560580&created=1757371525), for my account. Here is my Paypal account. '[herrmann48@comcast.net'](http://herrmann48@comcast.net'/) *\*Docent-led, 45-minute tours of Julia Morgan's Berkeley City Club on Durant, are offered on the fourth Sunday of every month (except December) from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. These are drop-in, public tours that cost $10 per person.*

Presidio Hts.&Terrace Architecture&Presidio Walk+Swedenbor.Church Tour&Lunch

***\*Don't be a No-Show*** *and have your membership in the Group canceled. See the,\*No-Show policies at the bottom. Almost everyone manages to arrive by the start time, don't be late and miss the Event.* The idea is to make almost a day of it. Relax like on vacation. [Have lunch ](https://www.presidiogolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ironwoods-Brunch-2026.pdf)and enjoy a variety of tour activities and give it three hours plus lunch next to the Presidio golf course. We're meeting in front of the former home of William Hammond Hall, the father of GG Park and the first State Engineer of Calif. He finished building this 4900sf house in 1913 and lived at this location from 1905 until 1933. We'll review a little history of the Panama Pacific Int'l Exposition when we get to the vantage point of Lyon & Broadway. Inside the Presidio we'll do a nature walk to the golf course for lunch. After a Presidio Heights and Presidio Terrace architecture tour, including a stop inside the Swedenborgian Church. [Then lunch at Presidio Golf Course restaurant](https://www.presidiogolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ironwoods-Brunch-2026.pdf), *at the end*\*\*.\*\* We can dine outside overlooking the beautiful Golf Course. The restaurant is called the **Ironwoods Bar & Grill.** This tour highlights not only the diversity of the architecture, but also the mix of architects and people who built, occupied and maintained these grand properties. About 50 of which are on our tour today, including Presidio Terrace. I also have some ephemera we can see to get a feel for what life was like here about ninety years ago. Here are some links if you would like to help with Meetup expenses. [Here is a Venmo link.](https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3262702482882560580&created=1757371525), for my account. The walking tour covers approximately 4.0 - 5.0 miles of walking with an uphill stretch). *(We won't be going to these dining spots.)* Afterwards there are a couple of interesting dining spots at Divisadero and California Sts., *Patisserie & Dynasty Dumpling.* Both are good options for lunch. **But sometimes it's fun to try something different, Hinodeya Ramen Bar at 1737 Buchanan St.** I know where to find parking, no worries. So join me afterwards. They also have a location just off Chestnut St. at 3340 Steiner St. This location looks more luxe with nice outdoor seating and more tables. Same menu. The House Ramen or Spinach soup seems like the go to's! ($17.00.) By the way Chestnut St. seems to have a lot of new and unique restaurants if you have a good suggestion that you've actually tried, and recommend, let me know. *What follows applies to previous tours, not this one.* Lots of walking today, about three miles, but mostly level. (On Sundays we'll pass by the **[Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco](https://sfswedenborgian.org/history/)** at the end of our walk. A weekly Sunday tour of this early Arts & Crafts gem is offered at 1:00pm. We'll stop by and take a look. See some of the art there in the photos here.) *\*(Don't be a no-show.)* It's good to give out name tags which I do. This also gives me a way to take attendance. Name tags that are not picked up, are recorded as no-shows. If you get too many no-shows recorded in your personal Meet-up profile you'll have to be cancelled from this Meetup. (To cancel your RSVP beforehand look for the, **"Edit Attendance"** tab at the bottom corner of the screen.) *Please ask your guests to join the Meetup.* [Here are several photos, including inside the house at Presidio and Pacific, the house pictured above.](https://www.compass.com/listing/3198-pacific-avenue-san-francisco-ca-94123/1291319997995710705/) *Popular architectural genres in the early development of Presidio Hts.-* At the time of its development around 1905, the **brown shingle, Arts & Crafts style** was popular. Known as the First Bay Traditional or Regional style we'll see this genre in evidence at the beginning of the tour. (Be sure to take a look at the four photos here of a great example of this type of architecture.) Presidio Hts. was an early hot bed (It fizzled out.) of this style, led by the Swedenborgian Church nearby and Its founding pastor, Rev. Joseph Worcester who is credited with building the first Bay Area brown shingle house in Piedmont, in 1876. **1895 the 1910 *Edwardian and Colonial Revival:*** The continued elaboration of ornament and facade shapes reached its height in the early 1890s as the the Victorian era ended. After that there was a gradual move towards simplification and away from excess and toward, order. Eccentricity gave way to strict conventions, quiet lines and understated, quality materials. Money now made understatement its chief method of display. Style was no longer measured in pounds of gingerbread ornament per square foot, but in elegant proportions and an air of conservatism. (Julia Morgan lived nearby at Washington & Divisadero. There are four JM houses on today's tour.)

