Save-the-Date: 2025 Smith Family Reunion Friday, July 18th, – Saturday, July 19th, 2025
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1 Big Bus Tours Visitors' Center
99 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA 94133 (corner of Jefferson and Mason Streets)
First Bus - 10:00 AM
Last Bus - 5:00 PM
FISHERMAN'S WHARF
BLAZING SADDLES
CARTOON ART MUSEUM
RED AND WHITE - 1-HOUR BAY CRUISE
PLAYERS ARCADE AND LUAU LOUNGE SECRET TIKI BAR
THE S.S. JEREMIAH O'BRIEN
RIPLEY’S, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
FISHERMEN'S CHAPEL
MADAME TUSSAUDS & SAN FRANCISCO DUNGEON
U.S.S. PAMPANITO SUBMARINE
COIT TOWER
3
First Bus - 10:13 AM
Last Bus - 5:13 PM
EMBARCADERO
EXPLORATORIUM
4
RAILWAY MUSEUM
FERRY BUILDING
FERRY PLAZA FARMERS MARKET
EMBARCADERO
5
Last Bus - 5:26 PM
UNION SQUARE
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
6
First Bus - 10:30 AM
Last Bus - 5:30 PM
7
CIVIC CENTER
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
8
944 Fell Street (next to Mosaic wall near corner with Pierce St)
First Bus - 10:50 AM
Last Bus - 5:50 PM
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & CULTURE COMPLEX
ALAMO SQUARE PARK
PAINTED LADIES
9
1816 Haight Street (opposite Cha Cha Cha restaurant)
First Bus - 11:00 AM
Last Bus - 6:00 PM
HAIGHT ASHBURY
10
55 Music Concourse Drive (outside California Academy of Sciences)
First Bus - 11:07 AM
Last Bus - 6:07 PM
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN
BOTANICAL GARDENS
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
DE YOUNG MUSEUM
DEYOUNG MUSEUM & LEGION OF HONOR MUSEUM
100
Bus stop at the North-West corner of Lincoln Way & 9th Ave (Sundays + Public Holidays only)
First Bus - 11:07 AM
Last Bus - 6:07 PM
BOTANICAL GARDENS
11
North Vista Point, Sausalito, CA 94965 (lookout parking area off the highway)
First Bus - 11:22 AM
Last Bus - 6:22 PM
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
12
1105 Gorgas Avenue (south corner of Richardson Ave and Gorgas Ave)
First Bus - 11:32 AM
Last Bus - 6:32 PM
PALACE OF FINE ARTS
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
PRESIDIO PARK
13
2101 Lombard Street (SW corner of Lombard and Fillmore Sts)
First Bus - 11:37 AM
Last Bus - 6:37 PM
MARINA DISTRICT
14
1599 Lombard St San Francisco, CA 94123m (outside Buena Vista Motor Inn near corner with Gough St)
First Bus - 11:39 AM
Last Bus - 6:39 PM
LOMBARD STREET
15
1454 The Embarcadero (outside Pier 35 cruise terminal entrance)
First Bus - 11:45 AM
Last Bus - 6:57 PM
ALCATRAZ ISLAND
16
The Embarcadero, bus stop outside the entrance to Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf
First Bus - 11:52 AM
Last Bus - 6:52 PM
PLAYERS ARCADE AND LUAU LOUNGE SECRET TIKI BAR
PIER 39
SEA LIONS
AQUARIUM OF THE BAY
Hop on, hop off with Big Bus Tours to discover the very best of San Francisco. Our Red Route shows off all the sights from Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf, the Embarcadero to Haight Ashbury. Best of all, we'll take you on an unforgettable journey over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, giving you top-deck views of one of the country's most incredible vistas. Our tour features a pre-recorded digital commentary available in 10 different languages.
They make it easy for you to hop off at whichever stops you'd like, explore those sites for as long as you'd like, and then hop back on the next bus in the circuit when you're ready to continue.