City guides, nightlife maps, and safety notes from the Rainbow Tour Guides team, so you know where to go and who to book before you land.
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Sep 18, 20267 min read
A half-day route through the places where Berlin's queer history was made, erased and deliberately remembered.
Follow Berlin's queer history on foot, from Magnus Hirschfeld's first emancipation movement and the destroyed Institute for Sexual Science to Tiergarten memorials, the Schwules Museum and Schöneberg's Eldorado.
May 31, 202614 min read
Where the queer scene actually is, how to plan a night that works, and the practical details that keep Amsterdam easy.
Amsterdam's gay scene stretches from easy-going cocktail bars to late clubs, fetish spaces and one serious sauna. Checked September 2026: where to stay, go out, get around and plan Pride.
Mar 31, 202612 min read
Eight cities where queer history has a museum, queer books have a shop, and dinner is part of the plan. What to see, where to eat, and which day everything is closed.
The eight best cities for LGBTQ+ art, food and culture, checked September 2026: Berlin's Schwules Museum, New York's Leslie-Lohman, London's Queer Britain, Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul, Madrid's Chueca, Paris, São Paulo and Taipei.
Mar 27, 202612 min read
Joburg has no gay village and a scene that moves around, plus Africa's first Pride, Constitution Hill and Soweto. Here is where to go, how to stay safe and why a local matters, checked October 2026.
The gay traveler's guide to Johannesburg, checked October 2026: Melville's bars, queer parties and drag, the sauna, where to stay, Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Soweto, Joburg Pride on 31 October and calm, practical safety.