Modern Art, Cable Cars, and Hippies
Enjoy a visit to six of San Francisco’s iconic attractions.
- Theme
- General
- Location
- SoMa, San Francisco
- Duration
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Designer
- Barry Pickard
Experience
Route
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SFMOMA displays a collection of modern and contemporary art, which includes over 33,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts.
Robotaxi
Hail a robotaxi and drive from the museum to the Ferry Building.
Ferry Building Marketplace
Ferry Building Marketplace is veritable food emporium, home to more than three dozen artisan food and drink merchants. From coffee and chocolate to empanadas, local oysters and Vietnamese street food, you’ll find it all.
Robotaxi
Hail a robotaxi and drive from the Ferry Building to the museum.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The museum contains several preserved cable cars, together with smaller exhibits and a gift shop. The museum is part of the complex that also houses the cable car power house, which drives the cables, and the car depot.
Robotaxi
Hail a robotaxi and drive from the museum to the cathedral.
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
A glorious modern church made of reinforced concrete and glass, with a 212 feet tall spire with awe-inspiring stained-glass.
Robotaxi
Hail a robotaxi and drive from the cathedral to the Painted Ladies.
The Painted Ladies
The Painted Ladies are a row of Victorian and Edwardian houses, painted in three or more colours.
Robotaxi
Hail a robotaxi and drive from the Painted Ladies to the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood
The district is noted for its role as a center of the 1960s hippie movement and became the haven for a number of psychedelic rock performers and groups of the time.
Practicalities
- Designed for Waymo robotaxis (Sign up to their waitlist via Waymo app)
- We are not affiliated with any taxi booking platforms. Book & pay for your taxis directly (we will tell you when)
About
This route was designed by Barry Pickard in collaboration with Autoura.
Barry Pickard
Specialising in European and North American destinations, as well as a number of other countries around the world, I have designed self-guided tours for city based visits; multi-stop road trips; family, group and couples vacations; as well as themed excursions. Experienced in designing walking tours, driving tours and robotaxi experiences. A history graduate, with a great eye for detail, my passion for travel and research has found its apogee in designing fun, interesting and thoughtful trips