San Francisco Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Beat poets, a copper-green flatiron and the city's most famous spire — San Francisco's District 3 is one clue away. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through San Francisco on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Browse the legacy of City Lights Booksellers, cradle of the Beat Generation • Crane your neck at the Transamerica Pyramid, the skyline's unmistakable spire • Sleuth around Cafe Zoetrope in Francis Ford Coppola's Sentinel Building Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. North Beach stories, downtown views, one scoreboard.

Starting at the Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason St, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and roll downhill into the hunt. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. At City Lights Booksellers, riddles honour the shop that published Ginsberg's Howl and gave the Beat Generation a home. Literary trivia rewards the well-read. Then the Transamerica Pyramid takes over the skyline — and your screen. Challenges explore how the once-controversial tower became San Francisco's signature silhouette. At Cafe Zoetrope, in the copper-clad Sentinel Building, clues connect espresso, cinema and Coppola's slice of North Beach. Expect around two hours of hills, history and head-scratchers. The leaderboard settles once and for all who knows the city best.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
• After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
• Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund

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