Mary Todd Lincoln House: Explore Her Fascinating Life

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Lexington

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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

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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…

Location

Mary Todd Lincoln House

West Main Street

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.8

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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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From $20

up to 15 guests

1 Adult