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Historic Tours

Free Weekly Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House guided tours:  
Second and Last Saturdays of the month, May – October, noon - 3 p.m.  Please check Tours and Programs page for any schedule changes. 
Open for short tours during many city special events: Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tours on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 11:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Free Old Town Fairfax Guided Walking Tours, are offered by Historic Fairfax City Inc. the last Saturdays of the month May - October. 

Self-guided tours of Old Town Fairfax are available with A Walk Through History, a free brochure available on the city website (click here) and from the Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St.
Group Tours
Guided adult tours for groups of eight people or more at any city historic sites may be reserved for a $25 fee per group.
Guided youth tours for students and scouts are available; please make reservations at least one month in advance. Cost is $3 per child, chaperones free, no charge for schools located within the City of Fairfax. Programs are tailored for different age groups and educational needs, and incorporate hands-on activities. Space and staff scheduling limits apply.
  • Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center tour information: email, 703-385-8414
  • Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center tour information: email, 703-591-6728
  • Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tour information: email, 703-385-8414

 

Traveling Exhibition, Immigration: An American Story

  • Date: -  
  • Location: Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
    10209 Main Street
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: Documents, maps, and images to tell select stories of those who came to America, some by choice and some by force.

Immigration: An American Story

June 17 – August 9, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily

Free: 703-385-8414.

This traveling banner exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents documents, maps, and images to tell select stories of those who came to America, some by force and others by choice in search of a better future for themselves and later generations.  Over time, each wave of immigrants has left its own imprint on the United States. It’s important to remember where we all came from and how public attitudes and policies on immigration have changed throughout the country’s history.

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Traveling Exhibition, Immigration: An American Story

  • Date: -  
  • Location: Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
    10209 Main Street
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: Documents, maps, and images to tell select stories of those who came to America, some by choice and some by force.

Immigration: An American Story

June 17 – August 9, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily

Free: 703-385-8414.

This traveling banner exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents documents, maps, and images to tell select stories of those who came to America, some by force and others by choice in search of a better future for themselves and later generations.  Over time, each wave of immigrants has left its own imprint on the United States. It’s important to remember where we all came from and how public attitudes and policies on immigration have changed throughout the country’s history.

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