Tours and Tickets to Experience Owens-Thomas House

To visit the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, you must purchase a combination ticket that includes admission to Savannah’s three Telfair museums: the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, Jepson Center & Telfair Children’s Art Museum, and Telfair Academy. Ticket prices start at US$30 for adults and US$10 for children under 12; children 5 and younger enter for free.

Yes, visitors can only access the historic site as part of a guided tour. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last around 45 to 60 minutes. You can book the time of your tour when you purchase your combination ticket, or choose a general admission ticket that allows you to join a tour when you arrive.

Tours include up to 12 people and cover all three floors of the mansion, plus the carriage house and the parterre garden. The tour narration highlights both the architecture and history of the home as well as the relationship between its owners and the enslaved people who worked there.

The Owens-Thomas House is not accessible to wheelchairs and strollers due to its historic architecture and many steps, but the site’s Slave Quarters/Orientation Gallery and parterre garden are accessible. There are also accessible restrooms, as well as a dedicated parking space on President Street nearby.

Younger children may find it hard to engage with the architecture and history of this site, and many of the original furnishings are fragile. Older children, especially those learning about US history and slavery, will appreciate this firsthand look into what life was like during that era for both the home’s owners and the enslaved people who worked there.

Yes, photos and videos can be taken for personal use in both the interior and exterior spaces of the site as long as they are without flash. Cameras and other devices must be handheld, and no tripods, selfie sticks, lights, or other extra equipment are permitted. Commercial photography is strictly prohibited.