Guided Tours

Park Ranger giving guided House Tour to visitors.

NPS/M. Teuten

Welcome to John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site!

The site is currently closed for the visitor season through late-May 2025.

During the off season, tours can be arranged by appointment only, Monday-Friday, with at least two weeks advance notice and are dependent on staff availability and weather. Weekend tour times (Saturdays and Sundays) are not available. For a listing of already known blackout dates, please check the alerts section of our website. Tours are thirty-minutes long and free-of-charge.

If you would like to schedule a tour in the off-season, please email us, letting us know the date of your intended visit, your preference for a morning or afternoon time, the number of people in your group, and your contact information. A member of our staff will then contact you to arrange the visit.  

Please visit the pages below to learn more about visiting our site and our other program offerings:

• Operating Hours and Seasons including opening and closing dates.
• Current schedule of tours and programs
• Special event information
• Special Use Permits, including group information and permits for commercial use including film and photography.
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

 

Nursery at 83 Beals Street.

NPS Photo

Virtual Tours

When the site is closed, virtual audio and video tours are available. When using a cell phone to access the virtual tours, normal usage rates apply. These tours offer visitors the chance to hear about the home from either the perspective of the President's mother, Mrs. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, or a Park Ranger.