The Royall House & Slave Quarters opens its guided tour season today. The site will be open on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) from May 18 through October 27. Tours are on the hour at 1, 2, and 3 p.m.

Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $5 for students; $2 for EBT or WIC cardholders; and free for children age 12 and under. Admission to the Slave Quarters, which also houses the archaeological exhibit, gift shop, and restrooms, is free of charge.

Admission is free to duty military personnel and their families. Blue Star Museums is a program that offers free admission to museums for all active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Current or retired members of the Massachusetts Teachers Association are admitted free upon presentation of a valid MTA card.

Note: Groups of 10 or more are considered group tours and must have a reservation. Visit the RHSA’s Group Tours page for group rates and scheduling. Visit the School Tours page for information regarding school group tours.

For inquiries about tours, email Executive Director Tom Lincoln at director@royallhouse.org.

The Royall House & Slave Quarters explores the meanings of freedom and independence before, during, and since the American Revolution, in the context of a household of wealthy Loyalists and enslaved Africans. The historic house museum features the only remaining freestanding slave quarters in the northern United States.