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

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $30.96

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $30.96

Make a reservation

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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)

Nikky B

Aug 2011

Great historical context, stories, and information. Incredibly knowledgeable tour guide! So much fun and shares community connections along the way at different restaurants and retail shops. Definitely recommended if you're interested in learning about the history of the Castro neighborhood and the overall fight for equality in the LGBT community.

theblondegoddess

Aug 2011

I wont go on and on about how wonderful it was, but...it was. What can i say about our guide. Kathy was terrific, I brought along a hetrosexual girlfriend who knew nothing about Harvey Milk, or the Gay district, or even the ravages of the HIV/AIDS virus effect much of Sanfrancisco in the 80's, Along with a gay couple and a transgendered lady we had a wonderful time walking the easy distance, everything was close by, so no difficulty there, and kathy was right there with first hand knowledge on every subject. I must say we had a wonderful morning, it took aprox 2 hours and covered every subject possible including architecture, local history, art, local culture and even what colour flag means what...lol, i would recommend this tour to everyone visiting San Francisco. its a must do.

petechinw

Jul 2011

I went on the Castro Historical Walking Tour while on my trip to San Francisco. The guide (Karen) is the both the owner of the tour company AND an owner of another local business in the area (the Twin Peaks cafee). She absolutely knew her subject matter and answered all of our questions along the way. We walked through all the areas of the Castro that had historical- or current-significance, and Karen gave EXCELLENT commentary. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting San Francisco. I was pleased and you will be as well.