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San Francisco, California
The first standalone LGBTQ+ history museum in the US, in the Castro.
The GLBT Historical Society Museum in the Castro is the first stand-alone museum of LGBTQ+ history and culture in the United States. Its exhibitions draw on the Society's vast archive — personal artifacts, activist memorabilia, photographs, and ephemera — to trace pivotal moments and figures in queer history, with a rotating slate of shows alongside the core galleries. Admission is $10, free on the first Wednesday of each month.
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