The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is a nontraditional museum where conversation inspires action. Connect the past to the present on the interactive tour.
A visit to the Stowe Center includes:
- Guided visit and conversation in the 1871 Harriet Beecher Stowe House, a National Historic Landmark
- Access to Stowe’s historic gardens
- Museum Store and resources in the Stowe Visitor Center
Ticket Pricing
General Admission (17-64): $20
Senior (65 +): $15
Children (6-16): $10
Member, Hartford Resident, Child under 6: FREE
Note: The Stowe Center’s 19th-century buildings are not ADA accessible, but the Stowe Center has a number of accommodations to assist visitors. Our accommodations include an ASL tour of four rooms that visitors can use on a house tour with a guide or online in place of a visit; this is designed for hearing loss as well as deaf visitors. The first floor of the Stowe House is wheelchair accessible but is unable to accommodate motorized wheelchairs. We do have a wheelchair on site if the visitor is able to move from one chair to another. We also have a virtual tour of the second floor for wheelchair visitors delivered by our staff. If you so choose, please call 860.522.9258 x317, or email tickets@stowecenter.org to speak with our team so we can enable the best experience for you and your group.
Nook Farm Walking Tour
This tour lasts a bit over one hour, and travels just under a mile around the block that is known as Nook Farm in the Asylum Hill Neighborhood of Hartford, CT. We encourage audiences to wear comfortable shoes and to be prepared for all weather (although we will cancel and refund in extreme weather). We sell drinks in the Visitor Center or visitors can bring a water bottle.
The GUIDED tour is run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 3:00pm. Each tour requires a minimum of 4 participants to run when it is offered. If your tour has not met our minimum requirement of registrants to deliver with our guide, we will give you the option to cancel your tour and receive a refund, or download the self-guided audio tour version which sells for the same price. We will not make this decision until moments before the tour is slated to leave the building.
The SELF-GUIDED downloadable audio tour is available for purchase during business hours at the Visitors Center. Available in English and Spanish with text, audio, video, and images.
More information below for Group and Specialty Tours.
Group Tours
For groups of 20 people or more. If you are a smaller group please book your visit through our online ticketing platform. Keep in mind in COVID pandemic we are limited to 12 people plus the guide at any time in the house.
Stowe House tours available year-round by advance reservation.
Size: Minimum of 20 people. (Maximum of 56 people.)
Payment: Major credit cards, check, or cash are accepted.
$20/person
Email yyoung@stowecenter.org to inquire about availability.
On Site School Groups
School groups of 10 or more (If you are a smaller group please book your visit through our online ticketing platform. Keep in mind in COVID pandemic we are limited to 6 people plus the guide at any time in the house.)
Stowe House tours available year-round by advance reservation
Size: Minimum of 10 people. (Maximum per day is 50.)
Payment: Major credit cards, check, or cash are accepted. PO and school invoicing processes are allowed.
$10/person (2 free chaperones for each 10 students)
$10/person for additional chaperones
$12/person House Tour & Activity (2 free chaperones for each 10 students)
Joint tours with the Mark Twain Museum & House and Stowe House are available. Reserve now: yyoung@stowecenter.org.
Visits to the Stowe Center are appropriate for ages 3rd grade and up. Email yyoung@stowecenter.org to inquire about availability.
Virtual School Programs
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center has a 40 minute virtual program available to students in grades 3-college. The program is comprised of a house guide who introduces Harriet Beecher Stowe, then shares screen to show and listed to an experience in 4 rooms in Stowe’s home. This 20 minute video is presented in sections, with time for questions and discussions. The program concludes with more discussion as time allows.
Size: Minimum of 10 people; maximum of 50 people.
Payment: Major credit cards, check, or cash are accepted. School PO and invoice processing is allowed.
$75 for one 40 minute session
$125 for two 40 minute sessions
Visits to the Stowe Center are appropriate for ages 3rd grade and up. Email yyoung@stowecenter.org to inquire about availability for virtual or face to face visits.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest Street
Hartford CT, 06105
Directions
From the North (Springfield, MA)
Take I-95 South to intersection with I-84. Take I-84 West to Sisson Avenue (Exit 46). Right onto Sisson Avenue. Right onto Farmington Avenue. Right onto Forest Street.
From the South (New Haven, New York City, etc.)
Take I-91 North to the junction with I-84. Take I-84 West to Sisson Avenue (Exit 46) then follow directions from the north.
From the East (Boston, etc.)
Take I-84 West to Sisson Avenue (Exit 46) then follow the directions from the north.
From the West (New York City via I-84, Danbury, etc.)
Take I-84 West to Sisson Avenue (Exit 46) then follow the directions from the north.
Free Parking in the Stowe Center lot on Forest Street. Turn right into the parking lot just past the Harriet Beecher Stowe House.
Public Transportation: On CT Transit take #60 Farmington Ave. bus to Woodland Street (westbound) or to Forest St., (eastbound).
Visit the Museum Store for Stowe-themed merchandise and gifts for the writer, the gardener, the activist, or lover of Victoriana. Find your perfect souvenir!
Your purchases support programs and preservation.