“Ghosts of Transit Past bicycle tour with Shaping San Francisco”

***“Ghosts of Transit Past bicycle tour with Shaping San Francisco”*** Join us for the Group Kick Off Bicycle Tour - Shaping San Francisco, in collaboration with the SFBC and The New Wheel. We are excited to offer a Transit History bicycle tour that will take you on a journey through the city’s rich transportation heritage. Stage 1: Mission and Valencia—Streetcars, Rail Rights-of-Way, and Bike Advocacy **Meetup Start at:** Old Valencia Car Barn - Today’s Present Location of Duncan Street, Tiffany & Valencia Street Introduce the route with Valencia Street’s Irish carmen, early streetcar operations, and the later emergence of Valencia bike-lane advocacy. Juri Commons between Guerrero and San Jose: Connect the corridor’s rail legacy to the visible remains and reused spaces along the former right-of-way. · Mini-Stop: Rosamunde Sausage on the railroad right-of-way. BART Plaza Mural at 24th Street: Use the mural as a visual anchor for discussing neighborhood identity, transit access, and the Mission’s layered transportation history. · Mini-Stop: The New Wheel on Valencia. Transition: From the Mission, the route moves north toward Market Street, shifting from neighborhood rail traces to citywide streetcar, bike, and advocacy networks. Stage 2: Market and Duboce—Streetcar Heritage, Bikeways, and Advocacy **Market Street Railway Mural:** Discuss “Roar of the Four,” historic streetcars, and Market Street’s role as a transportation spine. Duboce Bikeway Mural: Highlight how bicycle infrastructure became part of the city’s transportation story alongside rail and streetcar systems. Hub Neighborhood at Valencia and Market: Frame the intersection as a transfer point where streetcar history, bicycle advocacy, and urban redevelopment overlap. · Mini-Stop: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Transition: The route then turns toward Hayes Valley, where the story shifts from transit corridors to freeway removal and public-space transformation. Stage 3: Hayes Valley and Civic Center & **Freeway Revolt and Reclaimed Public Space** Octavia and Hayes / Patricia’s Green: Explain the freeway on/off-ramp removal, the Freeway Revolt, and how transportation decisions reshaped the neighborhood fabric. · Mini-Stop: Mention the Moving SF exhibition at City Hall while riding along Grove Street. Transition: Approaching downtown, the route connects older rail systems to today’s regional funding debates and major transit hubs. Stage 4: Downtown and Union Square—Regional **Transit, Cable Cars, and North–South Renewal** Powell Street Turnaround: Discuss the convergence of BART, Muni, and cable cars, including the November ballot measure to fund Muni and BART. Union Square T Station: Close with the first Muni streetcar B-line that went out Geary, the east–west transformation created by the Bay Bridge and automotive traffic and tries to rejuvenate a north–south axis through the T-line to Chinatown. This tour is a wonderful opportunity for bicyclists and history lovers to come together in discovering more about San Francisco’s transit history, from its streetcar and rail legacies to the transportation choices shaping the city today. RSVP to LisaRuth at Shaping SF: [shaping@foundsf.org](mailto:shaping@foundsf.org) To take part in this ride and secure your spot today! **Location Meetup is the Intersection of Duncan, Tiffany and Valencia Street**

