We have chosen to follow recommended protocols to minimize the community spread of COVID-19 for the well being of our guests, volunteer staff and community. In accordance with Phase 5 of Restore Illinois and local public health rescinding of mandates, masks will be optional and we will no longer require proof of vaccination proof.
We do recommend all tickets be purchased in advance.
Individual Admission (In-Person)
The guided tour of the EH Birthplace Museum usually lasts at least 45/50 minutes. Please note tours begin at the top of each hour, last tour starts at 4 p.m.
Printed translations are available if needed for most foreign languages.
Adults: $20
Seniors (65 and older): $18
Youth (18 or younger or college student with valid ID): $18
Children under 10: Free when accompanied by an adult
Individual Admission (Virtual)
A live narrated, virtual guided tour of the EH Birthplace Museum usually lasts at least 45/50 minutes. Tours are via google meet platform. Reservations must be made at least 6 hrs in advance. Tours are available by appointment only, email info@ehfop.org to schedule this tour.
Adults: $15
Additional Persons: $5 each
Individual Admission (In-Person Spanish Tour)
This Spanish speaking guided tour of the EH Birthplace Museum usually lasts at least 45/50 minutes. Please note this tour is available on specific Fridays only at 12:00p.m. (this tour option requires a 24 hr advance reservation)
Adults/Seniors/Youth: $20
Children under 10: Free
In Ernie’s Footsteps: A Walking Tour of Young Hemingway’s Oak Park
A 90-minute outdoor tour explores young Hemingway’s connections to Oak Park. Sites to be visited include the Birthplace Museum, Boyhood home, Oak Park & River Forest High School, Oak Park Public Library, Congregational Church and WW I War Memorial in Scoville Park. Your guide is Dr. Nancy Sindelar, author of Influencing Hemingway: The People and Places That Shaped His Life and Work. Includes guided walking tour and 1 copy of book, Influencing Hemingway (15 person max)
Additional Person: $20 (no book)
Add: Birthplace Tour at 1pm for $10 pp each
Advanced reservations required
2024 Dates: June 14 & 28, July 26, August 9 & 23, September 6 & 20
Adults: $40 (includes 1 copy of book)
Additional Person: $20 (no book)
Additional BP Tour at 1pm $10 each
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park welcomes all guests. We appreciate the diverse needs of our audience and offer accessible programming to enable guests to step back in time to embrace the furnishings and stories told that helped shape one the greatest writers of the 20th century. EHFOP ensures that programs are accessible and encourage participation of the widest possible audience consistent with its mission and resources. The foundation will provide a waiver or reduction for individual or group admission or any specified services based on an ability to pay, To learn more please contact us at info@ehfop.org