Tour Mary Todd Lincoln House Family Weekend 2024

Book admission today through the Family Weekend registration form!

The Mary Todd Lincoln House, located on West Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, was the family home of the future wife of the sixteenth President of the United States. In 1977, the girlhood home opened to the public and became the first house museum in the country to honor a First Lady.

Today, the home is used to tell the remarkable story of Mary Todd Lincoln to thousands of visitors from around the world, featuring family portraits and furnishings from the Todd and Lincoln families.

Admission is $15 for UK students and adults, $6 for youth (ages 6-17), and free for children ages 5 and under.

Tickets are first-come, first-served, and limited by venue capacity. If tours are full or if you are unable to reserve a spot during your desired time slot, you may sign up for our tour waitlist on your Family Weekend registration form. We will contact you if additional tour slots become available.

If you are not planning to register for Family Weekend but would still like to visit the Mary Todd Lincoln House, you can book admission during regular business hours through their website at https://www.mtlhouse.org.
 

Location: 578 West Main Street

Parking: Free parking is available behind the house (accessible via Tucker Street) and at the Main Street Baptist Church next door. Metered parking is available on Main Street.

Accessibility:

• The Mary Todd Lincoln House is partially wheelchair accessible. The first floor of the museum can be reached via a wheelchair lift and is wheelchair navigable. Please ask staff for assistance by calling 859-233-9999 as the lift requires a key to operate. The second floor is not wheelchair accessible. There are twenty-one steps to the second floor. A photo album of the upstairs is available for visitors who are unable to or choose not to tour the upstairs. 
• A large-print document of all exhibit labels is available at the admissions area for any visitor who wishes to use it. Unfortunately, audio recordings are not yet available.
• In compliance with the ADA, service animals on harness or leash are permitted inside the museum. The ADA defines service animals as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.