Mary Todd Lincoln House: Explore Her Fascinating Life

Explore Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhood home and uncover the intriguing life of one of America’s most controversial first ladies.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Mary Todd Lincoln House - The museum introduces visitors to the complex life of Mary Todd Lincoln. Tour her girlhood home to learn more about this fascinating first lady!

What's Included
  • Complimentary Self-Guided Walking Tour of Downtown
  • Guided Tour of the House (60 Minutes)
Additional Information

Discover one of America’s most intriguing first ladies! The Mary Todd Lincoln House was the residence of the wife of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln was cultured, well-educated, and knowledgeable in politics. Outwardly, her success in the White House appeared certain. However, few women in American history have faced as much controversy and sorrow. Visit her childhood home to uncover the complete story.

  • The Mary Todd Lincoln House is partially wheelchair accessible. The first floor of the museum can be reached via a handicap lift and is wheelchair navigable. Please ask staff for access to the lift. 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.
Location
Mary Todd Lincoln House
West Main Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jimmorin2014
Aug 29, 2024
Superior House Tour by Durbin. - Excellent comprehensive tour led by Docent’Durbin’. For a small historic site, a polished tour provided an in depth history of Mary Todd Lincoln and the house. I liked the interactive displays that are also included. Very impressive!
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Bethrbug
Apr 26, 2024
WONDERFUL Visit to MTL House - The House is full of history and I learned a LOT! Nathan greeted us at the door and provided a wonderful overview. Elizabeth was incredible as well! They were both so knowledgeable and nice and the house is wonderful. So glad we visited.
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Sharon_h
Apr 13, 2024
Good tour and very knowledgeable guide - Our trip to the Mary Todd Lincoln was very informative and well done. The guide was very knowledgeable and kept the presentation very engaging.
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Bvh2103
Mar 27, 2024
Todd family history is interesting - So wonderful to learn the history of one of the most influential First Ladies in history. Learning about her large family and how divided they were but still loved each other. All of it was very interesting. Very nice that they have been able to obtain some of the original Todd family furniture. I loved the guided tour and hearing the stories shared by Sharon.
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Roger_a
Mar 23, 2024
Highly Recommend - Liv was an excellent tour guide! She was very knowledgeable and answered everyone’s questions. She was also very polite and patient with those of us taking pictures.
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263taliaf
Jun 11, 2021
Loved this - My mom and I really enjoyed this tour! The guides were very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the First Lady, her family, and Kentucky! Very educational and interesting.
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Randybyfield
Aug 11, 2020
GREAT TOUR! - Very knowledgeable staff. We really enjoyed hearing many things about Mary Todd Lincoln and her family.
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Gigicrow2022
Aug 17, 2024
Interesting tour, parking is not obvious - The Mary Todd Lincoln house tour was interesting and we were glad we had scheduled it. The directions omitted the fact that the only parking Is down a small lane directly to the right side of the house. Other than that, it was great!
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Tomgp8141mu
May 4, 2024
Definitely worth a visit. We enjoyed the tour but found our guide unable to answer several basic questions. - We enjoyed our tour, but found our guide unable to answer several basic questions. House & gardens were beautiful. Definitely worth a visit.
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Williamb474
Mar 21, 2024
Not your typical house tour - My reasons for going on this tour is that it is highly rated for Lexington and because we saw the Lincoln house in Springfield. This house is rather plain and does not have the history like presidential homes, but it s still fascinating and I give my tour guide a five star rating. Very glad that we toured it.
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