Walking tours: Wok Wiz Walking Tours & Cooking Center, 654 Commercial St., San Francisco, CA 94111-2504. Shirley Fong-Torres and staff offer a variety of tours, rates from $25-$75. For schedule and reservations, phone 1-800-281-9255 or 1-415-981-8989.
City Guides, sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library, offers free walking tours of more than 20 San Francisco neighborhoods and sites. More than 100 walks are scheduled each month with an expanded calendar during May and October. Walks last about two hours. For recorded tour schedules, meeting locations and updates, phone 1-415-557-4255 or on the Internet, www.hooked.net/users/jhum. Printed schedules are available at the Main Library and branches or the Visitors Bureau (see below).The Dashiell Hammett Tour has been led by Don Herron since 1977; four hours, three miles, $10. For recorded information, phone 1-510-287-9540.
Cruisin' the Castro with Trevo Hailey, 375 Lexington St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Tour, including brunch, is $40. Phone 1-415-550-8110.
The Flower Power Haight Asbury Walking Tour is $15; phone 1-415-863-1621.
Javawalk, a coffee walking tour of North Beach, cost $20; phone Elaine Sosa at 1-415-673-9255.
Information on a variety of additional walking tours, from Art Deco or the Golden Gate Park to Victorian Homes, is available from the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (see below).
Books: Guidebooks that specialize in San Francisco walking tours, available at bookstores throughout the city, include: "Walking San Francisco on the Barbary Coast Trail," by Daniel Bacon, Quicksilver Press. "Stairway Walks in San Francisco," by Adah Bakalinsky, Wilderness Press. "San Francisco Chinatown, A Walking Tour," by Shirley Fong-Torres, China Books and Periodicals Inc. "The Dashiell Hammett Tour," by Don Herron, available at City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave. "Earl Thollander's San Francisco," Sasquatch Books. "Frommer's Walking Tours" by Lisa Legarde, Macmillan Travel.
Information: The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau is located on the lower level of Hallidie Plaza at Market and Powell streets. Mailing address is P.O. Box 429097, San Francisco, CA 94142-9097. Phone 1-415-391-2000, daily events information line: 1-415-391-2001. -- Hall and Yackel