Grateful Dead House Tours and Activities

Avoid the crowds, confusion, and limitations of large buses and discover San Francisco by luxury minivan. This half-day tour takes you to numerous parts of the city for the perfect overview. Enjoy fascinating facts provided by your guide's live commentary. Stop for photo opportunities at some of the city’s most popular attractions, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Twin Peaks.

Play a city game where you will follow clues around Haight Ashbury, the iconic San Francisco neighborhood, and the epicenter of the 1967 “Summer of Love” cultural phenomenon. Visit the locations in which music legends like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead performed free concerts. Ready to discover a city of peace and love? + See the homes of music legends Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead + Visit the Panhandle and Golden Gate Park, the location of many peaceful demonstrations like the revolutionary Human Be-In + Discover the impact that hippie subculture had on the art, music and social landscape of America Discover San Francisco’s fascinating history and attractions while you solve clues around the Haight Ashbury, the neighborhood famous for the hippie movement in the United States. Are you ready to be immersed in the world of peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll?

Explore San Francisco on a personalized excursion with your own group of up to six people. Enjoy the undivided attention of a private driver-guide and visit highlights such as Union Square, Chinatown, Fishermen's Wharf, and Golden Gate Park, traveling between attractions with ease in an air-conditioned van. Plus, soak up views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, and other San Francisco landmarks.

Take a deep dive into the history of the Summer of Love on this walking tour of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Follow your guide through the neighborhood, checking out some of the most important sights, such as the Grateful Dead house, Amoeba Records, the Panhandle, and others. Learn about how the Summer of Love's hippie spirit lives on in the modern day neighborhood through your guide's commentary.

Let’s Roam is the #1 app-led scavenger hunt company. Walk to all the best landmarks and hidden gems, answering trivia questions and solving challenges. Work with your team or compete against them, as you learn new facts and create memorable experiences. Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts are great as an everyday activity, or for bachelorette parties, birthday parties, corporate team building events and more! Each player chooses an interactive role, with challenges varying by person.

You’ll be amazed at how many fascinating sites, stories, and personalities intersect at San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. We’ll begin our self-guided audio tour at the Golden Gate Park and end across the street from the Hippie Temptation House that was featured in a 1967 TV documentary of the same name. Along the way, San Francisco’s hippest neighborhood will come alive to you. In fact, by the end of the tour, you’ll be tempted to flash the peace sign to people passing by and put a flower in your hair. On this tour around Haight-Ashbury, we’ll visit and chronicle the following major sites: • The stomping grounds of rock legends the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane • A row of some of the finest Victorian houses in San Francisco, including the famous "Four Seasons" • The home of infamous mass murderer Charles Manson • The townhouse where legendary ballet dancer and Soviet defector Rudolf Nureyev was busted for possession of marijuana