The Castro
- Address:San Francisco
- Admission:Free
11:25 AM Sunday, May 27
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The Castro District known otherwise as simply, "the Castro" is widely considered as the United States' gay capital of the world. Not only is it the largest, but also the country's first.
Regardless of sexual orientation, the Castro is full of wonderful attractions, including the Castro Theatre, one of San Francisco's more popular movie palaces, complete with a world-class interior chandelier, and designed with a colonial Spanish Baroque facade.
Perhaps the area's most culturally significant landmarks, the GLBT Historical Society is a museum and archives, documenting the history of the gay and lesbian communities in the US. Aside from its core purpose, the building also houses other interesting institutions including the Cartoon Art Museum, which features well over 6,000 different cartoons and comics, and the Catharine Clark Gallery, an exhibition applying different forms of media for contemporary, living artists.
Also be sure to check out the Harvey Milk Plaza, named after the famous openly gay politician, commonly labeled the "martyr of gay-rights."
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This was a wonderful tour! Kathy, the tour guide,
was simply delightful. She is very knowledgeable about the history of the Castro and it was interesting to learn all about this neighborhood. If you are interested in learning about LGBTQ history, struggles, and successes, as well as getting a feel for the Castro neighborhood, this is the perfect tour.
Great tour. Tour director was great and very knowledgeable about the region. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to know more about the area.
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We absolutely loved this tour. Kathy was an amazing guide and she taught us so much about Castro. We are so glad we decided to do this tour because we learned things we would have never known had we just gone and visiting the Castro on our own. We also appreciated Kathy paying for us to go into a museum at the end of the tour. This tour ended up being one of our favorite parts of our San Francisco trip!
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The most efficient way to commute to the Castro District is via the MUNI Metro system, either by the L, K, or M lines. For a more scenic and exciting experience you can also take the famous F Market streetcar line that will tour you through the Castro's lovely downtown area and Fisherman's Wharf.
