Come with Us ...China Cat Chat's Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour

Set your soul to “vibrate” and lace up your walking shoes—here’s our handpicked route through Grateful Dead history, psychedelic landmarks, and local color. Each destination has it's own suggested musical track...follow along the Spotify playlist to find each one.

☕ (A) Coffee to the People - 1206 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, CA

Start your morning with a conscious cup in this activist-inspired café. The walls are filled with posters, quotes, and community spirit—a perfect launch pad for a day of countercultural exploration.

🎵 Morning Dew — A slow, haunting rise—just like your caffeine buzz.

🌈 (B) Love on Haight - 1400 Haight St, San Francisco, CA

Not your average tie-dye shop. This place bursts with handmade art, bold colors, and a mission to preserve Haight-Ashbury’s legacy of love, peace, and psychedelia.

🎵 Scarlet Begonias — “Once in a while you get shown the light…” — feels right here.

🏡 (C) The Grateful Dead House - 710 Ashbury St, San Francisco, CA

The original HQ. From 1966–68, this Victorian flat was home base for Jerry, Phil, Bob, Pigpen, and the rest of the crew. No tour is complete without a quiet moment here.

🎵 St. Stephen — Electric, mysterious, born of the very walls behind you.

🔥 (D) Hells Angels House - 715 Ashbury St, San Francisco, CA

Just across the street lived the notorious Hells Angels, who had a complicated friendship with the Dead. Strange bedfellows, indeed—peace and chaos, side by side.

🎵 Friend of the Devil — A wink, a grin, and maybe a little trouble.

🎨 (E) Haight Street Murals - Along Haight St between Ashbury and Stanyan

From Jerry, to Jimi, to Janis, these vibrant walls tell the story of San Francisco’s musical and social revolution. Keep your camera ready and your eyes wide open.

🎵 Eyes of the World — Joyful, spiraling, endlessly expansive—just like the art.

💿 (F) Amoeba Music - 1855 Haight St, San Francisco, CA

A pilgrimage for music lovers. Dig through crates of vinyl, rare recordings, and Dead bootlegs. It's a temple of sound—and you never know what treasure you’ll find.

🎵 The Music Never Stopped — The perfect reminder that the groove lives on.

🍽️ (G) Cha Cha Cha - 1801 Haight St, San Francisco, CA

End your walk with sangria and small plates in this lively Cuban-style joint. With candles flickering and laughter in the air, it's a perfect finale to your afternoon.

🎵 They Love Each Other — Warm, groovy, and full of heart. Just like the end of your walk.

💃🌈🌀 Ripple Out, Walk On - To Your Next Destination...

By the end of your walk, your feet may be tired—but your soul? Probably humming. From caffeine-fueled awakenings to swirling murals, sacred houses to vinyl haunts, this stretch of Haight-Ashbury still buzzes with the spirit of something bigger. Something that never really ended.

Take a breath. Snap a photo. Raise a glass.You're not just tracing history—you’re dancing through it.

🎵 Ripple — “Let there be songs to fill the air…”