Historical Sites in Chicago

Outdoor LGBTQ+ history exhibit

The Legacy Walk is a dynamic outdoor LGBTq+ history exhibit that was conceived as a way to inspire and educate bullied...

Northalsted · 3245-3704 North Halsted Street Outdoor Streetscape Museum Historic Landmark, Chicago

• trans-friendly
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $
• historical site

First burial site for HIV/AIDS victims

The first burial site in the city for people lost to HIV/AIDS in the early- to mid-1980s. The cemetery is also the...

Andersonville · 5800 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago

• mixed LGBTQ+
• historical site

Fountains and flowers

A quaint park to enjoy a picnic and soak up the sun during the spring! Take a walk through the flower gardens and...

River North · 901 N Clark St, Chicago

• mixed gay/straight
• $
• historical site

AIDS Garden Chicago

Honoring those who were lost and those who still fight

This stunning and moving public monument is the first to memorialize those lost to the Chicago AIDS epidemic. This...

Nominated for Best of GayCities 2023 - Monument to Our History

Lakefront at Belmont Avenue, Chicago

• trans-friendly
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $
• historical site
• LGBTQ+ owned