Guided Tours

Sunday Walking Tour: Enjoy a 1.9 mile, two-hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapel and Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University, the American Revolution: these are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will hear on your tour.

When: Every Sunday throughout the year (except major holidays; weather permitting)
Start time: 2pm
Meet and purchase tickets at: Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street
Fee: $7 per adult; $4 children ages 6 to 12; free children age 5 and under
No reservations required
Questions?: Call 609-921-6748 or email: jeanette@princetonhistory.org

Group Walking Tours: Guided walking tours for a group of any size can be accommodated by the Historical Society of Princeton. HSP’s classic walking tour is a two-hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus. Tours can be shortened, as necessary, to accommodate a group’s time constraint. HSP’s experienced guides will enlighten your group with stories about Princeton’s people, architecture, and history. Specialized tours can also be arranged, including The Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour: African-American Life in Princeton, led by local historian Shirley Satterfield.

When: available by appointment; arrangements should be made at least one month in advance
Cost: Minimum fee of $105 accommodates 15 people on a tour. Each additional person is $7. Deposit of $105 required when booking the tour.
Contact: Jeanette Cafaro: jeanette@princetonhistory.org or 609-921-6748.

Shirley Satterfield and Richard Moody pose with a group from The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen just before they start on the Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour.

Self-Guided Tours

A Self-Guided Tour of Historic Princeton: Places of interest within easy walking distance of the center of town. Princeton's main historic sites. $1 suggested donation, Available at Bainbridge House.

The Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour: African American Life in Princeton. $1 suggested donation, Available at Bainbridge House. Click Here to print the Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour brochure.

A Walk Through 1783 Princeton: Take a trip back to Princeton in 1783 and see some places that members of Continental Congress saw when it convened in Nassau Hall. Click Here to print the 1783 walking tour brohure.

Out-of-Town Trips

Members are given the opportunity to join the Historical Society's monthly day trips to historic sites in the tri-state area. Led by dedicated volunteer coordinators, the Historical Society travels to historic mansions, gardens, private homes and art museums, including Longwood Gardens, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Winterthur and the American Museum of Natural History. Visit our Calendar of Events page for upcoming trips and see our membership page to join.

Photos from the May 25, 2010 tour to the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens of Montckair, NJ, and lunch at Tabor Road Tavern.