Chinatown Walking Tour
The Verdict
"The oldest Chinatown in North America, dating to the early 1850s. The Tin How Temple at 125 Waverly was founded around 1852 and still operates from a 1910 rebuild after the 1906 earthquake. Start at the Dragon's Gate, work through Waverly, Ross, and Spofford alleys."
What you need to know
San Francisco’s Chinatown has been a neighborhood since the early 1850s, the oldest Chinatown in North America. Start at the Dragon’s Gate on Bush Street at Grant Avenue and work your way through Waverly Place, Ross Alley, and Spofford Street. The Tin How Temple at 125 Waverly Place, founded around 1852, is one of the oldest Chinese temples in the United States and still active (the current building dates to 1910, after the 1906 earthquake destroyed the original). Guided food tours run daily.