Lonely Planet Experiences Private LGBTQ+ History, Neighborhood and Pub Tour of Greenwich Village
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- No booking fees
- COVID-19protected
- City sightseeing
- Beer and drinks tasting
- duration 3 hours
- tour type Group
- tour_type Group tour
- minimum participants 4
- age requirement 21+ yrs
- age_requirement 21+ yrs
- Starts New York, USA
- Ends New York, USA
- Drink at the oldest gay bar in NYC and sing with the locals at a café where many Broadway stars go to croon at the piano
- Visit the location where ‘the shot glass that was heard around the world’ was thrown: Stonewall Inn, the gay bar that launched the civil rights movement for LGBTQ+ people back in 1969
- Celebrate gay history at Big Gay Ice Cream; a fancy cone is included in your tour!
- Tour the iconic West Village where celebrities, writers, provocateurs and social justice warriors used to call home (and see where they used to live and work)
Explore the famous LGBTQ+ history of Greenwich Village with a local NYC guide by your side. See Stonewall Inn, the place where the gay rights movement kicked off in 1969, enjoy a drink in the city’s oldest known gay bar and grab an ice-cream covered in rainbow sprinkles at the city’s sauciest ice-cream parlor!
This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
Your private LGBTQ+ NYC adventure begins in Washington Square. After we get the formal introductions out of the way we’ll head to our first stop of the day - Gay Street where you’ll learn the history of this former stable alley (hint: the street name has nothing to do with the gay rights’ movement) and see where various gay liberators lived in the area north of Washington Square Park.
NYC’s oldest gay bar, Julius’, is next on our LGBTQ+ agenda, pull up a stool and soak in the atmosphere and drink in the ‘love is love is love…’
Then we’ll take a sobering look at the NYC Aids Memorial to honor our sisters, brothers and others who we miss and will never forget.
Next up is Christopher Street – arguably the most important thoroughfare in the West Village, where we’ll pass by iconic shops (the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, Stonewall Inn) and the Stonewall National Monument, the country’s first (and, so far, only) National Monument to celebrate LGBTQ+ people and their achievements.
You scream, I scream… it’s time for Big Gay Ice Cream! Our next stop involves a custom cone ice-cream from NYC’s iconic sweet shop founded by two gay entrepreneurs with a sweet tooth!
Your private walking tour then goes past some of the major institutions (Cherry Street Theater! Chumley’s!) that have defined the West Village over the past half-century.
Our LGBTQ+ adventure ends at our favorite piano bar, where you never know who you might spot belting out a Broadway Lullaby. Join in, sing out, celebrate! It’s Gay New York!
This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
- English-speaking guide
- One drink at an iconic gay bar
- Ice-cream cone
- Additional food and drinks
- souvenirs and personal shopping
- tips/gratuities for your guide
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Cancellation for this Lonely Planet Experiences Private LGBTQ+ History, Neighborhood and Pub Tour of Greenwich Village tour is free up to 48 hours before the chosen start date - full refund will be given. If cancellation is made less than 48 hours before the chosen start date, no refund applies.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 18 January 2021, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 18 January 2021, a deposit of 100% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 0 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceLonely Planet Experiences Private LGBTQ+ History, Neighborhood and Pub Tour of Greenwich Village tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. We recommend using World Nomads' travel insurance.
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Meeting start point :Washington Square Arch in Washington Square, NYC
Meeting end point :Marie’s Crisis Café, 59 Grove Street
Lonely Planet extras- Free access to the Lonely Planet mobile app for one year
- 25% discount on all items in the Lonely Planet Shop
This trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour follows established guidelines that are in line with the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ framework against COVID-19.
- This tour follows the local government(s) recommendations for gatherings and group sizes.
- Wearing a mask, hand washing and sanitizing is highly encouraged on this tour. Frequently touched surfaces are regularly disinfected.
