Beat Museum Tours and Tickets

Tour San Francisco with Go City and enjoy admission at more than 25 popular San Francisco attractions and activities - all on one digital pass. Choose an All-Inclusive Pass valid for 1-,2-, 3- or 5-days and visit as many attractions as you like, all while saving as much money as possible on your vacation. Please note: Enjoy the extra flexibility in case your travel plans need to change: All passes are valid for two years from purchase date and only become activated with your first attraction visit. After activation your pass will be valid for the remaining number of days purchased.

The bustling city of San Francisco San Francisco is one of the most famous cities in the world and home to iconic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this exciting city. To discover this fascinating city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking. You will witness some of the world’s most recognisable sights, and learn about the California Gold Rush which developed this once humble mission settlement into one of the United States’ most influential cities, the devastating earthquake of 1906, the hardships faced by Chinese immigrants here, the global influence of the Beat Generation and more. Please note that this tour is only available in English.

Independent travelers can enjoy the benefits of a sightseeing tour without the hassles of following a big group with this San Francisco self-guided audio tour. You walk around North Beach with a GPS-triggered smartphone app, and the audio plays automatically, so you can hear the neighborhood's stories while you stroll. Highlights include spotting the Transamerica Pyramid, visiting Jackson Square, walking along Broadway, and more.

Our tour is the only comprehensive literary tour in San Francisco. We talk and experience the Beat generation as well as travel back in time to the Gold Rush and Barbary Coast days when writers like Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Jack London, and Ambrose Bierce called San Francisco home. Also, we talk about the unique opportunities women and writers of color have had in this open city including Maya Angelou, Amy Tan, and Bob Kaufman. As a writer and reporter myself, I am deeply involved with the literary and artistic community in San Francisco. I love this city! I know where the bodies are buried and how they got there. Be prepared to experience the intimate and real San Francisco writer's scene.