Stonewall National Museum & Archives



This Fort Lauderdale institution may have no direct connection to the Stonewall Riots, but it does boast one of the country’s largest LGBTQ+ archives and libraries. It features goodies like clothing worn by Ellen DeGeneres and RuPaul and more than 4,000 titles of queer pulp fiction. SNMA also regularly dishes out special events, including author presentations, films, and panel discussions at its gallery in Wilton Manors.

Stonewall National Museum & Archives is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. Access to the archives is by appointment only.

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art



Since time immemorial, visual art has explored queer life and helped preserve LGBTQ+ history when the straight world would prefer to erase it. But it wasn’t until 1969 that a gallery exhibit in New York City pulled together from Charles Leslie and Fritz Lohman's collection was dedicated wholly to the theme. Today, the museum that evolved out of that exhibit features a gangbusters assortment of more than 30,000 objects produced over three centuries, including works from names like Haring and Mapplethorpe.


The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art is open Friday through Sunday. A $10 donation is suggested.