Admission Packages & Tours

A house tour, a majestic garden, fascinating exhibitions-experience all these aspects of Winterthur each time you visit.

Purchase online or contact our Information and Tours Office at 800.448.3883.

Get to Know Us! Take an Introductory Tour Enjoy an array of beautiful rooms used by the du Ponts for entertaining. Don't miss the hand-painted 18th-century wallpaper in the Chinese Parlor and the stunning two-story Montmorenci staircase. During spring, the tour includes additional floral displays in the style of H. F. du Pont and visits guest bedrooms on the 6th floor in addition to the gorgeous 5th floor rooms. Experience the Winterthur Galleries     and special exhibitions Extraordinary exhibitions highlight the very best from Winterthur and from distinguished institutions and collectors around the world. View the Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens On permanent display in the Dorrance Gallery, this treasure trove of artfully crafted tureens captivates young and old alike. Take a garden tram tour weather permitting and     stroll in the Winterthur Garden Winterthur's 60-acre naturalistic garden showcases lyrical color combinations and a beautifully orchestrated succession of bloom. Discover Enchanted Woods This award-winning, three-acre children's garden is a magical place where children can discover, explore, and play.

Space and availability for reserved tours is limited. Please call 800.448.3883 to confirm availability and make your reservation.

One-Hour Reserved Tour Package  
Each season brings new ways to view Winterthur's glorious period rooms. This package includes all general admission features and one of the following one-hour reserved tours.

Once Upon a Family*             Details... Learn about the lifestyle of the du Pont family while exploring period rooms and garden spaces where they played, worked, and entertained. Designed especially for families with children age 4-11. Antiques and Architecture             Details... View American furnishings from the 1600s to the 1800s in the inviting rooms designed by H.F. du Pont.

To confirm tour availability or for special tour offerings please call the Winterthur Information and Tours Office (800.448.3883)

Two-Hour Reserved Tour Package
For connoisseurs, students, or anyone interested in an in-depth exploration of the collection. This package includes all general admission features and one of the following two-hour reserved tours.

Winterthur Then & Now             Details... Winterthur was—and is—a country place, a beautiful house, a rare and unusual garden, and a center of learning and scholarship. This tour focuses on the life of the du Pont family in the first half of the 20th century, the development of the collection of American decorative arts, and the evolution of a private estate into a public resource. Living with Antiques II             Details... This two-hour tour explores one half of the house. Stroll through a cobblestone courtyard. Browse among the rare porcelains in the China Shop. The End Shop's brimming shelves evoke a general store in the 1800s. Visit rooms where H.F. du Pont's friends enjoyed his renowned hospitality, amid stylish furnishings from three centuries. Conservation             Details... (first Wednesday of every month) Go into any major museum in America and odds are good that the conservators who care for the collections trained at Winterthur. On the first Wednesday of every month, from 1-3 PM, tour the world-famous conservation laboratories where works of art and antiquity are examined, studied, and cared for by expert conservators.

Space and availability for reserved tours is limited. Please call 800.448.3883 to confirm availability and make your reservation.

Special-Subject and Private Tours

For a customized tour of the house or to study a particular aspect of Henry Francis du Pont's magnificent collection, ask about our Private Tours and Special-Subject Tours. Please call 800.448.3883 for more information and pricing. Reservations required three days in advance.