Experience the museum independently at your pace, or join us on an In-depth guided tour. Discounts are available to AAA Members and to visitors who have dined at Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant. Admission is free for members of the  Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society, AAM members,  HHMC member organizations, and Alexandria City Employees.

Gadsby's Tavern Museum will have schedule changes on the following days, due to school tours:

• Thursday, November 21 – Museum open 11-12 and 1:30-4, with guided tours offered at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (Closed 12-1:30)
• Thursday, December 5 – Museum opens at 1:30 p.m.
  

Support your local museums and give the gift of history to your friends and family. Shop at Alexandria’s premier museums on December 1 and enjoy special discounts and giveaways with purchase, including 20% off all merchandise at participating Office of Historic Alexandria sites.

On December 14, experience the festive holiday season with historic sites throughout Alexandria. Each site features an activity or make and take! Enjoy seasonal decorations, refreshments, and Museum Shops discounts. Visit Gadsby's Tavern, Carlyle House, Lee Fendal House and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary during ongoing tours from 5-9 p.m. Tickets available through Lee-Fendall House. 

Souvenirs have been part of the experience of travel for hundreds of years. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum’s new exhibit highlights shared experience with items from its own collection. From a tea cup to a postcard, guests will consider the question – what souvenir holds a personal meaning to them? 

Meet in the same room George Washington met in...Drink in the same room Thomas Jefferson drank in. Gadsby's Tavern Museum was the center of Alexandria’s social scene in the 18th century -- and now these historic rooms are available to you and your guests for your own historic event!  

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum supports educators in classrooms, in homes, and within organizations. Our on-site programs range from special tours and hands-on activities to lectures and living-history opportunities. Education programs and educational outreach kits can be tailored to meet the needs of your specific group!

Step back in time and enjoy our historic hospitality through the period dance program! Prepare for the next ball with dance classes and spend a lively evening exercising your skills at a formal period ball. Whether you dance the night away or just tap your toes, recall Philip Fithian’s 1774 saying: “Virginians are of genuine Blood. They will dance or die!” 

The Historic Ice Well at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum offers a glimpse into early Alexandria’s commercial and social history. An important and rare example of a commercial well in an urban environment, it provided the tavern with a ready supply of ice to cool beverages or help make the new desert of the day, ice cream.