Pride Walking Tour

Come and see where the movement began on this historical tour of the beating heart of New York’s LGBTQ community

Enjoy a Pride Walking Tour with your New York Pass®

• Pay nothing upon arrival, simply show your digital pass
• See all the sites where our LGBTQ Pride movement was born and organized
• Get to grips with LGBTQ history in New York City leading up to The Stonewall Uprising and its impact around the world
• Your excellent guide walks you through the history of the celebrated Stonewall Inn

This comprehensive 1.5-hour tour of New York City’s best-known gay district narrates the history of the Stonewall Uprising and the rise of our modern-day LGBTQ Pride Movement. 

This tour kicks off at Christopher Park and stops by The Stonewall Inn and a ton of other sites of LGBTQ historical significance. Your tour guide will narrate the account of the history of the community before the uprising, the facts behind The Stonewall Uprising, the immediate aftermath, and the rise of Pride! 

Learn the accounts of the demonstrations where members of our LGBTQ community bravely stood up and planted the seeds that grew into one of the most definitive human rights movements of our time.

Highlights:

The Stonewall Inn - hear the account of the early morning hours of June 28th, 1969 and the movement that followed known as The Stonewall Uprising.

The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop - learn the history of the shop, its founder Craig Rodwell, and his role and the roles in the LGBTQ Pride Movement.

The Gay Street sign - get the lowdown on the history of this sign (a perfect photo stop!)

The site of the first Pride March - your tour guide will tell the story of the first Pride March, the history of Pride Marches since, and the symbolism of the Rainbow Flag.

Julius Bar - hear all about the first Sip In. 

Gay Liberation Monument - the history of LGBTQ rights and politics in the USA.

You won’t want to miss this excellent tour that celebrates Pride and honors the stories of the people who made it was it is!