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A glass case with a teal backdrop holds an oak desk chair with books and a blue copy of “The Mis-education of the Negro,” plus a black typewriter on a pedestal. Negro History Week posters, including one showing Frederick Douglass, hang behind. A purple timeline panel is on the right.
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The only way to get inside Dr. Carter G. Woodson's historic house is to be on a guided tour. Rangers guide interpretive tours of the house Tuesday through Saturday at the scheduled times listed below. Tours cover the first, second, and third floors of the house, in addition to other museum and exhibit spaces and they last about 45 minutes. Tickets must be picked up at the visitor center before the tour time.
Standard Tours (1 to 10 people)
Space is limited to ten people on the standard tour. Reservations are not required, but they are strongly encouraged. To make a reservation, visit recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777. There is a $1.00 fee for each reserved ticket. Reservations must be made at least one day in advance. If available, unreserved tickets are otherwise free to the public and may be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are recommended to guarantee your place on a tour.
Standard tours are at the following times:
9:00 am
12:15 pm
1:15 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Group Tours (11 to 60 people)
Reservations are required for group tours. Call 1-877-559-6777 at least one week in advance to make reservations. There is a $1.00 charge for each reserved ticket. School groups pay a flat fee of $10.00.
Group tours must be reserved for the following times:
9:30 am
10:45 am
2:00 pm
Recommendations and Notes
Make a reservation. Tours quickly reach maximum capacity, especially on weekends and during busy seasons.
Arrive at the visitor center a half-hour before your tour time (unless you are on the 9:00 tour) so you can read exhibits, view the film, and use the restroom.
There are three floors inside the historic house. It can be reached either by climbing stairs or by using an elevator. We also offer a wheelchair lift in our visitor center.
Rules
Visitors must pick up tickets at the visitor center before the tour time.
Visitors cannot join a tour after it has entered the historic house.
Strollers, tote bags, backpacks, and other large bags are not allowed in the historic house.
Eating, drinking, chewing gum, and smoking are not allowed in the historic house.
Photography is permitted, but the flash must be off to protect light-sensitive objects.
