Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House
Gaslamp Museum
The Davis-Horton House, built in 1850, is the oldest house in San Diego's Historic Gaslamp Quarter which is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Walk inside and you will be transported back to the Victorian Era, where each room represents a different period and function. You can experience the feeling of sailing back through time and living the way early San Diegans did. The self-guided tour includes a brochure that relates many fascinating tidbits about the people who lived in the House and their impact on the area formerly known as "New Town" . The audio tour gives a more detailed description of the import of the Davis-Horton House in the history of early San Diego. Walking tours of the Gaslamp Quarter highlight the restored buildings of the 1880's to the 1920's.
Self-Guided House Tours
$8 Admission (7 and Under Free).
$12 Audio Tour with discounted prices for Seniors, Military, and Students.
Gaslamp Quarter Historical Tour
The Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tour takes place every Saturday at 11:00 AM and Thursday at 1:00 PM, rain or shine, starting at the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House, 410 Island Avenue. The tour includes architecturally significant structures of the 19th century from Old City Hall (1874) to the Romanesque style Keating Building (1890) to the Baroque Revival Louis Bank of Commerce (1888), along with fascinating stories of the people and characters that shaped the destiny of San Diego. The tour takes about two hours and includes a self-guided tour of the Davis-Horton House.
Tickets are $25 with discounted prices for Seniors, Military, and Students avaiable.
Gaslamp Ghost Walking Tour
Take a stroll through the Gaslamp's haunted history with Davis-Horton House historian, Sandee Wilhoit, who will recount ghostly happenings of the past...and of the present. Visit hotels, saloons, brothels and a long-ago funeral parlor, and end your tour inside the Gaslamp's most haunted edifice - the Davis-Horton House.
Tickets are $25 with discounted prices for Seniors, Military, and Students avaiable.
Museum Gift Shop
At our charming museum gift shop one can purchase a wide variety of souvenirs and gifts. History and local books, soaps and lotions, children's toys and activities, jewelry and scarves, etc!
Neighborhood: Downtown
410 Island Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact Info
(619) 233-4692
info@gaslampfoundation.org
Hours
Tuesdays- 10:00 AM to 4:00 - Private pre-booked self guided tours
Wednesday-Saturday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Last tour 3:30) general admission self-guided tours
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Private guided tours of the Gaslamp Quarter are available with advanced notice. Please email info@gaslampfoundation.org to inquire.
