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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 Exhibit: "Found Frenemies: Hamilton and the Virginians

  • Date: -  
  • Location: Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
    10209 Main Street
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: This traveling exhibit from Virginia's Museum of History and Culture explores Hamilton’s relationship with George Washington and his feuds with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, all Virginians who shaped the character of the United States, its founding institutions, and civil discourse.

FREE. Closed Tuesdays.  Call Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center for information: 703-385-8414. 

 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway production "Hamilton," based on Ron Chernow's biography, was the impetus to the 2019 exhibit "Founding Frenemies."  In this traveling rendition from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, visitors will learn about Alexander Hamilton’s service as General George Washington’s right-hand man, his leadership at the Battle of Yorktown, his partnership with James Madison in writing the Federalist Papers, his impact as Secretary of the Treasury, and his infamous battles with Thomas Jefferson. The exhibit takes visitors from 1776—Washington discovers Hamilton; 1781 the World turned upside down; 1790-Financing a New Nation through 1804-the Duel; Burr and Hamilton.

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Traveling Exhibit: "Found Frenemies: Hamilton and the Virginians

  • Date: -  
  • Location: Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
    10209 Main Street
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: This traveling exhibit from Virginia's Museum of History and Culture explores Hamilton’s relationship with George Washington and his feuds with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, all Virginians who shaped the character of the United States, its founding institutions, and civil discourse.

FREE. Closed Tuesdays.  Call Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center for information: 703-385-8414. 

 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway production "Hamilton," based on Ron Chernow's biography, was the impetus to the 2019 exhibit "Founding Frenemies."  In this traveling rendition from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, visitors will learn about Alexander Hamilton’s service as General George Washington’s right-hand man, his leadership at the Battle of Yorktown, his partnership with James Madison in writing the Federalist Papers, his impact as Secretary of the Treasury, and his infamous battles with Thomas Jefferson. The exhibit takes visitors from 1776—Washington discovers Hamilton; 1781 the World turned upside down; 1790-Financing a New Nation through 1804-the Duel; Burr and Hamilton.

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