San Francisco’s China Town
There are China Towns all over America. Every major city has one even if it is only a block or two long. None are more famous than the China Town in San Francisco however. This area is huge and you could take up a whole vacation exploring just China Town The great thing is that because this town is so large and so well known there are a lot of great attractions that things to do here. If you are just going to explore the area on your own you will want to make sure you get there while it is still light out though because things start closing down quickly once the sun starts to set. However better than just being able to explore the city on your own is a guided tour to get you started.
There are a few that you can choose from when it comes to guided tours. One of the best companies is Wok Wiz which has a couple of great tours. You will need to make sure that you get a reservation for any of the tours.
The tour which focuses on food in town and the history that comes with it is the “I can’t believe I ate my way through China town” tour. In this tour you will work up a hunger as you walk around the town looking at different restaurants, learning about what regions different foods come from, and stories about the immigrants who came here looking for a better life and what they found. There is a whole lot more to this tour as well.
Their daily tour is focused much more on the cultural aspects of China Town. Art museums, herbalists and tea connoisseurs are just some of the people you will be visiting in this tour. You will get to hear each of their stories as translated by the tour guide who speaks Cantonese. Although China town is filled with what some architect thought Chinese architecture would look like, making the town look a little fake, the stories of the immigrant rush to California are mostly true. If you pay a little extra you can also go to the dim sum restaurant and eat a meal of traditional foods.
When you are done you may want to return to your San Francisco Bay hotels to rest and plan what you want to do next. The tour should have given you a good idea of what areas in China town you would want to further explore so if you are still interested in it make a plan and go back. Set up a route around the city and see as much of it as you can. You may end up finding out just how much of the city there really is to see.
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