Pride Tours NYC's LGBTQ Historical Walking Tour


1 hour 15 minutes
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Pride Tours NYC’s walking tour is an NYC Pride Partner. Take the most comprehensive tour in New York City that narrates the history of the Stonewall Uprising and the rise of our modern day LGBTQ Pride Movement. This tour starts in Christopher Park, and stops at The Stonewall Inn, and all other sites of LGBTQ historical significance - all while your tour guide narrates the account of the history of our LGBTQ community before the uprising, the account of The Stonewall Uprising, the history of the immediate aftermath, and the rise of Pride! A portion of all of the proceeds of this tour are donated to Heritage of Pride.

Inclusions

  • Tour guide (English only)
  • Free admission for infants 2 years of age and under

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Christopher Park, 7th Avenue South, Christopher Street, New York City, NY 10014

You will meet your tour guide at Christopher Park. Your tour guide will narrate the overview of LGBTQ history in the USA and New York City leading up to the Stonewall Uprising.

Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York City, NY 10014-3530

At The Stonewall Inn, your tour guide will narrate the account of the early morning hours of June 28th 1969 at The Stonewall Inn/Greenwich Village and the immediate days that followed, the account of The Stonewall Uprising.

Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Greenwich Letterpress, 15 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014, USA

At the original site of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, your tour guide will narrate the history of the shop, its founder Craig Rodwell, and Craig's role and the roles of the activities that he was a part of, that bridged The Stonewall Uprising to our modern day LGBTQ Pride Movement.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Gay Street, New York City, NY

At the Gay Street sign, your tour guide will narrate the history of this sign.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Axis Theatre Company, 1 Sheridan Square, New York, NY 10014, USA

At the site of the start of the first Pride March, your tour guide will narrate the story of the first Pride March and the history of Pride Marches since. Your tour guide will also narrate the history of the Rainbow Flag at this location.

Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Julius', 159 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014, USA

At Julius Bar, your tour guide will narrate the account of the first Sip In.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Marie's Crisis Café, 59 Grove St, New York, NY 10014, USA

At Marie's Crisis, your tour guide will narrate the history of Marie's Crisis, along with changes in the LGBTQ movement as it goes mainstream.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Gay Liberation Monument, Christopher Street, 204 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10014, USA

At the Gay Liberation Monument, your tour guide will narrate the history of LGBTQ rights and politics in the USA since the Stonewall Uprising. And your guide will also narrate the history of the Gay Liberation Monument.

Duration: 12 minutes

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
fouragainsttwo
August 2021

This tour brought to life the history of the Pride movement. I especially like how the guide tied in the civil rights movement and highlighted the cooperation of the two movements working towards a humanity for all. Well done. Highly recommend for everyone. 💜

Juminister
June 2021

I attended with my girlfriend and we had a really really nice experience! Joe took his time to show us around, tell a lot of interesting stories and answer all our questions. We also got some great tips about where to go after the tour and it was just really nice. And besides that, Joe was just r...

Marcus R
July 2019

Our tour guide was Joe and he was very informative and interesting and seemed really passionate about his work. Only down side was that it was opening ceremony of world pride and lots of streets were blocked off, and so he had to improvise what we could visit, maybe next year let people know they...

780heidiv
June 2019

Joe was our tour guide and he was amazing!! He delivered the information with such passion and energy that made history fun! The tour was incredibly informative and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Kelly_W
March 2020

First off, props for not canceling on me when was the only one for a late night tour on a Monday night! Great info that may be in contradiction to other sources but the connections and stories make the whole thing come alive. The guides having access to first person sources makes everything feel ...

Tour61370117766
November 2019

I really felt that the history and perspective of the Greenwich Village gave great insight to the events of 1969. My tour guide Joe was very informative and did a great job pointing out the historical sites (including Stonewall Inn, Julius Bar, Marie Crisis, the first LGBT bookstore...) and role ...

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