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Whaley House Museum

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The Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The daytime self-guided tour starts at $15.00 per ticket, with a short introduction every 15 minutes. It is open until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day 2026 and closed Christmas Day.Checked October 23, 2026.

10 to 4:30open daily
$15day tour, from
15 minintroduction interval
Dec 25closed
Two-story brick house with white-columned porch and balcony, palms and a parked car.
The Whaley House in Old Town San Diego. Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Phone619-273-5824
HoursOpen daily 10 am to 4:30 pm. Open Thanksgiving Day 2026 until 3:00 pm. Closed Christmas Day. (whaleyhousesandiego.com, read 2026-10-23)
Day tourSelf-guided tour of the interior and grounds at your own pace, from $15.00 per ticket, with a brief introduction every 15 minutes.
Other toursAn evening tour exploring the house’s reputation as “America’s Most Haunted House” and a behind-the-scenes experience are also sold; prices and times for those were not read.
AddressOld Town San Diego (the street address is not in the page text we read)

Visiting

The museum site describes the Whaley House as one of the most iconic attractions in Old Town. Tickets are sold on its own site, which also lists group and private bookings. A notice at the top of the site says to check for possible tour or info changes on the day of your tour.

Nearby

Old Town is covered in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

What We Could Not Verify

  • The street address and age guidance are not in the page text we read. Not confirmed; the museum can confirm.
  • Prices and times for the evening and behind-the-scenes tours were not read, and the evening tour is themed around ghost stories, which may not suit young children. Not confirmed.
  • Whether the museum site notice about same-day changes affects your date is not confirmed; check the page on the day.
  • No map point: coordinates were not confirmed.

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FAQ

What are the Whaley House hours?

Open daily 10 am to 4:30 pm, until 3 pm on Thanksgiving Day 2026 and closed on Christmas Day (museum site, read 2026-10-23).

How much is the Whaley House day tour?

Tickets start at $15.00 for the daytime self-guided tour, per the museum site.

Sources

  1. Whaley House Museum

Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.