The museum leads a number of tours of historic areas in the town and county of Culpeper. Program information is available on this website and on our Facebook page. Members receive advance notice of all upcoming programs.

Group walking tours are available on request subject to the museum’s schedule and  the availability of its staff and volunteers. Minimum group size is 10 people; maximum group size is 14. A minimum of two weeks advance notice is required.  Click here to view the museum’s walking tour policies.

Revolutionary Culpeper
Saturdays: July 6, August 10, September 14,
October 26, November 9
10:00 AM
Admission $12.50
Did you know that Culpeper played an important role in supporting the revolutionary cause in Virginia and in the events that influenced American independence? Learn about the people, places, and events shaped by Culpeper’s patriots and see how these activities were written into the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and other founding documents in this downtown walking tour led by staff and volunteers of the Museum of Culpeper History. 

Attendees should bring water, wear comfortable footwear and dress appropriately for weather conditions. Tours will be held rain or shine unless otherwise advertised.

Due to limited capacity, advance registration is highly recommended!

Culpeper Walks: North Main Street
This North Main Street Culpeper tour covers the development of North Main Street from 1749, when a young George Washington identified the location as a “high and pleasant situation.” See Culpeper grow through the colonial era to the Civil War, and beyond into the twentieth century. Learn about the major buildings and businesses, along with some of the important individuals who had businesses and residences in the North Main Street corridor from Davis to Edmondson Street.

Culpeper Walks: Washington & Lafayette
Two of the most important figures in the Revolutionary War were General George Washington and General Marquis de Lafayette and both of these great men have important connections to Culpeper. Washington and Lafayette’s ties to Culpeper are examined in this downtown Culpeper tour led by local historian and author Jmaes Bish which highlights the pathways and important associations that each of these men had with Culpeper, especially along Main (Coleman) Street.