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GQHF offers many tours for our guests: from architectural and historical Children’s Tours, to Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tours, to tours of the Davis-Horton House, and to Ghost Tours and Paranormal Investigations. Our programs serve as educational tools that allow the Foundation to fulfill its mission of preserving the architecture, culture and history of the Gaslamp Quarter, while sharing San Diego’s amazing heritage along the way.
All tours begin or take place at the Davis-Horton House, 410 Island Avenue (at the corner of Fourth and Island Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Avenue, one block south of Market Street in the Gaslamp).
There are NO REFUNDS.
Walk-ins are welcome, but a spot on the tour cannot be guaranteed if you do not buy tickets 24 hours in advance. If the tour is in less than 24 hours please call 619-233-4692 for availability.
We also offer custom private tours that include Architectural, Red Light District, Wyatt Earp, and Japanese Historical. Don’t see what you are looking for? Contact us to craft the perfect tour for your group! For information on these and other custom tours, contact the Museum, 619-233-4692 or [email protected].
Interested in a school tour or private tour? Click on the links for information on the programs we offer for school and adult groups.
$5.00 – $10.00
Join Internationally acclaimed fiber artist MartyO for a lecture on the dangers of fashion at the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House.
$4.99 – $19.99
Did you know one of downtown’s visionaries William Heath Davis Jr. was Hawaiian? Join us for a fun 19th Century style celebration honoring William Heath Davis Jr, the first developer of downtown San Diego! At this period style celebration, we bring back the enchanting Hawaiian Monarch Period where we encourage ladies and gentlemen to come dressed befitting of the times. Hawaiian dance and songs honoring the heritage of Kanaka Davis whose trade, commerce, civic, and family times are reflected in the Mexican Rancho tradition and Hawaiian Edwardian styles of the period. Hats were in fashion and, of course, lei. Come learn about downtown San Diego's Hawaiian Heritage with an afternoon of celebration! Saturday, May 18th
Davis-Horton House Tours
General Admission- Historical Self-Guided Tours of the Davis-Horton House
$8.00
Historical self-guided tour of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY (10am - 4pm) Final Tours encouraged 30 minutes before closing.
Davis-Horton House Tours
$20.00 – $60.00
Reserve a private viewing of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House for your family group! TUESDAY'S ONLY Victorian Christmas Tour available throughout the month of December. No tours December 26th.
Davis-Horton House Tours
$8.00 – $12.00
Audio tour of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY (10am - 5pm) Final Tours 30 minutes before closing.
Davis-Horton House Tours
General Admission- Self-Guided Tour of the Davis-Horton House- Haunted Stories
$8.00
Haunted Stories self-guided tour of the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House focuses on the paranormal experiences of visitors and staff. The Gaslamp Museum will be open from 2PM-5PM on Friday October 13th. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY (10am - 5pm)
Virtual Tours
$15.00
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
$10.00
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
$0.00 – $25.00
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. Reservations are strongly suggested. Tours cannot be guaranteed without reservation. Please note before booking that there are NO REFUNDS. Interested in a Private tour? Please email [email protected] to inquire.
$15.00
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!
$0.00 – $25.00
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. Please note before booking that there are NO REFUNDS. Interested in a Private tour? Please email [email protected] to inquire.