Spooky San Francisco Ghetto Night Ride, Sat 9/12

***This ride is on Saturday 9/12/26 in SF.*** Friends - - - I know this thread was just a survey of interest, but we will also use it for the spooky night ride on the 12th. If you plan to come please RSVP "Yes" so we have the number of riders and bikes. In case you said yes "to survey" but are unable to join the ride, kindly change your RSVP from "Yes" to "No". ***+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*** **San Francisco Ghetto Night Ride** is one of our signature rides, and the most popular among GRF regular suspects. We will be riding the hills, peaks and valleys of everyone's favorite city. We’ll zip through the ghettos, pass the mansions and view the scenery very few people get to see in a year let alone in a single evening. • When: **Saturday 9/12/26**, Arrive by 4:00 PM, KSU 4:15 (If you wish to have a light supper, snacks, coffee, etc, please arrive 3ish and look for us in the patio). • Where: Connecticut Yankee, [100 Connecticut St · San Francisco, CA](https://www.google.com/maps/place/100+Connecticut+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94107/@37.7650244,-122.4003092,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x808f7fcc7b2b0871:0xaefbd7453a1e508!2s100+Connecticut+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94107!3b1!8m2!3d37.764953!4d-122.39807!16s%2Fg%2F11rp1xnrk_!3m5!1s0x808f7fcc7b2b0871:0xaefbd7453a1e508!8m2!3d37.764953!4d-122.39807!16s%2Fg%2F11rp1xnrk_?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) • Pace: City speed limits :-) • Gear: ATGATT & Head to toe. • Motorcycle: Yes, you will need one ;-) • Route: Technical. San Francisco Hills !! About this Ride: This ride is generally within posted speed limits, but the route is highly technical, scary, spooky, challenging and -- at the same time – exhilarating, breathtaking and absolutely positively fun. We'll make a few rest and coffee breaks, but not long enough for a big meal, just what you can find at Starbucks or similar places. Feel free to carry water and snacks ;\~) NOT FOR NEWBIES: Mininum 1-2 years & 12K miles seat time recommended. If you get separated, leap frog to one of these rest stops. We will end the ride at City Hall. *Coffee/Rest stop #1* \- Safeway \(5290 Diamond Heights Blvd\) \([https://maps.google.com/?ll=37.74358,-122.437198&spn=0.004827,0.012392&t=m&z=17&iwloc=lyrftr:m,6466666468325545556,37.743614,-122.438936](https://maps.google.com/?ll=37.74358,-122.437198&spn=0.004827,0.012392&t=m&z=17&iwloc=lyrftr:m,6466666468325545556,37.743614,-122.438936)) 15 min - Starbucks & Restrooms inside *Coffee/rest stop #2* \- Starbucks Laurel Hts \(California & Spruce \- rear parking lot \([https://maps.google.com/?ll=37.786233,-122.453367&spn=0.000984,0.00618&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.786232,-122.453368&panoid=GXoqy0pqG50jsoOpUFUHTg&cbp=11,68.54,,0,0](https://maps.google.com/?ll=37.786233,-122.453367&spn=0.000984,0.00618&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.786232,-122.453368&panoid=GXoqy0pqG50jsoOpUFUHTg&cbp=11,68.54,,0,0))) 30 min for coffee, snacks and rest. ***+++ SPACE WILL BE LIMITED +++*** +++++++++++++++++++ **Videos of some of our past night rides:** [https://player.vimeo.com/video/72294436](https://player.vimeo.com/video/72294436) [https://player.vimeo.com/video/68881061](https://player.vimeo.com/video/68881061) [https://player.vimeo.com/video/64482249](https://player.vimeo.com/video/64482249) [https://youtu.be/I3hXRd0c0d0](https://youtu.be/I3hXRd0c0d0) [http://youtu.be/NK9wkvADVh8](http://youtu.be/NK9wkvADVh8) **Photos of some of our past night rides:** [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/25741907/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/25741907/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/21223362/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/21223362/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/10979922/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/10979922/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/1084072/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/1084072/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/22549442/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/22549442/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26403467/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26403467/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26126153/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26126153/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/21821142/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/21821142/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/17755132/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/17755132/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26757554/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26757554/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/24936772/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/24936772/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/16205172/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/16205172/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26028217/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26028217/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/8589972/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/8589972/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/19625822/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/19625822/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/30296264/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/30296264/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/23604902/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/23604902/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/29047233/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/29047233/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/14412532/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/14412532/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27992456/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27992456/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/6145932/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/6145932/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/15521582/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/15521582/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27922711/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27922711/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27830744/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27830744/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27402362/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27402362/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27208717/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27208717/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/14708762/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/14708762/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/2211521/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/2211521/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27107278/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/27107278/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26985626/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/26985626/) [https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/3207762/](https://www.meetup.com/grouprides/photos/3207762/) Many thanks, Mehran

