North Beach Adventure: The Beatniks, Poetry & Counterculture

Step back into the cafés and jazz-soaked streets of 1950s North Beach, San Francisco on this 2-hour walking tour celebrating the Beat Generation. Together we’ll wander the haunts of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Ferlinghetti, hear stories of rebellion and art that changed a generation, and pause to craft our own piece of spontaneous Beat-inspired poetry. At the end we will stop at an iconic café for conversation, channeling the creative energy of San Francisco’s most bohemian neighborhood. Come ready to explore, observe, and let your words flow—no writing experience needed, just curiosity and a sense of poetic adventure.