1-hour Docent Guided Tours
First tour at 12 noon, last tour at 3pm.
Advance tickets* are highly recommended as tours often sell out; advance purchase is the only way to guarantee your spot on a tour.
Docent-guided tours are the only way to gain access to the interior of the house.
Thursday
& Friday |
Guided tours every 30 minutes.
On-site, walk-up ticket sales start at 10am. |
Saturday
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Guided tours every 20 minutes.
On-site, walk-up ticket sales start at 10am. |
| Sunday |
Guided tours every 20 minutes.
On-site, walk-up ticket sales start at 11:30am. |
Monday
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No general tours. Group and special tours by advanced reservation only. |
| Tuesday |
Brown-Bag Tuesday mini-tours |
| Wednesday |
No general tours. Focus tours by advanced reservation only: Behind the Velvet Ropes, Details & Joinery, and Fire & Light. |
Tickets
Tickets may be purchased in the bookstore on the day of the tour or in advance by booking online or by calling Zerve at (855) 249-1157.
Advance tickets* are highly recommended as tours often sell out; advance purchase is the only way to guarantee your spot on a tour.
FoGH members please call 626-793-3334 x16 or email to receive your membership discount.
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Advance* |
Day-of In Person |
| Adults |
$13.75* |
$12.50 |
Persons 65 or over, and
full-time students with ID |
$11*
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$10 |
Children 12 and under
must be accompanied by an adult |
Free |
Free |
| Brown Bag Tuesdays |
$8* |
$7 |
*Additional service charges apply
- Book early as this is the only way to guarantee your spot on a tour and avoid disappointment.
- A limited
number of tickets are sold each tour day so please book your tickets early.
- Flat shoes are required; slippers will be provided
for those in heels.
- No interior photography allowed.
- Closed on major holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
Servants' Rooms Open To The Public For The FIRST TIME EVER!
NEW TOUR AUGUST 1-18, 2013
This hour long tour will only be offered from August 1st-18th
Tuesdays 12:15pm & 12:45pm
Thursdays-Sundays 11:00am-3:00pm (every 1/2 hour)
Admission: $20 per person • Children 12 and under: Free
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
The Gamble House will open the doors to its servants' hall and rooms for the first time in its history. Visitors to the House from August 1st until the 18th will be able to see and experience The Gamble House from a new perspective – that of the people who lived and worked there. New information has recently come to light about the Gamble family and its servants, allowing us to share more of the personal history of the House with our visitors. While the downstairs oak flooring is being refinished during this period (and therefore unavailable for touring), visitors will be able to tour areas of the House never before opened for our public tours, as well as getting the chance to see special pieces of Greene & Greene-designed furniture from the first-floor rooms that are usually too far behind the velvet ropes to see in detail. See the original laundry sinks and coal room in the basement, the careful ways the Greenes' designed the servants' spaces in the house, learn how the Gambles lived in, maintained and used the house, and more!
Note: This tour is available for a limited time and will temporarily be replacing our ever popular Brown Bag Tuesday tours as well as our regular public tours. There will be a maximum of 10 people permitted on each tour so hurry and reserve your tickets as these tours are expected to sell out early.
During August 1-18, 2013 Gamble House tours will not be wheelchair accessible.
Group Tours by Reservation
Groups of 10 or more require reservations at
least 1 month in advance. Group tour hours and fees vary from our
regular schedule. $15.00 per person, prepaid by Visa or MasterCard.
Focus Tours by Reservation
- Behind the Velvet Ropes — 2½ hours; $45
An extended in-depth tour that visits all parts of the house.
- Details & Joinery — 3 hours; $80
Led by contemporary woodworker Jim Ipekjian, this in-depth tour is focused on the fine details of wood craftsmanship.
- Fire & Light — 2 hours; $45
Glass artist John Hamm leads our newest in-depth tour exploring the exquisite leaded art glass in the House.
- Arroyo Terrace Walking — 1¼ hour; $17
Visit our neighborhood, a National Register historic district that is home to 9 Greene & Greene houses as well as the works of other noted architects.
Prepare for your upcoming tour or commemorate your day at The Gamble House with a copy of "Gamble House: Greene & Greene" by Ted Bosley. The perfect book for anyone who would like to expand their knowledge of this architectural masterpiece.
 Now available
Gift Certificates are available for our special tours and private group tours.
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Gamble House Tours
4 Westmoreland Place
Pasadena CA 91103
tel. (626) 793-3334
On Brown-Bag Tuesdays, bring your own lunch and join us from 11:30 – 1:30 on the rear lawn & terrace, and enjoy a short 20-minute docent-led tour.
Glass artist John Hamm leads this in-depth art glass tour exploring the House's exquisite glasswork.
Our “Behind the Velvet Ropes tour” invites you to visit parts of the House not usually accessible. You will see exquisite craftsman details up close, and have time to appreciate the ambience of this historic House.  Our Arroyo Terrace Walking Tour takes you through a National Register historic district containing 9 Greene & Greene houses.
Illustrated presentations on The Gamble House given by Docents to schools, groups, and organizations. |
Calling all active duty military! Through the Blue Star Museums program, active duty military and their families may visit The Gamble House for free between Memorial Day and Labor Day, 2012. More than 1,500 museums participate nationwide.
