Tour Historic Burnham Tavern
Public Hours: The Museum is generally open July through September. We are currently offering tours on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., providing we have tour guides available on a given day. We also offer guided tours in September, early October, and in May and June for school groups.
Before You Visit: Please call our phone message to make sure we'll have a tour guide available for that specific day! Our docents are volunteers and their schedules often change. Also, be sure to see the "Before you visit" information below!
Admission: Admission is free. A $5.00 donation is suggested.
Walk in the Footsteps of Patriots
Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the tavern's interior, where you will step back in time to experience life as it was lived during the 18th century. Each room is filled with intriguing period artifacts and furniture from the Revolutionary War era.
Listen as the docents share stories of the times spent in the town of Machias and at the tavern during the legendary battle and capture of the Margaretta.
Before you visit
Please check our calendar or phone message at 207-255-6930 for current operating hours.
Attending in a large tour group?
Contact us in advance so we can best accommodate your group's visit.
Burnham Tavern Garden
A project begun in 2007 by volunteer gardeners with the UMaine Cooperative Extension of Washington County provided a starting point for today's herb garden.
The goal was to use historically accurate plantings to create a garden typifying what might have surrounded a busy tavern in the late 1700s. Research indicated that Machias, a lumber mill town, grew little food, most came by ship. Plants were for food and medicinal purposes, not just ornamental.