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  • Circus Smirkus 2025 Big Top Tour

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Circus Smirkus is a non-profit international youth circus founded in 1987. Tickets on sale now! Saturday, July 26, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please note: Ticket sales end four hours before showtime. There may be tickets available at the tent starting one hour before showtime.

    $40
  • Circus Smirkus 2025 Big Top Tour

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Circus Smirkus is a non-profit international youth circus founded in 1987. Tickets on sale now! Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please note: Ticket sales end four hours before showtime. There may be tickets available at the tent starting one hour before showtime.

    $40
  • Waltham’s Revolutionary War veterans cemetery tour

    Grove Hill Cemetery 290 Main Street, Waltham, MA

    Join for a walk around Grove Hill Cemetery and learn the stories of those Waltham citizens who participated in the most significant events in the country's history. Desiree Genthner will lead a walking tour to visit the gravesites of Waltham's prominent 18th century citizens. Non-member ticket price is $25. Members of the Historical Society pay […]

    $25
  • Lyman Estate landscape tour

    Lyman Estate 185 Lyman Street, Waltham

    Walk the rolling paths and garden trails of the 37-acre Lyman estate with us. Enjoy the outdoors while learning about the fascinating history of the grounds. Tour will meet at the front door of the mansion and will run rain or shine. The greenhouses, one of the oldest surviving complexes in the country, will be […]

    $20
  • In the Words of Austen and Roberts tour

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Enjoy an evening visit to Rebecca Gore’s beautiful 1806 mansion! You'll see the graceful great stairs, the lovely oval withdrawing room, peacock parlor, great hall, bed chambers, sitting rooms, and more. Along the way, hear the words of early 19th-century authors Jane Austen and Robert Roberts describing life on this lovely country estate. The style […]

    $21
  • Lyman Estate landscape tour

    Lyman Estate 185 Lyman Street, Waltham

    Walk the rolling paths and garden trails of the 37-acre Lyman estate with us. Enjoy the outdoors while learning about the fascinating history of the grounds. Tour will meet at the front door of the mansion and will run rain or shine. The greenhouses, one of the oldest surviving complexes in the country, will be […]

    $20
  • Cross-campus tour: C. Rose Smith and Danielle Mckinney

    Kniznick Gallery at Brandeis University 515 South Street, Waltham

    Join us for an inspiring afternoon of art and exploration across Brandeis University! Begin your journey at the Kniznick Gallery with an artist-guided tour of "C. Rose Smith: A Silent Rage." The exhibition brings together Smith’s arresting black-and-white photographs taken on location at Southern plantations and Northern textile mills, both sites complicit in the economy […]

    Free
  • Lyman Estate landscape tour

    Lyman Estate 185 Lyman Street, Waltham

    Walk the rolling paths and garden trails of the 37-acre Lyman estate with us. Enjoy the outdoors while learning about the fascinating history of the grounds. Tour will meet at the front door of the mansion and will run rain or shine. The greenhouses, one of the oldest surviving complexes in the country, will be […]

    $15
  • Danielle Mckinney: Beyond the Brushstroke

    Rose Art Museum 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, United States

    Join us for a special event with Danielle Mckinney, the Rose Art Museum’s Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence, in conjunction with her first solo museum exhibition "Danielle Mckinney: Tell Me More." The artist, in conversation with Rose director and chief curator Dr. Gannit Ankori, will lead a tour of the show, exploring her jewel-like paintings of Black women […]

    Free
  • Gore Place — free mansion tour

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Gore Place will open the doors of its historic mansion to the public Friday, Dec. 19, for a day of free tours showcasing the Federal-era estate in holiday splendor. Tours start on the hour at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. No reservations required. Additional information.

    Free
  • Living in the Dark: A moonlight tour

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    What was life like before the electric light? Find out on an evening visit to the 1806 mansion at Gore Place. You’ll see the graceful Great Stairs, the lovely Oval Withdrawing Room, the Peacock Parlor, the Great Hall, bed chambers, sitting rooms, and more. Along the way, your guide will tell stories about living by […]

    $21
  • Who was Rebecca Gore? An evening tour.

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Join an evening tour of the 1806 mansion at Gore Place in Waltham for “Who Was Rebecca Gore?” This guide-led tour will tell the story of the remarkable woman who designed the 1806 Gore Mansion. Along the way, you’ll marvel at the graceful curves of the Great Stair, Oval Withdrawing Room, Peacock Parlor, Great Hall, […]

    $21