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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.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We will meet across the street from the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. The nearest subways are the Canal Street 1 - N/Q/R/W - 4/5/6.
We will end the tour in front of the Church of the Village. The nearest subways are 14th Street A/C/E/L - F/M/L
Itinerary
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1
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 -
2
Gay Activist Alliance Firehouse
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
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 -
4
Judson Memorial Church provided help to AIDS patients in the 1980's.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
St. Joseph's Church was the original meeting place for the Gay Officer's Action League.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
Mattachine Society Headquarters
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7The 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 -
8
Here we discuss the Gay Liberation statues.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
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 -
10
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 -
11
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 -
12
The keystone of NYC LGBTQ organizing post-Stonewall.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13
Hosted the first meeting of Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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