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Cruisin' the Castro Tours

Tours meet at Harvey Milk Plaza, @ Rainbow Flag Pole, San Francisco, CA 94114
415-255-1821
Ranked #22 of 150 tours in San Francisco
5.0 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
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Type: Tours
Activities: Walking, Group tours/walking tour
Owner description: Voted one of the TOP tours in San Francisco and NOT to be missed! This easy, informative and empowering walking tour explores San Francisco's... more » Owner description: Voted one of the TOP tours in San Francisco and NOT to be missed! This easy, informative and empowering walking tour explores San Francisco's infamous past which created the world's most diversified community, the Castro. Learn about GLBT history from the Gold Rush to Harvey Milk and beyond! « less
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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Just back from an amazing tour of the Castro where we visited some iconic sites and heard some fantastic facts about Harvey Milk and the Gay movement in the 70's. Kathy loves her community and really brings the Castro stories to life in her bubbly way. All who come to San Francisco, gay or straight should do the tour as... More

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Ontario
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We took the tour on Friday May 11 with Kathy, who is bubbly, cheery and joyful. The other members of our group were also interesting. We shared information about our experiences to date in San Francisco. We didn't book ahead, and just showed up at the location and time listed on the website. We were a bit nervous at first... More

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

The day of my tour, I was the only attendee, which allowed me to feel as if I was getting an exclusive insight into the knowledge and love Kathy has for her city and district. Having watched the film Milk and with my interest in the gay community of S.F. of the '60s and 70s, I didn't expect to hear... More

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Camberley, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

This was a great tour as Kathy was warm, attentive, responsive and informative. As a gay man who has always wanted to visited San Francisco, has seen the film MILK and had read some of 'Tales of the City' set in the Castro district past, the tour and stories of gay rights and gay wrongs was particularly poignent, but also... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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81 helpful votes 81 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

Initially I booked and paid online for a 3pm Saturday tour. It turned out that our flight from LA was delayed two hours and there was no way we could make the 3pm deadline. After arriving in San Fran airport, I called Kathy who offered to put us on other tours - none of which suited our schedule. I expected... More

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Washington, UK
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

Castro Historical Tour I would highly, highly recommend this tour. Wandering ‘round the Castro on your own is a lot of fun but nothing can compare to Kathy showing you her neighbourhood. Her combination of knowledge, insightfulness and complete love for her beautiful city especially the Castro was amazing and we had a wonderful morning. There wasn’t a question she... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Myself and my girlfriend took the tour with some friends as we wanted to find out more about the history of San Franciscos gay district. We absolutely did! Our guide Kathy was very knowledgeable, very friendly and clearly loves informing people about the place. Much of the history surrounds Harvey Milk so if you are going to take the tour... More

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San Francisco, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

As a high school teacher, I am very careful about who to trust on field trips: I hate wasting my kid's time. When I contacted Kathy, I knew from friends she was a professional and someone who would allow my students to see a part of SF that they rarely see or hear about. After watching the film "Milk" and... More

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San Francisco, California, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

I recently took a group of sixteen high school students on the Harvey Milk City Hall Tour. The experience was informative, inspirational, emotional, and fun. I am very thankful to "Cruisin' the Castro" for providing this service, and for bringing the legacy of Harvey Milk alive for my students. Thank you, Kathy!

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Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

The LGBT club at my university in Tennessee attended a summit in San Francisco for our spring break. The first event that we had on our agenda was Cruisin' The Castro, a guided tour of The Castro's historical LGBT monuments and buildings. Kathy, in a word, was AMAZING. And the tour was, for me, life changing. I even broke down... More

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