The Vampire Tour of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (650) 279-1840
- Hours:
- Fri-Sat 8pm-10pm, Weekdays by appointment
Editorial Review for The Vampire Tour of San Francisco – by Ryan Sommer
In Short
Most people who've seen Dracula have wondered whether the undead still walk the earth. Mina Harker--who has been living "on and under" San Francisco's streets for more than 100 years--guides brave tourists through the underground world of the city on this spooky, evening tour. With a chilling script, this two-hour walk divulges lots of wacky information about San Francisco, along with more vampire trivia than anyone ever wanted to know.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodDress up in your finest cloak and medallion and add to the ambience of the evening.
Save MoneyOn Friday and Saturday tours, groups of five or more adults save $10 on each ticket.
User Reviews for The Vampire Tour of San Francisco
10/29/2006 Posted by dmlange
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. 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. 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. We left at this point, got some micrwave popcorn and drinks, and went back to the hotel to watch a movie. My advice: Spend $20 to tour Alcatraz instead.
Pros: Walking to the top of Nob Hill was great exercise!
Cons: Kept wondering if all these facts would be on the quiz later.
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