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Free Fathers Day Tours @ Old Town Alexandria Museums
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 North Royal Street Celebrate with your favorite father at the place where the Father of our Country ate, drank, and influenced history. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum is pleased to offer free tours on Father’s Day for all visiting fathers! Junior Docents, volunteers from grades 3 through 7, will be stationed at each [...]
Ladies’ Tea at Gadsby’s Tavern
Enjoy a historic girls’ day out – the Ladies’ Tea at Gadsby’s Tavern!
On Sunday, April 15, 2012, take tea from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant, 138 North Royal Street. Sip a special blend of tea from Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and eat period-inspired delicacies with your 21st-century friends and Gadsby’s 18th-century hostesses.
Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour: Tickets On Sale Now!
Discount Rate for Tickets Purchased by December 1 See historic Alexandria in a whole new light this holiday season! Four of Old Town Alexandria’s finest historic sites will welcome guests on Saturday, December 10, and Sunday, December 11, for the festive Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour. The area’s premier traditional holiday event features holiday greenery, period [...]
Save The Date: George Washington Lecture Wednesday, October 12 at Gadsbys Tavern
Join Dr. Peter Henriques, Professor Emeritus of History from George Mason University, as he presents “The Man in the Middle: Washington’s Relationship with the Marquis de Lafayette and Gouverneur Morris,” at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 North Royal Street. In “The Man in the Middle,” Professor Henriques will examine how George Washington used political skills to [...]
Parents – Has Your Child Experienced 'Tavern Toddlers' Yet?
From this parent to you, Tavern Toddlers rocks. If you haven’t tried it yet, it is pretty awesome as my son would say. Tavern Toddlers is a special program for toddlers (walkers through 36 months) and their caregivers at Gadsbys Tavern Museum, 134 North Royal Street. Tavern Toddlers features a weekly open playtime in Gadsby’s [...]
Visit Alexandria Museums For Free On Museum Day Saturday, September 24, 2011
Visit Gadsby’s Tavern Museum (134 North Royal Street), the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum (105-107 South Fairfax Street) and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum (105 North Union Street, #327) for free with a special Museum Day ticket. During Museum Day, an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media, museums across the country are opening their doors for free to [...]
