The Whole Shebang Tour

THREE INDIVIDUAL TOURS SQUEEZED INTO A DELUXE
THREE-HOUR TOUR OF NOB HILL, CHINATOWN, AND NORTH BEACH

The Whole Shebang is FOOT! comedy walking tour’s flagship tour and our most popular romp through San Francisco. Covering the highlights of the City’s history and wending through three uniquely San Franciscan neighborhoods, this comprehensive tour includes everything but the kitchen sink. (Kitchen sink sold separately.)

Starting on exclusive Nob Hill before heading down to the world-famous shopping district of Union Square, The Whole Shebang discusses the early history of San Francisco and how it informs the City’s one-of-a-kind personality. Play games, answer questions, and take part in other silliness that is both informative and fun.

From Union Square, head to the oldest street in town and then to the back alleys of Chinatown, the largest one outside Asia. (There are larger ones in China, but there they are just called “towns.”) You’ll have a chance to take in the sights, sounds, and smells (good, bad, and otherwise) of the oldest neighborhood in the City—and visit a fortune cookie factory, too.

From there it’s only a couple of quick turns to North Beach, heart of the Italian community and long-time headquarters for the Beats and other non-conformists. The tour ends within a few blocks of dozens and dozens of restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other places to take in the sights of one of the world’s most distinctive cities.

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The Whole Shebang is a very comprehensive overview of the City's history and shows off three of her most distinctive neighborhoods.

If you can only take one tour while you're in town, make it this one. It celebrates the cultural, architectural, and geographic diversity of San Francisco in a one-of-a-kind way.

tour distance: about 30 blocks tour duration: about three hours
hills: three blocks of steep downhill walking and two blocks of slight-mild uphill walking
ending location: Washington Square Park in North Beach, near Columbus and Powell

This is our longest tour by far and isn't recommended for tourists wanting to avoid hills or being on their feet for extended periods.

  • The Gold Rush, the Silver Rush, and the Rushing Railroad
  • The invention of Levi's blue jeans
  • Ultra-posh Maiden Lane, Union Square's ultimate window shopping district
  • Painted ladies (these are buildings) and tainted ladies (these are well-built)
  • The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906
  • A fortune cookie factory in Chinatown
  • Cable cars, famous stars, and historic bars

  • Plus jokes, facts, movie locations, architecture, literature, and everything else that makes this place unique

Advance purchase required. Tours usually sell out in advance!

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The Whole Shebang Comedy Walking Tour

Or to purchase by phone, call Zerve at 800.979.3370  or  212.209.3370 (int'l)

Here are our regular tours.
We can also customize a fun tour for your group or family.
write us for more information

CHASING THE DRAGON
disorient yourself in the history and mystery of Chinatown

COME OUT TO THE CASTRO
San Francisco’s gay village from top to bottom

HOBNOBBING WITH GOBS OF SNOBS
the stinkin’ rich and dirty money that built Nob Hill

FLASHBACK
from the Summer of Love to the Winter of Discontent

GO WEST, YOUNG WOMAN
ten daring divas who did it their way

NUDE, LEWD & CRUDE
the rise of strippers, comedians, and beats in North Beach

SAN FRANCISCO IN A NUTSHELL
the nuts and bolts of the City's history

WHERE'S THE F-ING BEACH IN NORTH BEACH?
a neighborhood tour sponsored by the letter F

THE WHOLE SHEBANG
three individual tours squeezed into a deluxe three-hour tour of Nob Hill, Chinatown, and North Beach

 

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