A couple of years ago whilst on a business trip in California, I hired a 172 (with instructor, as it was my first flight and therefore a check) from Palo Alto and did the "Bay Tour" around San Francisco.
Flew it up the Pacific Coast, over the Golden Gate and Alcatraz and then across
the middle of the 4 runways at San Fran Int'l
with heavies arriving and departing beneath.
All this at 2500' VFR.
Overall a fab experience and 1.5hrs cost me about 80 USD if I remember!!