SITE TOURS

 

10am-3pm
State House Civics Tours (Tours occur at the top of every hour)
125 West State Street
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


10am-3pm
Masonic Temple Tours:
Front & Barrack St.
If you haven't been inside the Masonic Temple on Barracks, here's your chance! Walls and arches of Botticino marble, a floor of Travertine marble with brass insets with Masonic symbols, an allegorical painting of Justice, Fortitude, Prudence and Temperance. And that's just the foyer! Free Admission. Tours at the top of every hour


10am-5pm
Old Barracks Museum Tours:
101 Barrack St.
Visit the historic Old Barracks museum, where the soldiers fighting during the Revolutionary War called home.  Every 30 minutes the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area will screen the films "New Jersey - Crossroads of the American Revolution: Footsteps, Fort Lee, Washington Crossing, Wintering in Morristown and the Battle of Monmouth."  At the top of every hour the film “Ten Crucial Days” will be featured. Guided tours of the Barracks begin hourly. Admission fee: $8/adult, $6/senior, & $6/child, Old Barracks Association members free admission. For more information visit www.barracks.org


12:00pm-4:30pm
1719 William Trent House Tour:
Market St. & William Trent Place
The 1719 William Trent House will be open for tours each afternoon dressed for the holiday season. The theme of the Trent House Tours is Life under British Rule. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served to visitors to the complex throughout the week.  Enjoy a special musical feature; harpsichord performance played by Carl Nittinger.  If you like, bring a bag lunch to eat below while enjoying the melodic sounds waft through the house. Suggested donation $3 Visit www.williamtrenthouse.org or call 609-989-3027 or 609-989-0087.