Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a new walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 2:00-4:00 PM

Meet at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

Register to attend via Humanitix | Admission to the Tenderloin Museum included with ticket

Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. 

Saturday September 27, 2025 | 2-3:30pm

Start at TLM | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

$15 or $25 (with TLM admission) | Register via Humanitix

Bay Area architectural legend Frederick H. Meyer realized several of his distinctive, Beaux-Arts inspired buildings in and around the Tenderloin. Seasoned walking tour guide, historian, and emeritus city planning professor Linda Day will highlight 10 Meyer-designed structures, including the old YMCA & the Cadillac Hotel.