The Castro & the Gay Rights Movement Walking Tour by Wild SF Tours

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Duration: 1h 30m
Location: The Castro, San Francisco, CA United States | San Francisco, United States


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
LGBT pride & civil rights heritage of the Castro district
Entertaining guide provides commentary, games & songs
Landmarks like the Castro Theatre & Twin Peaks Tavern
Insight into the life of Harvey Milk & activism of the 1970s
Insider's look at one of San Fran's greatest neighborhoods

Inclusions:
Guided walking tour of the Castro
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

With rainbow flags waving from almost every building up and down the district’s namesake thoroughfare, the Castro—America’s first “gayborhood”—celebrates its queer identity and showcases its pride with flamboyant aplomb. Delve into its activist past on this engaging walking tour.

One of San Francisco’s safest, cleanest, and most vibrant districts, the Castro was once a working-class suburb of the Eureka Valley, boasting little more than a few dairy farms and dirt roads. Today, its historic Victorians have been lovingly restored and its colorful streets are packed with stylish and popular bars that cater to the LGBT community but are open to everyone.

Meet up with your guide, an entertaining and passionate local who shares historical information and leads you in interactive songs and games as you tour. Pass by landmarks like the Twin Peaks Tavern—the revolutionary bar whose floor-to-ceiling windows let patrons be seen by passersby, signaling security in the Castro’s gay identity—and the bright lights of the Castro Theatre’s iconic marquee.

Hear about the equal rights movement of the 1970s that saw the district’s residents become social activists, and learn about the life, work, and assassination of San Francisco Superintendent Harvey Milk as you visit the camera shop that was used as his campaign headquarters. After your tour, you can keeping hanging out if you’d like, hitting up a lively and affordable neighborhood café or bar to keep chatting about the City by the Bay with your guide and group.