Golden Gate Park, Around Lake Hike, Band Concert & Lunch

We'll be touring the areas from the Conservatory of Flowers to and around Stow Lake today. Followed by a concert by the GG Park Band. (They have provided music in the Park since 1882.) [The Golden Gate Park Band will be presenting a lively program celebrating songs and dances from around the world. ](https://goldengateparkband.org/calendar) Today is Ballet Folklorico Mexicano. The concert starts at 1:00pm, ends 2:30pm. We'll reach the Band Shell a little after 12:00. Here you will have many choices, stay for lunch and the music, visit one of the many close by attractions or head back. I'll stay for the concert. **\*Don't be a no-show. *See the Group's no-show policy below.*** Don't be a no-show and lose your membership in the Group. Attendance is always taken and no-shows recorded. **[Here's a link to the video of the tour we did here on May 21st, 2022.](https://youtu.be/bJWphCOOW1g)** Golden Gate Park celebrated its 150th year anniversary in 2020. That's a lot of urban history. We'll get into just a little bit of that fascinating history today. But we want to get a good walk in. Distance today will be around 3.0miles. Little up hills or elev. gain. Bring water. Food trucks are available. My all time favorite is Sam's Chowder House truck, behind the huge, music Band Shell. The best clam chowder around. Also Annie's food carts and others too. **A word about parking. For ideal parking aim for the intersection of Bowling Green Dr. & Nancy Pelosi Dr. Try using the address of 300 Bowling Green Dr. for GPS. Break-ins are common here. Do not leave anything visible in your car.** Below are the POI highlights to choose from in the eastern section. ***Golden Gate Park, (A sampling of POIs)*** Conservatory of Flowers (1878) US President James Garfield Statue (1884) Victorian era Baseball Player Statue, by Douglas Tilden (1891) Lily Pond & Australian Tree Fern Dell (1902) Tennis Courts (1894-2021) Lawn Bowling Courts (1901) Sharon Meadow (1894) Coffee House in the Park (recent) Lake Alford (1882) Alford Bridge & Tunnel (1889) Children's Quarter (1888) Sharon Building (1888) GG Park Carousal (1888-first Carousal) A Monastery Stone & the amazing story of these 10,000 stones that landed in the Park from Spain in 1931? Handball Courts Big Rec Baseball fields (1893) Shakespeare Flower Garden(1928) Spreckels Temple of Music , the "Band Shell" (1900) LUNCH (about 12:15pm) Music Concourse (built for 1894, Calif.Mid-Winter Fair) & new Ferris Wheel (Golden Gate Park Band plays Sundays at 1:00pm in season.) Japanese Tea Garden (1894) Stowe Lake (1881) San Francisco Botanical Garden (1940) (Then returning to where we started by way of the Conservatory of Flowers, we'll pass by the following.) **Itinerary-San Francisco Botanical Garden Tour, If we go there on this tour?** Garden of Fragrance Rhododendron Garden Heidelberg Hill & Magnolias Mediterranean Garden Ancient & Primitive Plant Garden South Africa/(Cape Town) Garden New Zealand & Australia Andean Cloud Forest Zellerbach Garden of Perennials Japanese Moon Viewing Garden Camellia Garden Redwood Grove California Natives Lots of interesting things in the Park. In-season: "Magnificent Magnolias", peak bloom time around Feb.1st. But we'll find lots of other beautiful plants and flowers to amaze. (\*Don't be a no-show.) It's good to give out name tags which I do. I fill out the name tags just before I leave for the tour. This also gives me a way to take attendance. Because name tags that are not picked up, are recorded as no-shows. If you get too many no-shows recorded in your personal Meet-up profile you'll be cancelled from this Meetup. (To cancel your RSVP beforehand [please at least 24 hrs. in advance]. Look for the, **"Edit Attendance"** tab at the bottom right hand corner of the screen for laptops and left, bottom on phones.)

