Stay and hang with queers in Philadelphia

The Gayborhood is Philadelphia's queer heart, with rainbow street signs and little restaurants tucked between the brick rowhouses. Spend the afternoon in Rittenhouse Square, then walk the Schuylkill River Trail to the Art Museum steps for sunset over the water. After dark, Woody's on 13th Street is the old gay bar everyone ends up in, with karaoke, dance nights and a crowd that keeps coming back.

In early June, Pride fills the streets with a march and a festival. Any other Sunday, a cheesesteak and a walk through Old City will do.