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San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge is not, and has never been, red.

Our home city and the deepest catalog we have: the bridge, the island prison, the cable cars that are legally a moving national landmark, and the Silicon Valley campuses an hour south. Twenty-two guides are recorded and playable right now.

114 collectible guides22 ready to listenFree standard guides

Quick answer

Can I get an audio guide for San Francisco? Audio live. There are 114 written guides for San Francisco on G20X, and 22 of them are recorded and playable right now. Every standard guide is free in full, with no signup; membership adds offline and no ads.

Recorded tours you can play now

Golden Gate Bridge
It was never supposed to be orange.
39s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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Alcatraz Island
Fourteen escape attempts. One unsolved.
41s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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Fisherman's Wharf
The sea lions arrived uninvited — and stayed.
40s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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Pier 39
A shopping pier that accidentally became a wildlife reserve.
47s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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The Cable Cars
A moving national landmark you can ride for eight dollars.
43s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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Chinatown
The oldest Chinatown in North America — rebuilt as a stage set.
41s preview · full guide 2 min · English narration
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All 114 guides in San Francisco

Every one is free to listen to in full.

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Ready-made days in San Francisco

Each one is an order, a timing, and a free audio guide at every stop.

Classic San Francisco — The First-Timer's Walk

Every first-timer's route — the postcard spots, with the stories behind them.

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Hidden San Francisco — The Local's Route

Skip the buses. This is the SF locals actually go to.

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SF with Kids — One Day, Zero Boredom

A day of sea lions, science, and ice cream. No whining guaranteed.

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What we cover first

  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Alcatraz Island
  • Cable cars
  • Chinatown
  • Muir Woods
  • Apple Park & Stanford

Written guides live on this city

Every guide below is a full page with the story, the sources and a transcript. Audio is rolling out chapter by chapter.

How to use G20X here

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Start with the free preview of the biggest landmark — sixty seconds tells you whether the writing is for you.

2

Standard guides are free. The city pack at $9.99 adds the deep dives and routes when they land.

3

Download before you leave the hotel wifi. The guides work in airplane mode.

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When you book the hotel or the airport transfer, do it through our travel partners — members get part of it back as credit.

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Questions about this city

How much does a San Francisco audio guide cost?
Standard guides are free, in full. The city pack collects the paid depth in San Francisco is $9.99, and membership makes all of them unlimited from $4.99 a month.
Can I listen offline in San Francisco?
Yes. Download before you leave wifi and the guides play in airplane mode — useful on transit and anywhere roaming is expensive.
Are the San Francisco guides available in Chinese?
Yes. Every guide is written in English and Traditional Chinese from the same research, and you can switch language on any page.

Hear San Francisco before you go

The Golden Gate Bridge is not, and has never been, red.