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Hidden LGBTQ History of Mexico: Plazas and Secrets
(55) Reviews
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Minimum age is 18 years
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Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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It bridges forgotten pasts and vibrant futures of the hidden rainbow of Mexico City's past! You will embark on an eye-opening journey through the vibrant LGBTQ+ history of Mexico City with our exclusive "Gay Side of History, Plazas and Temples" walk. This isn't your ordinary walk - it is a time-traveling adventure that will challenge everything you thought you knew about Mexican culture and history!
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Digital LGBT+ map of the Historic Center and extra resources.
Local guide
Downloadable PDF copy of e-book RAINBOW MEXICO: Bridging Forgotten Pasts and Vibrant Futures.
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
República de Argentina 15
We meet outside Number 15, República de Argentina Street, curbside, right at the door marked with #15. It is the main door and it is not at the corner. It is at the heart of Mexico City's Historic Center.
Return
Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
At the Historic Center's second largest plaza, Plaza de Santo Domingo. At the corner of República de Venezuela and República de Brasil streets.
Hidden LGBTQ History of Mexico: Plazas and Secrets
(55) Reviews
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
About
It bridges forgotten pasts and vibrant futures of the hidden rainbow of Mexico City's past! You will embark on an eye-opening journey through the vibrant LGBTQ+ history of Mexico City with our exclusive "Gay Side of History, Plazas and Temples" walk. This isn't your ordinary walk - it is a time-traveling adventure that will challenge everything you thought you knew about Mexican culture and history!
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Digital LGBT+ map of the Historic Center and extra resources.
Local guide
Downloadable PDF copy of e-book RAINBOW MEXICO: Bridging Forgotten Pasts and Vibrant Futures.
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
República de Argentina 15
We meet outside Number 15, República de Argentina Street, curbside, right at the door marked with #15. It is the main door and it is not at the corner. It is at the heart of Mexico City's Historic Center.
Return
Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
At the Historic Center's second largest plaza, Plaza de Santo Domingo. At the corner of República de Venezuela and República de Brasil streets.
Itinerary
1
Librería Porrúa
Rooftop balcony overlooking the Palace of the Royal Duty, the Hideaway Rooms of Frida Kahl, and the Great Aztec Temple's ruins.
1 hour
2
Museo del Templo Mayor
The Templo Mayor (Spanish for "Great Temple") was the main temple of the Mexica (former Aztec) people in their capital city.
3
Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.
4
Zocalo
The central plaza. The heart of city and country. The meeting place since the 16th century.
30 minutes
5
Palacio Nacional de Mexico
The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. Since 2018 it has also served as the official residence for the President of Mexico.
6
Centro Cultural Espana en Mexico
The Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico) is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the Mexico City government ceded it to the Spanish government. When restoration work was finished, the new Centro Cultural de España was inaugurated by the King of Spain with the President of Mexico in 2002.
30 minutes
7
Ex Old Customs
The Old Customs Building is located on the east side of Santo Domingo Plaza between Republica de Venezuela and Luis Gonzalez Obregon Streets just to the north of the main plaza of Mexico City.
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Plaza de Santo Domingo
Plaza Santo Domingo is flanked to the west by the Portal de Evangelistas, which is a Tuscan colonnade with round arches. Scribes with typewriters and antique printing machines work in this Portal.
30 minutes
9
Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
The Spanish Inquisition was the civilian institution in charge of executing convicted homosexuals between 1521 and 1821.
10
Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is located on the north side and faces the Santo Domingo plaza. The starting point of El Camino Real, from Old Mexico to New Mexico, a trading route and a safe haven for gay male couples.