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Gaslamp Museum at The Davis-Horton House

Part of Downtown, Balboa Park & Central, our guide to downtown San Diego, Balboa Park and the central neighborhoods.

The Gaslamp Museum is in the Davis-Horton House at 410 Island Avenue. It is open Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday hours vary. It offers house tours and walking tours of the Gaslamp Quarter Historical District.Checked October 22, 2026.

10–4Thursday to Saturday
410Island Avenue
1980district added to the National Register
Daytimewalking tours only here
The Gaslamp Quarter arch sign reading Historic Heart of San Diego
The Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Avenue. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Address410 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.
HoursMuseum Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday hours vary (call). Offices Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ToursHouse Tours and Neighborhood (walking) Tours of the Gaslamp Quarter Historical District.

Historic District

The National Park Service lists the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District on the National Register, added May 23, 1980.

Gaslamp Museum at The Davis-Horton House Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Prices, tour times and Wednesday hours were not posted.
  • We could not confirm the history of the house or the Alonzo Horton story from a primary page, so we do not tell it here.
  • Evening and themed tours are left out of this kid-friendly guide.

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FAQ

When are the tours?

Tour times were not posted on the page we read.

Sources

  1. Gaslamp Museum
  2. NPS National Register data

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.