Frequently Asked Questions
The Museum offers guided tours everyday on the hour. We also offer a self-guided tour option called “Explore on Your Own” for those guests who would prefer to take their time viewing the house. We encourage guests to purchase tickets before arriving at the Museum. If you choose the “Explore on Your Own” option you should do one of the following before you arrive at the Museum:
1. If you would like written text, audio, and images please download the Bloomberg Connects App.
2. Download and/or print a pdf of the tour
Yes! Tickets sell out quickly, especially in the summer, so you’re more likely to see the Museum if you purchase in advance. Click here for available times.
Online ticket sales cannot be combined with coupon or partner deals. Historic Denver and NARM members and other discounted groups can make a reservation online using the coupon codes found at mollybrown.org/visit-us
If you’re exploring the museum on your own, the below prices apply with a $2 discount for Colorado Residents.
$17 for Adults
$15 for Seniors (70+)
$15 for Military and College Students w/ ID
$13 for Juniors (age 6-18)
If you’re joining us for a guided tour, the below prices apply but with a $2 discount for each Colorado resident:
$22 for Adults
$20 for Seniors (70+)
$20 for Military and College Students w/ ID
$18 for Juniors (age 6-18)
Children 5 and under and Members are always free!
General Hours:
Monday – Sunday – 9am-5pm
(Tuesdays & Thursdays, we are open until 7pm!)
*Last entry into the museum is one hour prior to closing.
Please don’t hesitate to call 303-832-4092, ext. 13 to get the most up to date information.
Whether you’re exploring the house on your own using our audio tour, or on a group tour with a docent, guests generally spend around 45 minutes in the house, but you are welcome to stay as long as you like.
Because of the delicate nature of the home, this experience is not recommended for children under the age of 6, but it is up to the discretion of the adults accompanying the children. Children 5 and under are free.
Yes, but to take advantage of any of the programs listed below you must use the appropriate code below during checkout in our online ticketing system:
* My Denver Card- the Molly Brown House Museum is pleased to allow children with the My Denver Card free admission to the museum with an adult paying full price admission. This is valid Friday-Sunday all year, and every day during Spring Break, Winter Break, and Summer Break. Code: MYDENVER
* Distinctive Destinations- National Trust Distinctive Destinations is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation featuring a group of diverse historic sites across the country that help illustrate the breadth and depth of the American story. National Trust members receive $2 off their admission price and 10% off merchandise in the Museum Store. Code: DISTINCT
* NARM- The North American Reciprocal Museum Association is one of the largest reciprocal membership programs in the world featuring 1,000+ arts, cultural, and historical institutions along with botanical gardens, children’s museums, science and technology centers and more that offer their individual NARM qualified members complimentary general admission and 10% off in the Museum Store. Enjoy NARM benefits by becoming a VIP Member of Historic Denver and the Molly Brown House Museum! Code: NARM
*Museums for All- Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 300 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their EBT card. The Molly Brown House Museum is proud to offer a reduced admission of $2 per person, for those who present their EBT card upon admission. Code: SNAP
The Molly Brown House Museum has also partnered with several Library Districts around the Denver Metro to offer complimentary admission. Districts currently include Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Aurora, Westminster, and Longmont. Contact your local library for more information.
On-street parking is available in one and two hour increments throughout the neighborhood. There are also pay lots in the neighborhood, the closest located at the SW corner of 13th Avenue and Logan Street one block west. Follow this link for more information.
Located 5 blocks away is the Cultural Center parking garage which services the Denver Art Museum and the Colorado History Museum and has hourly and daily parking rates.
Bus Parking Bus parking is located on Grant between 14th and Colfax, on the east side of the Capitol building, approximately 3 blocks west of the Museum. Additional bus parking is located on Lincoln between 14th and Colfax, on the west side of the Capitol building, approximately 4 blocks west of the Museum, and on Broadway between 14th and Colfax, on the east side of Civic Center Park, approximately 5 blocks west of the Museum.
There are approximately 22 steps to the 2nd floor and 15 to the 3rd floor via the main staircase and 19 steps from the 2nd floor down to the 1st via the servants’ staircase. See accessibility accommodations below for more information.
The Museum is a multi-story, Victorian-era home constructed in 1889 and as a result is not fully accessible to all persons with disabilities. The Carriage House Visitor’s Center and Museum Store is accessible on the ground level.
* Self-guided tours of the historic house museum are wheelchair accessible for the first floor level via a lift. The wheelchair must be able to fit on a 38″ x 52″ platform.
* Accessible parking and site access is located at the rear of the property in the alleyway adjacent to the carriage house (a permit must be displayed).
* Service animals individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability are welcome in the museum and carriage house. Non-service animals, or pets whose function is to provide comfort or emotional support, are not permitted.
* Walking apparatus are permitted in the house museum and carriage house visitor’s center.
* Touch tours of the museum are available for the blind and sight limited (must call ahead to make arrangements).
* Audio headsets are available for those who need extra assistance hearing the tour guide. Tour scripts are available for the deaf.
* Tours of the museum last approximately 45 minutes and require short periods of walking, climbing 2-3 flights of stairs, and longer periods of standing. Stools are available for those who need to sit during the tour.
* Two accessible restrooms are located in the basement level of the house museum via the lift, and one in the Carriage House. A family-friendly restroom with changing station is located in the basement level of the house museum.
The Molly Brown House Museum will strive to accommodate your needs. Please contact us in advance with any accessibility questions you have about visiting the museum.
Due to tight spaces, strollers and large backpacks are not allowed in the museum. You will be asked to leave strollers in the courtyard during the tour. Please consider leaving your backpacks at home or in your car.
Photos are permitted. Flash, selfie-sticks, tripods, videos, and large equipment are not permitted.
Service animals individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability are welcome in the museum and carriage house. Non-service animals, or pets whose function is to provide comfort or emotional support, are not permitted.
We do not offer tea on a daily basis. If you are interested in a private tea, please contact Mike Erickson at merickson@mollybrown.org for more information.
We do not offer discounts for group tours but call 303-832-4092 ext 11 to schedule your visit! Visit or https://mollybrown.org/onsite-programming/ for more information on school tours.
Due to occupancy restrictions, you will not be able to enter the Museum if you are more than 5 minutes late.
All ticket sales are final.
If there are extenuating circumstances, please contact the following:
- 303-832-4092 ext. 13 for Online Presale tickets no later than 24 hours before your tour start time.
- 303-832-4092 ext. 16 for Event related tickets
- 303-534-5288 ext. 5 for Walking Tour related tickets
The house itself is not air-conditioned and can therefore get very warm during the hotter summer months. We recommend bringing a water bottle with you on the tour. The carriage house visitor center does have air-conditioning.
Generally, no. However, you can call the Visitor Services staff at 303-832-4092 ext. 13 and they can tell you if there happens to be some extra space where luggage can be kept on the day of your visit.
We also recommend checking out LUGDEN: a luggage storage and phone charging service. Offering pick-up service at Union Station, Downtown Denver Sheraton, Hilton, and Downtown Denver Air-BnB’s. They provide hourly, daily, overnight and weekly luggage storage. LUGDEN stores a wide variety of luggage and bags including skis, snowboards, golf clubs, pelicans cases, ruckpacks, hiking backpacks and anything else you don’t feel like lugging around. Walk-ups to our mobile bag check always welcome. Call them at (303) 747-5600 or visit their website to make a reservation.