Pride of Place
Walking Tour
Uncover the places where Lexington’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer history happened!
Explore Lexington through this Self-guided walking tour
Using our self-guided walking tour, visit sites that tell remarkable stories of courage, freedom, and the struggle for equality by Lexington’s LGBTQ community. The downtown walk is approximately one mile with over a dozen stops. Download your free guide here in ENGLISH or in ESPAÑOL.
You can also pick up free printed copies from the Lexington Visitor’s Center or request your free printed copy by filling out the form linked in the button below.
“By tracing the steps of Lexington’s LGBTQ+ community through significant sites, the tour turns sidewalks into galleries and alleyways into storytelling spaces, highlighting the people and places that shaped the city’s queer identity. It’s not just about landmarks; it’s about the lived experiences that these spaces represent—protests, secret meetings, first kisses, and bold acts of defiance. For the Faulkner Morgan Archive, the goal is clear: make the city itself a living exhibit, where history is not locked away but interwoven into the everyday landscape.” - Zac Alfson, Bungalower
Can’t take the tour yourself?
Watch a sneak peek of Pride of Place, featuring some of the sites that helped make Kentucky’s LGBTQ History, hosted by our Executive Director Dr. Jonathan Coleman.
Pride of Place is made possible by the generous support of VisitLex
Interested in Exploring Our Collections?
Check out our ever-growing collection that includes personal letters, photographs, memorabilia, and oral histories spanning over 200 years of Kentucky LGBTQ history.