Landmarks & History
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The first stand-alone LGBTQ history museum in the United States, located in the Castro.
Compton’s Cafeteria Riot Site
San Francisco Tenderloin historical site of the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot, an early trans resistance milestone.
Artist-led queer gallery and event space on Castro Street showcasing local LGBTQ+ visual and performance arts.
Peaceful grove in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park dedicated to those lost to AIDS, a serene national memorial created by the community and designated by Congress in 1996.
San Francisco's iconic LGBTQ+ neighborhood, an epicenter of queer culture and politics since the 1970s, centered around Castro Street and still home to a vibrant community of bars, shops, and organizations.
Community health, wellness, and gathering space in the Castro run by San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
SoMa Leather District
San Francisco's historic leather and kink district in SoMa, centered around Folsom Street — home to leather bars, sex clubs, and the annual Folsom Street Fair, a globally significant center of LGBTQ+ leather culture.
AIDS Memorial Quilt Display
San Francisco site connected to the AIDS Memorial Quilt, honoring lives lost and community activism.
Public plaza at the Castro Street Muni station in San Francisco, a gathering place and memorial honoring Harvey Milk, the LGBTQ+ activist and city supervisor assassinated in 1978.
Bronze sidewalk plaques along Castro Street honoring LGBTQ+ pioneers and icons from around the world, a self-guided outdoor memorial created by community volunteers.
Historic 1922 movie palace on Castro Street and a major LGBTQ+ cultural landmark in San Francisco.
Historic gay leather bar in San Francisco's SoMa with a large outdoor patio, a longtime anchor of the city's leather community at 12th and Harrison.