Historic Architecture Tour of the Financial District(get your ticket first)

Here's a chance to learn about the history of the financial business development of San Francisco through the architecture of the Financial District. [Get your ticket here](https://givebutter.com/epicentersftour2026) ,first, let me know you have your ticket to RSVP to tour with our Meetup group. Join the wait-list, get your ticket, send me a Meetup message that you have a ticket and I'll move you from the wait-list to the attend list.

WE WALK THE PRESIDIO FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH & BACK

We will visit next a part of the Presidio that we may have only visited once. This walk is very special because we will start at the Northern part of the Presidio as we usually do, but we will head South to see special things such as Redwood trees, great views at Inspiration Point and wild animals such as cyotes. Also, we will visit the historic Presidio Officers' Club, which is one of the 2 largest free museums in the Presidio. We will gather at 11:00 AM in front of the Presidio's Transit Center at 215 Graham Street. We will end back at our starting point a little before 4:00 PM. The only cost is $5 cash per adult, kids always free. The $5 is collected at the middle of the walk. Attendance Max = 60. One guest is allowed per member if put on the RSVP. For most attendees the best way to get there is to take the free PresidiGo bus. It will leave the bus stop on Drumm Street in front of the Hyatt Regency near Market Street at 10:32 AM and arrive at our starting point, a little before 11:00 AM. The bus will stop to pick up passengers at other stops along the way. Below is Saturday's schedule of the PresidiGo bus going from downtown SF to the Presidio, and be sure that you look at the Weekend schedule: [PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CA](https://www.presidio.gov/transportation/presidigo/downtown-shuttle-schedule) Also, there are other ways to get there and return such as the SF Muni bus 43 Masonic, which also stops at our starting point. Here is a link: [43 Masonic | SFMTA](https://www.sfmta.com/routes/43-masonic) At 11:10 AM we will start walking around to look at nearby sites. Then at Noon we will eat our lunches outside, not far from our starting point. Attendees have the choice of either bringing a sack lunch or buying one at the many food trucks and booths there. We may have to sit on the grass for lunch because we don't know how crowded the area will be Saturday. After lunch we will explore other parts of the Presidio such as Inspiration Point. We will be sure to get back to the Presidio's Transit Center before 4:00 PM because the PresidiGo bus going back to downtown SF will be leaving at 4:00 PM. These buses leave exactly one hour apart on the hour. See the schedule below: [PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CA](https://www.presidio.gov/transportation/presidigo/downtown-shuttle-schedule) This will be a relatively easy walk: we will be taking in the sights and not walking fast or far. This walking group is for humans only. No dogs or other animals allowed. Below are photos taken at the last time we walked there: [THE SF PRESIDIO'S 2 NEW TUNNEL TOPS PARK WALK - VERSION #3 (Sep 24, 2022) Photos](https://www.meetup.com/walking-in-sf/photos/32814071/507299672/)

Necrot / Iron Lung / DeathGrave

Meetup on Orient Express - Visit Paris Venice Prague Vienna Budapest Istanbul ..

Excelsior–Sunnyside Hidden Stairways & Gardens Loop.

Join me for a roughly 4.5-mile urban adventure through two of San Francisco’s wonderfully overlooked neighborhoods—the Excelsior and Sunnyside. We’ll start and finish at Excelsior Coffee on Mission Street, then head into the hills to discover hidden stairways, colorful community projects, pocket gardens, unexpected views, and some fascinating pieces of neighborhood history. Along the way we’ll explore the Peru Avenue Steps, Athens-Avalon Green Space, Kenny Alley and its mosaic staircase, Upper Detroit Steps, Melrose/Detroit Botanical Garden, and the historic Sunnyside Conservatory. This is the kind of San Francisco walk I love: places you can pass a hundred times without realizing what’s hiding just a few blocks uphill. Distance: Approximately 4.5 miles Time: Allow about 2½–3 hours with stops Terrain: Hills, stairways and uneven surfaces Start/Finish: Excelsior Coffee, 4495 Mission Street Transit: Glen Park BART provides a convenient bailout point along the route Bring water, layers, comfortable walking shoes, and your curiosity. This isn’t a race—we’ll keep a steady, social pace while making time to enjoy the hidden corners along the way. Come discover another side of San Francisco—one staircase, garden and neighborhood story at a time.

USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Tour, Alameda Naval Air Museum, Bites and Bevs

14.5 Mile One-Way Double Cross town Urban Adventure #2C San Francisco