If you’re looking for a place to take a honeymoon or a romantic getaway, you should consider visiting one of these great towns with a LGBT History Museums that focuses on LBGT art and history. Although we hope that more museums would become more inclusive and diverse to include artists from the LGBT community, you can visit these sites, which show the contribution of gay people to the history of the United States.

Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in Soho, New York: The Foundation was formed in 1987 to prevent gay art from being destroyed during a turbulent time in the gay community. Now, the collection has a permanent collection of more than 1,300 pieces from such artists as Andy Warhol, Catherine Opie, Deborah Bright and many others. It also hosts traveling exhibitions of special artists from other collections.

GLBT History Museum in San Francisco, California: Covering queer history in the town where Harvey Milk was assassinated, this museum is home to a diverse collection of LGBT history. Come for a special educational program that changes every week. Enjoy many pieces of history that might have gone unnoticed, such as a collection that examines a German gay movement pioneer in pre-Nazi Germany. Even better, this museum offers online exhibitions to view through your browser if you can’t get to San Francisco.

Schwules Museum in Berlin, Germany: The first exhibition of this museum took place in 1986. At one time, it was housed above a gay nightclub, but now it is in its own building in the Tiergarten district. This museum holds one of the most significant collections of LGBT artwork and history. Researchers from around the world come to Berlin to study and use the archives.

Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago, Illinois: Dedicated to leather, kink and fetishes, this museum isn’t your average LGBT museum. Its mission states that it is not limited to the gay and lesbian communities. It holds eight galleries that explore different aspects of the leather and fetish subcultures. There’s a self-guided tour available to give you plenty of time to look on your own.

National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois: Visit this fairly new collection opened in 2013 when you go to Chicago to appreciate the contribution of gay athletes to the world of sports. It’s said to the first of its kind in the United States, working to recognize those who stand up to stereotypes and break down walls for everyone.

Chris Gonzalez Library & Archives in Indianapolis, Indiana: Located in the Indy Pride Office Building, this collection of more than 10,000 individual titles is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday. You’ll find back issues of magazines and videos of past local events. If you’re a book nerd who has wanted to explore the LGBT history through words, you could get lost in this collection.

Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Melbourne, Australia: This museum says it has been collecting and preserving Australia’s queer history since 1978. It often opens its galleries to gay artists to display artwork, but its main focus is the heritage of the LGBT community. If you’ve ever wanted to go down under, make plans to visit this collection.

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: This museum says it holds the largest independent LGBTQ+ archives in the world. Although it does focus on Canadian content, it does acquire and preserve significant materials and documents from around the world. Technically, it’s not a museum in the truest sense, but it does store many artifacts that give a picture of the LGBT community’s history.