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Guided Tours

Planning on a visit to Annapolis? We can help make your visit more enjoyable with a tour through our colonial city. Whether you’d prefer to walk with a colonial guide, ride in a horse and carriage, or see the city from a climate control trolley, you tour plan is waiting!

Specials

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Annapolis Horse Carriage Rides
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25-Minute Horse Carriage Tour

25 minutes

Explore Annapolis as our forefathers experienced history in the making. Relax and enjoy a ride back in time as you listen to the gentle clip clap of horses' hooves on the cobblestone streets. Your coachman will create the visions of olden times with a professionally narrated 25 minute tour.
Prices range from $10.00 to $20.00

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50-Minute Horse Carriage Tour

50 minutes

Our extended 50 minute tour encompasses additional historical information and places of interest. Sit back, relax and let your majestic horse-drawn carriage journey begin. Please note that this tour will not be available on December 31, 2008.
Prices range from $15.00 to $35.00

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Banneker-Douglass Museum
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Banneker-Douglass Museum

2 Hours

Named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, the museum is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage, and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture.
This activity is free

Free Admission
Capital City Colonials
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Historic District 101

1 3/4 hours

A colonial-clad guide will escort you through the historic district of Annapolis, showing sights and awakening stories of the past. The 'Golden Age' of Annapolis is given particular emphasis as this time played an integral part in the founding of our nation. Go inside the Waterfront Warehouse, the kitchen of a 1774 mansion, the pleasure garden of yet another mansion, the Maryland State House and St. Anne's Church. Allow 1 ¾ hours. Each tour has a maximum capacity of 15 - book today!
Departs at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from the Hard Bean Coffee & Book Sellers at 36 Market Space. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to tour. Wear comfortable shoes.
Thursday – Sundays: April – mid-October
$16.00/adults and $10/children (12 and under)
Prices range from $10.00 to $16.00

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Annapolis Food & History Tour

3 hours

Attention Foodies and History Buffs! A food tasting and history adventure awaits you. A colonial-clad guide will lead you on this tour through the rich history of Annapolis' past, while introducing you to 21st century culinary delights - a seamless blend of time and tastes. While walking this compact city, you will eat where the founding fathers ate and eat where they wish they could have eaten. Your guide will share with you toasts of yesteryear. Enough food is consumed to cover lunch. All food costs and historic venues admissions are covered in the price of your ticket. We recommend taking our food tour at the beginning of your visit in Annapolis so you can return to these wonderful eating establishments and historical sites to enjoy them at your leisure. Tickets must be purchased before 10:00 p.m. the evening prior to tour. Allow 3 hours for tour. Each tour has a maximum capacity of 14 - book today!
Departs at 11:00 a.m. from the Hard Bean Coffee & Book Sellers at 36 Market Space. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to tour. Wear comfortable shoes. Water is provided.
Saturdays: April – October
Adults: $42, Children 8-14 years: $32
Prices range from $32.00 to $42.00

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Discover Annapolis
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Trolley Tour of Historic Annapolis

40 minutes

The Discover Annapolis tour is fun and full of surprises! You will discover this capital city from a trolley – which is a little bus with BIG windows. The tour takes 40 minutes. We’ll travel down charming streets laid out over three centuries ago. Our friendly guides point out all the major points of interest including the City Dock, the State House, handsome colonial mansions, beautiful Victorian homes, sailboats along the waterfront, and much more. The trolley is air conditioned in summer and heated in winter. Tickets are available at HistoryQuest, located at 99 Main Street in Annapolis.