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This event is in the past.It took place on October 25, 2026 at Sydney G. Walton Square.

Barbary Coast: The Devil’s Playground 1
Barbary Coast: The Devil’s Playground 2
Walking Tour

Barbary Coast: The Devil’s Playground

October 25 at 1pm

At Sydney G. Walton Square

Financial District, San Francisco

🔥"tameless, shameless glory"
🔞Adult content, not great for kids
🧥Bring a jacket, it gets windy

Shanghaiing sailors, scheming "percentage girls," and dance halls where jazz was born: this free walking tour digs into the Barbary Coast's gloriously seedy past. Two hours of San Francisco's tameless, shameless history.

True crime history
Adults-only content
Gold Rush era
Saloon & vice lore

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  • True crime history
  • Adults-only content
  • Gold Rush era
  • Saloon & vice lore
  • Sydney G. Walton Square
  • Financial District
  • San Francisco

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