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Central Park

For the perfect experience, take a whole day to adventure yourself through its bushes, hidden waterfalls, bucolic castle, and incredible zoo. If you don't have much time, I'd recommend going right between 72nd and 96th Streets on the park's Eastside.

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Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty has been on the cover of influential magazines, always wearing her simple yet emblematic look - robe and a crown with seven spikes representing the world's seven continents.

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Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

In 1987, during the height of the AIDS pandemic, Charles Leslie and Fritz Lohman decided to create the world's first museum dedicated to LGBTQ art. Thus, the Leslie Lohman Museum was born with a mission of embracing and fostering queer artists. The institution now has more than 25,000 pieces from more than 1,9000 LGBTQ+ artists. Its permanent collection includes work by Catherine Opie, Robert Mapplethorpe, Neel Bate, and Andy Warhol.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation

Right in the middle of the Upper East Side jungle, you will find this institution dedicated to promoting the understanding of art - mainly modern and contemporary art…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of more than two million items and the most-visited museum in the United States…

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Gay Liberation

The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Street building in 1955. The organization focused on promoting gay rights and education about homosexuality. They were famous for adopting a more radical form of activism. The Mattachine Society filed for bankruptcy in 1976.

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AIDS Memorial

Designed by Brooklyn artist Anthony Goicolea, this memorial debuted in 2018 to honor the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting victims in June 2016. It consists of nine large boulders sitting in a circular pattern and bonded together with glass. This was the first memorial dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in New York.

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LGBTQ Memorial

Designed by Brooklyn artist Anthony Goicolea, this memorial debuted in 2018 to honor the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting victims in June 2016. It consists of nine large boulders sitting in a circular pattern and bonded together with glass. This was the first memorial dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in New York.

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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Street building in 1955. The organization focused on promoting gay rights and education about homosexuality. They were famous for adopting a more radical form of activism. The Mattachine Society filed for bankruptcy in 1976.

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Mattachine Society Office

The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Str…

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Lesbian Herstory Archives

Founded in 1972 by a group of lesbian teachers and students from the City University of New York, this institution was created to preserve the memory of the lesbian fight for liberation.

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The Edge

Edge is the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere! Right on its 100th floor, you will find a glass floor expanding 225 square feet and offering you breathtaking views. There is even a restaurant for meals and drinks. Tickets for tourists are $38.

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Little Island

The Little Island was designed to remember a leaf on the water, with 280 concrete piles creating the base and 132 concrete tulips on top.

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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

In the late 40s, the Museum of Modern Art was criticized for having a high number of gays and lesbians on the staff. In fact, the LGBTQ+ community was always…

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Calendar of NYC LGBTQ+ events and main attractions

Find out when the Pride March is happening, but also NewFest, Folsom Street, Bushwig, Out Loud Queer Music Festival and other events!

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How to get to Jacob Riis Park?

If you are not feeling like going to Fire Island this Summer, here's another beach paradise with much easier access from New York City and just as gay. Of course we are talking about the Jacob Riis Park Beach located in the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens.