This tour highlights and discusses all of the places and events relevant to the LGBTQ community in the West Village from the Stonewall Riots to now.
Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off
Enjoy included entry fees for Yosemite National Park
Travel in the company of a driver-guide
Ride in a private air-conditioned vehicle
What To Expect
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
The only dedicated LGBT art museum in the world with a mission to exhibit and preserve LGBT art and foster the artists who create it.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
99 Wooster St
Gay Activist Alliance Firehouse
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
206 Thompson St
The Portofino Restaurant was a popular meeting place for lesbians in the 1950’s and 60’s. One of them went on to challenge the Defense of Marriage Act.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
55 Washington Square S
Judson Memorial Church provided help to AIDS patients in the 1980’s.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
371 6th Ave
St. Joseph’s Church was the original meeting place for the Gay Officer’s Action League.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
59 Christopher St
Mattachine Society Headquarters
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Stonewall Inn
In June of 1969 this mafia run gay bar became the starting point of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Stonewall National Monument
Here we discuss the Gay Liberation statues.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
250 W 10th St
Once home to John Stanley Wojtowicz and Elizabeth Eden. John famously attempted to rob a bank to pay for Elizabeth’s gender confirmation surgery, but things went wrong.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Cubbyhole Bar
Lesbian bars were once a vibrant part of the LGBTQ infrastucture, but in recent years more and more are closing. Surprisingly NYC only has three left.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
New York City Aids Memorial
Located across the street from St. Vincent’s Hospital, this park memorializes the people who died at the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
The keystone of NYC LGBTQ organizing post-Stonewall.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Church of the Village
Hosted the first meeting of Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Good Looks, Charm, and Interesting Information