Explore Alexandria’s History with Family Day and Specialty Tours at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

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Explore Alexandria’s History with Family Day and Specialty Tours at Gadsby's Tavern Museum 

Jr. Docents at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
2024 Junior docents (left to right) James Vetrini, Kaeli Carstens, Priya Munipalla, and Madi Rumness at the chocolate station of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum.

Discover Alexandria’s rich heritage this summer at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal Street, during Family Day with Young Historians—every Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. through Labor Day. Join us on Sunday, June 29 for a special afternoon of discovery and learning! Included with regular museum admission, this interactive program features Junior Docents stationed throughout the historic tavern buildings, offering engaging tours and hands-on activities such as chocolate making and period clothing demonstrations. 

Also, don’t miss the Specialty Tour: Hamilton’s BFF & Frenemies, held every Saturday in July (July 5, 12, 19, and 26) from 10 to 11 a.m. Inspired by the hit musical Hamilton, this guided tour explores how influential figures such as Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison, and Burr intersected at Gadsby’s Tavern and shaped the lives of Alexandria’s early citizens. Tickets are $15 per person and $12 for Historic Alexandria Members. Advance purchase is strongly encouraged, as these popular tours often sell out. Reserve your tickets at: https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx.

Discover more Specialty Tours in Historic Alexandria and reserve your spot online today!

About the Office of Historic Alexandria 

The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the history of the City of Alexandria with eight museums, historic sites, archives, archaeology, tours, exhibits and public programs. Through powerful storytelling and confronting the City’s past, Historic Alexandria enriches the present and inspires the future. We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors and serve as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Nicole Quinn at historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711. 

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703-746-3960.