Explore The Mount through history, design, and place
Tours
Immerse yourself in Edith’s world.
Experience Edith Wharton’s home and grounds through guided, self-guided, and specialty tours. From the elegance of the mansion and gardens to immersive audio and library experiences, tours at The Mount invite visitors to explore history, creativity, and landscape at their own pace.
Mansion Tours
Our mansion tour reveals the history of The Mount and chronicles Edith Wharton’s life and legacy. Visitors may explore through self-guided or guided tours of the house and gardens, experiencing the spaces where Wharton lived, wrote, and entertained.
Guided tours frequently sell out. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
- includes Garden tour daily at 1 pm (May–October)
Mansion admission tickets go on sale April 28 for Mount Members and May 5 for the public.
Free Audio Tours
Garden Tours
The Garden tour is included with the House tour and is offered daily at 1 pm from May through October.
Visiting The Mount was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to the Berkshires! The house is gorgeous with great views of the gardens and landscape. The guided tour was awesome and really informative, with lots of cool stories about Wharton’s life.
Private Library Tours
Enjoy a private tour of Edith Wharton’s personal 2,700-volume library. Filled with personal notes, inscriptions, and markings in the acclaimed author’s own hand, these books offer a rare glimpse into what Wharton was thinking and feeling more than a century ago.
Tours are offered by reservation only. Dates are subject to availability, and two weeks’ advance notice is recommended.
For more information contact us at visit@edithwharton.org
Seasonal & Special Tours
Ghost Tours
Group Tours
School Tours
Designed around state frameworks to support learning through history, literature, art, and place, The Mount’s student tours and programs offer K-12 learners an engaging way to explore Edith Wharton’s home and legacy.
Student group rate: From $5 per student (teachers and chaperones are free)