Vampire Tour of San Francisco

Overview

The Vampire Tour of San Francisco is a walking tour of Nob Hill, conducted by Mina Harker from "Dracula." The script contains approximately 85% true San Francisco history with fun vampire lore and humor mixed in. The tour is not gory or frightening, so it is suitable for all ages. Learn many fun and some surprising facts about San Francisco’s history and how vampires played an important role in that history. The walk is very easy, with no climbing up and down hills, and is wheelchair friendly. The tour is conducted on the first Saturday of each month from May through October, and on Halloween night, starting at 8:00 pm. Nob Hill can get very chilly at night, so please dress warm. There will be a costume contest on Halloween night. Those who do not dress up will help me judge those who do. There will be some very cool prizes!

City: San Francisco

Tue 10 Jun

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Starting at $30.00

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Tue 10 Jun

Starting at $30.00

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What's Included

Local guide

Snacks

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions except heavy rain. Please dress appropriately. Nob Hill can get very cold at night.
No health restrictions.

What To Expect

Grace Cathedral

You will hear the history of Grace Cathedral, and how vampires played a role in that history. Unfortunately, the Cathedral closes at 6:00 pm, so we can only see the outside.

Nob Hill

The Nob Hill Cafe is open at the time of the tour, but we do not go in for dinner. You will hear the history of the spot where the cafe is located.

Huntington Park

You will hear the history of Huntington Park, which includes the removal of the cemeteries in San Francisco.

Pacific Union Club

You will hear the history of the house and the Pacific-Union Club, along with the history of James Flood, who built the house for his family before it was used by the Pacific-Union Club.

The InterContinental Mark Hopkins building

You will hear the history of the Mark Hopkins Hotel and how the Hopkins family acquired the land it is on.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (24)

dmlange

Oct 2006

I thought it would be a blast! I fully expected that much of the script would be a delightful story linking several charming old historic locations together in a yarn about vampires. So I drug my 17-year-old son along on a 215-mile trip from Visalia to do some things we've never done before: Hear a great story about vampires in San Francisco, and tour Alcatraz. I hoped it would be a bit campy and was reassured when on the Friday before Hallowe'en about 60 customers were there with me - some in costumes, including one woman in a cloak and fangs. Sadly, it all went downhill from there. (Well, it had to since we were at the summit of Nob Hill across from Grace Cathedral). Please note, it is a long climb to the top of Nob Hill from anywhere in the city. It really felt like a lecture in college - you know the ones in the gigantic lecture hall where the professor's assistant stands there and drones on and on with names and dates and facts.... We spent a full 30 minutes across the street from Grace Cathedral where the actress who plays the vampiress kept talking and talking about historical figures and dates and locations and facts - will this be on the quiz, I wondered? Perhaps, I allowed, we spend so much time at this first location so late-comers can get here and catch up. Harrison (my son) stuck it out longer than some adults in the audience, but finally rolled his eyes and joined several others around the corner on the concrete berm surrounding Huntington Park. I soon joined him. "Dad, do we have HBO at the hotel?" The tour finally moved on to a little restaurant down Taylor street, near Clay where unfortunate diners outside on the sidewalk seemed mortified to see our gaggle stopping near them and then to hear the lecture begin anew. Dates, names, places... I have to admit that this part of the tour became interesting because just down the street there seemed to be a very popular hallowe'en costume party and all the ladies were arriving in very very interesting costumes... But I digress. After 30 minutes at this second location (one hour into the tour) we had pretty much given up on the tour for our own enjoyment and started discussing how we could turn this unfortunate experience into a money-making venture of our own. At 20 bucks a pop, this lady made about $1200 in a single night and has virtually no overhead. I'm sure this isn't a typical night, being hallowe'en and a beautiful fall evening, but still we wondered how we could use this concept to develop an interesting guided tour in our own small town (Visalia, CA, pop: 105,000). Perhaps one day you will read about our Haunted Visalia Tour here. If you do, and you come visit us, I hope your review will say: "That was such a blast. The pace was perfect and never boring. The story was interesting and made perfect sense. Every time I drive downtown I think about it." PROLOG: We found a Walgreens, bought some microwave popcorn and soft drinks, and spent the evening in our hotel room watching Independence Day on HBO for the 7th or 8th time. The next morning we went to pier 33 and took the Alcatraz tour. We both agreed this was a much better way to spend $40 for a day trip, then the vampire tour.

Kathleen Bernstein

Oct 2005

The Vampire Tour of San Francisco is a blast! The tour is lead by Mina Harker who makes history a lot of fun to learn! She combines true San Franicsco history with fun vampire lore and humor! My friends and I had a great time on this tour!

Catherine Lydon

Sep 2005

Bottom line: the tour guide lost 6 customers in the first 40 minutes (which was about 25% of the group). Our guide was dressed and made up well but ruined the illusion before the tour even started - don't know about you but I like my vampires aloof and mysterious not schmoozy and talking about their human ailments. Our group had to just stand in one spot for 15-20 minutes at a time while she related the history of the landmark (interesting) interspersed with vampire jokes and made-up history (schlocky), then we walked a block and stood (2 left) and then we walked back to a few feet from where we started and 4 of us walked away. If you'd enjoy seeing a vampire at a comedy club on "open mike" nite and don't mind wasting a couple of hours in a wonderful city like San Francisco and your boredom threshhold is high and you like your humor inane, then this is the tour for you. Just remember the old adage "you get what you pay for" is very true in this case...cheap entertainment.