Summer Senior Thursdays
July 2 & August 6
Visitors ages 60 and older enjoy FREE admission on the first Thursday of each month. Enter through the Visitor Center for tickets and orientation materials.
Enjoy a relaxed day at Historic St. Mary’s City with specially priced guided tours offered throughout the afternoon. Choose one tour or enjoy several at your own pace while exploring archaeology, landscapes, and the stories uncovered beneath Maryland’s first capital.
$5 per participant for all tours (ages 6 and under free)
Space is limited. Registration required upon admission purchase.
Ghost Frame Walking Tours
12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. | Approx. 45 minutes
Explore the striking “Ghost Frames” that mark the locations of 17th-century buildings across the landscape. Learn how archaeological discoveries revealed what once stood here and uncover the stories behind these distinctive features.
Changing Landscapes
1:00 p.m. | Approx. 1 hour
This guided tour highlights recent archaeological discoveries at St. Mary’s Fort and sites representing more than 8,000 years of continuous Native presence. Guests will gain an introductory understanding of how Indigenous communities and European settlers interacted during the 1600s, while seeing how the landscape continues to reveal new stories.
Guests should be prepared to walk over uneven terrain, including an active excavation site.
Calvert House Site Tour
2:00 p.m. | Approx. 45 minutes
Step behind the scenes of active archaeology at the Calvert House site in the Town Center. This tour begins with an introduction from a costumed interpreter, followed by a visit to the excavation led by an archaeologist. Learn how discoveries at this site are shaping plans for a future interpretive exhibit built on and around the Calvert House location.
*Tickets must be purchased at the Visitor Center for all guided tours*
