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Bayou Bend

Bayou Bend Tours

House Tours

Bayou Bend is open from 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday–Saturday, and from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday. Last admission is 4 pm. Tickets may be purchased online or in-person.   

You have the option of visiting the house either on your own or with one of the knowledgeable docents, depending on availability. Docent-guided tours are 60 or 90 minutes in length and are subject to availability. The self-guided tour is always available.  

Guided House Highlights Tour (Length: 1 hour) 

  • Visit several rooms on both floors of the house, including the main entertaining areas and upstairs suite 
  • See and learn about Bayou Bend’s rarest and most historically important treasures, as well as unique Texas-made objects 
  • Hear about the Hogg family, and how Ima Hogg transformed her home into a museum to display one of the nation’s best collections of American antiques 

Guided House Study Tour (Length: 1.5 hours) 

  • Visit additional rooms, including dedicated silver and ceramics study rooms 
  • Focus on the objects in the collection and how they reflect American history 
  • Receive in-depth information about American decorative arts 
  • See the full range of periods represented by the collection (1630–1876)

Self-Guided House Tours

Included with your admission ticket. No reservations needed.

Garden Tours

All gardens tours are self-guided. Guests may use their cell phones to listen to an audio tour or refer to a selection of tour handouts. 

Group Tours

Bayou Bend is an ideal destination for a group tour. Guided and self-led options are available for the house, depending on the date and time desired. All home tours include a self-guided tour of the gardens, or you may select a gardens-only option. 

Packages are available for groups of 12 or more; a discount of up to 20% is applied to the admission fee. Group tours must be reserved at least three weeks in advance, pending availability, and guests must arrive 40 minutes prior to the reserved tour time. 

For an even more memorable experience, group tours may be enhanced with options such as lectures, receptions, and luncheons at the Visitor Center. Additional charges apply. 

Group Tour Inquiries  
Call 713-639-7758.