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Nob Hill tour
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**Learn the secrets of Bonanza Kings and Railroad Barons**
Silver King lives in a single room at the Palace Hotel while his wife lives in Paris and she is written up in society pages;
Silver King divorced by wife for numerous adulterous affairs;
Silver King sells bar and marries chambermaid and builds Connecticut brownstone Nob Hill mansion;
Two Railroad Barons so detested each other that they hired body guards to protect themselves from assassination;
Railroad Baron''s widow remarries younger man and disinherits her son who opposes the marriage
Railroad Baron introduces his son to society on a silver platter
Railroad Baron''s wife has jewel collection that rivals the Csarina of Russia;
Share the architectural genius of Willis Polk and Julia Morgan
**Share the architectural genius of Willis Polk and Julia Morgan**
**Feel the excitement, disgrace and tragedy of Billy Ralston, our first venture capitalist**
**See Silver King Flood''s mansion** That survived the 1906 earthquake and was restored by San Francisco architect Willis Polk
**Experience the beauty of Hungtingon Park** With the Fountain of Sprites and the beautiful Fountain of Turtles from Rome
**Tour California''s first Cathedral built in 1854** rare Chinatown and 1906 earthquake photographs
**Take a scenic cable car ride up Nob Hill** Known as Fern Hill, Nob Hill or the Hill of Palaces became home to the wealthy after Andrew Halladie built the Cable car and installed it with a system of moving wire cable in 1873
**View rare Railroad Baron memorabilia** See photographs of Railroad Barons'' Palaces built at cost of several million dollars; mansions described as ''carpenters nightmares'' and ''a delirium of woodcarving.''
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| Tour Category:
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| Fitness Required: n/a |
| You should bring: | | Breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea is optional at added cost. Group rates and student discaounts are available.Please wear comfortable walking shoes! Tour is also weather permitting because it's not much fun walking in the rain! |
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| Days: 1 |
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