The “Valley of the Queens"

Explore the vibrant and revolutionary queer history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods with local resident and professor Shawn Sprockett. This tour offers a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. The “Valley of the Queens” tour highlights key events such as the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a landmark trans resistance that predates the Stonewall Riots, and the site of San Francisco’s first Pride parade.

Tours start at The Tenderloin Museum located at 398 Eddy St., San Francisco.

Tours led by Shawn Sprockett or Kenan, Bill, and Llewellyn

General public admission, $35 per person (non-members); Members, $10 with discount code.

*Members, check your SF History E-newsletter, which goes out the first week of every month, for the membership code. Apply at check-out.

Maximum attendees: 20 people

In case of rain, tour will be rescheduled

Tour Dates & Times:

Saturday, May 16th @ 2:00 PM

Saturday, June 20th @ 2:00 PM

About the San Francisco Historical Society

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The San Francisco Historical Society preserves, presents, and promotes the city’s history, arts, and culture for the past, present, and future. We do this through museum exhibits, publications (The Argonaut and Panorama), historical walking tours, monthly History Live! presentations, and innovative programs for young people.

Our Museum of San Francisco is located at the site of the first branch mint in the West, in the heart of the city’s historic core. It is the only museum devoted to the history of our city. Admission is free.

The San Francisco Historical Society is a registered 501(c)(3) with tax id #68-0104888.

www.SFHistory.org

Walking Tour: The “Valley of the Queens." Public Tickets $35, SFHS Members $10.

Join this unique tour, which explores the early history of the “Valley of the Queens” in San Francisco. Sat. Tour Dates: Sat. Tours: 5/16, & 6/20 @ 2PM