San Francisco LGBTQ Walking Tour with Local Guide

Overview

Cruisin' the Castro Walking tours celebrates 30 years of Pride and as San Francisco's first and ONLY Legacy Business Tour Company! This prestigious award recognizes Cruisin' the Castro as a longstanding, community-servicing business and a valuable cultural asset to the City & County of San Francisco.

Tours are fun, fascinating and offers twice as many tour stops that not only include the colorful sites of the largest LGBTQ community in the world, but explores the spectrum of sexual and gender diversity and the struggle with achieving equal rights in America. No other tour offer this rare and educational opportunity!

Tours are conducted by a local resident, professional tour guide and a civil rights activist.

City: San Francisco

Sun 17 Nov

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Starting at $30.96

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Sun 17 Nov

Starting at $30.96

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What's Included

Local guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tours operate rain or shine
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

What To Expect

The Castro

Come cruise the Castro on this fun and comprehensive 2-hour tour! Celebrating 30 years of walking with PRIDE, Cruisin' the Castro Walking Tour is San Francisco's premier tour company! Learn about LGBTQ culture, diversity and the lack of civil rights in America. Explore the many historical sights that has shaped a community as well as, a world wide culture. No other tour offers over 20 historical sites that span from the Gold Rush, World War II, civil rights leader, Harvey Milk, the AIDS epidemic, the Rainbow Honor Walk and beyond! Cruisin' the Castro Walking Tours is conducted by a long time local resident, historian and community activist. Recognized as a TripAdvisor "Hall of Fame" member since 2011!

Harvey Milk Plaza

Learn how Harvey Milk arrived and became the 1st openly gay male politician to serve public office in United States and a Civil Rights Activist. Find out how the rainbow flag was created!

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (552)

fatcat2222

Nov 2012

4 of us met the tour leader, Kathy for a very personal, poignant and well-researched stroll around the Castro. Kathy gave us an in depth over view of the struggles that the GLBT community faced and still face these days. Definitely worth your time !

gekko21

Nov 2012

This is an amazing walking tour, covering the highs and lows of the history of LGBT people in San Francisco and the US generally. Kathy tells a very honest story that clearly shows the battle for equality is far from won. I really wish more people who don't identify as LGBT would go on tours like this in order to better understand our history. The work of Harvey Milk is well-documented thanks to the excellent film but other aspects of the Castro district are less so. It was interesting to learn about the people who live and work in the Castro, how it's changed over the years and its relationship to the rest of San Francisco. We were shown a school where a solid foundation in human rights underpins their education. We were also told about the cultural make-up of the Castro and what it means to be part of that community. These are some of the things that will stay with me. Kathy is very open and shared information about her life with us. It was interesting to hear how she came to live in the area and to be running the tour. As always, it's the personal stories that make tours like this so amazing. This was borne out in the quilts we saw that had been made by friends and relatives of those who died from AIDS-related illnesses. There are also plenty of laughs on the tour. From hankie codes, dykes on bikes to billy dolls, we shared jokes on the quirks of LGBT cultures. In fact, sharing was very much part of the tour. Kathy was as keen to learn from us as we were to hear about the history of the Castro. We had a particularly good conversation about the challenges of growing older as an LGBT person. Kathy talked about how this might be approached in her community and we shared some of the challenges currently facing older gay people in the UK. As the first openly gay generation reaches old age, it's something that hasn't really been addressed until now and shows that there is still a long way to travel on our journey towards acceptance and equality.

Jason M

Oct 2012

An amazing and informative tour. The guide was great with questions. The tour was well paced and enjoyable.