Tours
Self-guided and guided tours of Salisbury House are available to the public regularly. For a listing of current hours and tour times, please see the yellow box to the left.
Please note, Salisbury House is closed the following holidays: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
Self-Guided | Guided | Group
Self-Guided
$8 Adults
$7 Seniors (age 65+)
$2 Youth (age 6-12)/age 5 and under are free with adult admission
Free-Veterans/Active Military (upon presentation of military I.D.)
Guests receive an informative tour guide booklet that helps direct them through the house.
Guided
$12 Adults
$11 Seniors (age 65+)
$4 Veterans/Active Military (upon presentation of military I.D.)
$3 Youth (age 6-12)/age 5 and under free with adult admission
Guests are led through the house by a friendly and knowledgeable Interpreter that is educated in the history of Salisbury House and the family that built it.
Group
Salisbury House takes reservations for private tours for the following groups:
Student Groups
Educational tours may be scheduled in advance for students ages third grade through college and are eligible for a discount admission rate. Click here to request a private tour for students.
Adult Groups
Reservations for private tours may be made for groups of 10 or more. Groups less than 10 will be asked to join one of the regularly scheduled tours open to the public. Groups of 20 or more are eligible for a discounted admission rate. Click here to request a private tour for adults.
Tours are approximately 75 minutes in length.
For questions, please call our office at (515) 274-1777.
4025 Tonawanda Drive Des Moines, IA 50312 | P: 515-274-1777