Join us at the museum on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 pm for our next "History Talks" Lecture featuring the California Surf Museum. Jim Kempton, President of the California Surf Museum located in Oceanside, CA will discuss San Diego's rich surfing history. Lectures are free for GQHF Members, $5 for the general public. Seating is limited. Reserve your place today!
Self-guided tour of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY (10am - 4pm)
Reserve a private viewing of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House for your family group! TUESDAY'S and WEDNESDAY'S ONLY
Take a tour with one of our docents and learn the history of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter through the stories of the beautiful Victorian buildings that adorn the district. This tour is open to the public but reservations are strongly suggested. Tours cannot be guaranteed if no reservation is made. Interested in a Private tour? Please email [email protected] to inquire.
Take a tour with one of our docents and learn the history of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter through the stories of the beautiful Victorian buildings that adorn the district. This tour is open to the public but reservations are strongly suggested. Tours cannot be guaranteed if no reservation is made. Interested in a Private tour? Please email [email protected] to inquire.
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Please email the museum at [email protected] or leave us a message at 619-233-4692 with the amount of participants and your top three day/time combinations. Tours must be booked a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Please see below for tour information.
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. The tour takes place rain or shine. Reservations are strongly recommended but please note before booking that there are NO REFUNDS.
Paranormal Investigations are currently on hiatus. Please join us for Ghostly Tales virtual to hear about the experiences staff have had working in the house.
Virtual Tours
Video Length: 12 minutes and 14 seconds Available immediately after purchase. Please read purchase notes for video password. Interested in learning even more or seeing the sites in person? Contact us for a private Wyatt Earp walking tour!
Virtual Tours
Tour the Gaslamp Museum’s Christmas decorations and learn about the Victorian origins of many popular Christmas traditions. Video available immediately after purchase. Tour Length: 9 minutes
Do you know where you can still see the marble imprints from years of people waiting at a bank? Did you know the San Diego Zoo started in a basement in the Gaslamp? Do you know which building had underground tunnels leading towards the bay? Or where Stingree Hooch was being distilled? Find out all this and more with our Business, Banks, and Booze tour for the Gaslamp in the 1920s!
Virtual Tours
Take a look inside the oldest building in Downtown San Diego! Our newest tour allows you to explore the Davis-Horton House even when it's closed. Learn about the history of the building and its residents from William Heath Davis to modern time. If you miss exploring the historic rooms or want to visit for the first time, this tour is for you!
Virtual Tours
Please email the museum at [email protected] or leave us a message at 619-233-4692 with the amount of participants and your top three day/time combinations. Tours must be booked a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Please see below for tour information.
Virtual Tours
The moon is out and the veil is thin come hear ghostly tales of the spirits that reside within! Many souls have passed in and out of the Davis-Horton House- the oldest standing edifice in downtown San Diego, and some believe these souls never left. In its 170-year history, the house has been used as [...]
