Tara G.
Yelp
The Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop was part of our 3 part ticket, which we purchased to tour this, the Mary Washington House and the Rising Sun Tavern for $15 a person. My mother, aunt and grandmother were in town from Ohio and Pennsylvania and wanted to stay local to see some of the highlights of Fredericksburg. We didn't have much interest in seeing the Apothecary Shop, but since it was part of our combination ticket, we went ahead with the tour.
The building is located in downtown historical Fredericksburg and looks like a small house with modern day siding from the road. Upon entering, there is a a long counter covered in bottles of fresh herbs and bugs, that were used in medicine in colonial days.
When we arrived, a tour was already in process for the front room, which was the ending part of the tour for us. We entered into the room to the left and learned about leaches, blood and some surgical/dental techniques. Although informative, I didn't find it as interesting as I'd hoped. The museum is quite small and although staff do in fact try to stay in character for the parts, our party found that they weren't the friendliest. Non-flash photography is permitted, but video is not. Staff will request that you hold your pictures until after the tour.
All in all, I wouldn't have paid any additional for this particular tour.