Stonewall National Monument

Walk Christopher Park and the streets outside the Stonewall Inn, where the 1969 uprising gave momentum to the LGBTQ rights movement.

Christopher Park, bounded by Christopher, Grove and West 4th Sts · New York, NY

About Stonewall National Monument

This 7.7-acre national monument in Greenwich Village covers Christopher Park, the Stonewall Inn and the nearby streets where the Stonewall Uprising began on June 28, 1969. You can sit in the small triangular garden park, bounded by Christopher, Grove and West 4th Streets, and look at the photo exhibit hung on its fence. A visitor center at 51 Christopher Street opened on June 28, 2024. Designated in 2016, it was the first national monument for an LGBT historic site.

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