SITE TOURS
First Presbyterian Church Site Tour
120 East State Street
Come to the historic First Presbyterian Church, whose congregation was founded in 1712 and has been attended by Presidents John Adams and James Monroe, as well as the Marquis de Lafayette and Daniel Webster. Pamphlets are available for self-guided tours of the artwork throughout the building and for the historic burial grounds. Re-enactors will also be available to answer any questions. There will also be historic displays of artifacts from the Church and from the City of Trenton. Comfort facilities are always available.
Free Admission
10am-3pm
Masonic Temple Site Tours
Front & Barrack St.
Guided Tour of the temple
Free Admission
10am-3pm (at the top of every hour)
Visitors Center Site Tours
102 Barrack St. Next door to the Masonic Temple.
Free Admission
State House Civics Tours (Tours occur at the top of every hour) 125 West State Street
Entrance Explore the New Jersey State House, where the laws that affect all New Jersey residents are made. This tour takes visitors through this beautifully restored historic building—listed on both the national and state registers of historic places. Along the way, learn about the legislative process and the art and architecture of the State capitol. For more information, please call the New Jersey State House Tour Office at (609) 633-2709.
Free Admission
Hidden Treasures
State House, 125 West State Street Entrance
Join us for a behind-the-scenes peek at the New Jersey State House, the second-oldest continuously operating State capitol building in the nation. From timbers that date back to 1792 to contemporary art rarely seen by visitors, this tour will take you from the basement to the attic and everywhere in between. The tour will be conducted by State House Tour Office staff and Ian C. Burrow, Vice President and Principal Archaeologist at Hunter Research Inc. Space on the tour is limited. To make a reservation please call the New Jersey State House Tour Office at (609) 633-2709.
Free Admission
10am-5pm
Old Barracks Museum Tours
101 Barrack Street, (609)396-1776
The Old Barracks is a State and National Historic Landmark built in 1758 by the colony of New Jersey as winter quarters for British “regulars” returning from fighting in the frontier regions in the French & Indian War. During the American Revolution, the Barracks was occupied at different times by British/Hessian Forces or the Continental Forces. Following the Battles of Trenton in 1776, the Barracks was steadily controlled by the Continental Army and used as an army hospital for small pox inoculations. The Old Barracks is a “living history” museum portraying the year 1777 with historical interpreters guiding visitors through the infirmary to learn about mandatory small pox inoculations and surgeries performed on soldiers in the Continental Army; into the squad rooms that soldiers occupied as living quarters; through the Officers House; and to view our latest exhibit “All Is Threatened and Endangered…”: New Jersey in the French & Indian War. Admission is $8/adult, $6/child, $6/senior. Children age 5 and under are free. Old Barracks Association Members are free.
Old Barracks Museum Package Discount: Reserve The Music of Ben Franklin: The Glass Armonica in Concert, The Practitioners of Musick and The Fifes & Drums of the Old Barracks Concert at $50/person. Old Barracks Association Members reserve at $40/person. Reservations at (609)396-1776.
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