Fredericksburg Tours

							Tiets, Tou & Transit
Timeless Fredericksburg Ticket ✭                                            Trolley Tours of Fredericksburg
The “Timeless Fredericksburg” ticket is your guide to our finest             75-minute trolley tours of the historic district are offered daily. See
historic landmarks. Purchase a Timeless Ticket at the Freder-               some of Old Town Fredericksburg’s most historic sites and streets
icksburg, Spotsylvania or Stafford Visitor Centers and receive              with a trained and licensed guide. Tour departs from Charlotte St.
reduced one-time admission to the most frequently visited                   next to the Fredericksburg Visitor Center, where tour times and
                     attractions including Fredericksburg area              tickets are available.
                     battlefields. The Timeless Ticket contains a            898-0737.
                      map and information about participating
                      area museums and historic sites.
                       The Timeless Fredericksburg Ticket is un-
                       dated. If you don’t visit all the museums
                       and historic attractions during your visit,
                        just save your ticket for your next visit to
                        the Fredericksburg area. The ticket offers
                        admission to:
   Kenmore ★ Mary Washington House ★ Rising Sun Tavern
         George Washington’s Ferry Farm ★ Belmont
Fredericksburg Area Museum ★ Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
  James Monroe Museum ★ Fredericksburg Area Battlefields
$32 for adults, one free student (ages 6 to 18) ticket to each
ticket-purchasing adult. Additional student tickets $10 each.
                                                                            U.S. Tours P.O. Box 1801, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, 800-863-
Children 5 and under free. The Timeless Fredericksburg Ticket
                                                                            6333. Daily sightseeing tours from Fredericksburg to Washing-
offers a 40 percent savings over individual admission. Individu-
                                                                            ton, D.C.
al discounts of 20 percent are offered to AAA members at most
historic attractions.                                                       Walking Tour of Fredericksburg Architecturally speaking,
                                                                            downtown has it all— Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Second
Tours                                                                       Empire and early 20th century styles line the city’s streets. It is
Ghosts of Fredericksburg Tours Mark Nesbitt, noted author and               a tour like no other. Begin at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center,
founder of the original “Ghosts of Gettysburg” tours, presents              conclude at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. The 60-minute
“Ghosts of Fredericksburg” tours. With a past that stretches back           tours are seasonal and include museum admission.
to pre-colonial times and a Civil War legacy of four major battles
and more than 100,000 casualties, it’s no wonder Fredericksburg
                                                                            Transit Options
has been called the most haunted city, per capita, in the U.S. Cos-         D.C. by Rail Take the train to D.C.! Fredericksburg is only 50
tumed guides combine history and ghostly tales on an 80-minute              miles from our nation’s capital. Virginia Railway Express and
tour of historic downtown Fredericksburg, available seasonally              Amtrak provide great access to Union Station, the museums
on Friday/Saturday nights. Call 654-5414 for info.                          and monuments. Both trains depart from the station in Old
                                                                            Town. Catch the VRE at the Leeland Road or Brooke Stations in
Hallowed Ground Tours P.O. Box 3882, Fredericksburg, VA                     Stafford. Get times/rates from area visitor centers.
22402, 809-3918. Guides give historic and battlefield tours in
Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg and Stafford from client’s vehicle—            Fredericksburg Regional Transit “FRED” provides local, fully
cars, vans or buses. Generally by appointment. Visa and MC                  accessible transportation for area visitors. Call 372-1222 for
accepted. www.hallowedgroundtours.com                                       info or assistance.

Living History Experience Step back in time with an actor/                  Special Event Venues
historian who re-creates a real citizen or soldier from the city’s          We can serve your meetings and special events in a variety of
past. Walk options are daylight, lantern, first person battlefield            venues including a 110,000 square foot, state-of-the-art conference
experiences, romance, phantoms, 19th century Christmas and                  and expo center; an elegant, brand new special events space at the
more. Call 899-1776 for times/fees.                                         Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont; or small meeting
                                                                            facilities at an 1811 plantation home, now the Littlepage Inn. Go
Old Town Carriages You can visit Fredericksburg the way our
                                                                            to VisitFred.com for more info or call 866-405-3046.
founding fathers did—by horse and carriage! A variety of tours are
offered, including daily seasonal tours departing from the Fred-            Group Tours, Special Events & Meeting Sites
ericksburg Visitor Center, to private evening tours, and special            For more information on these topics, please request a Group
events such as weddings and after dinner tours. Call 371-0094               Tour and Meeting Planner at 1-866-405-3046.
for more info or for reservations.
                                                                                                                    ✭ Discount tour ticket details.
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