LGBTQ Historical Walking Tour
San Francisco, Pacific Coast Highway
About This Activity
Enjoy a historical and cultural walking tour through an epicenter of LGBT activism, the Castro. You'll discover how San Francisco's Gold Rush in 1849 created the city's first gay community and how World War II, the Summer of Love, civil rights leader, Harvey Milk and the AIDS epidemic, created the vibrant heart and soul of the Castro's LGBTQ community.
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Best 3 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — LGBTQ+ Friendly
San Francisco
Best 5 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — LGBTQ+ Friendly
San Francisco → Los Angeles
Best 7 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — LGBTQ+ Friendly
San Francisco → Los Angeles → San Diego → Monterey
Best 10 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — LGBTQ+ Friendly
San Francisco → Los Angeles → San Diego → Monterey → Santa Barbara
Best 14 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — History
San Francisco → Los Angeles → San Diego → Monterey → Santa Barbara
Best 14 Days in Pacific Coast Highway — LGBTQ+ Friendly
San Francisco → Los Angeles → San Diego → Monterey → Santa Barbara
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