Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

The tour was great! It's free for everyone. My 9 year old, 16y/o, and 18y/o learned a lot and weren't bored for a second! The house is huge and you can take pictures. The tour guides are awesome!

Alena was an excellent tour guide. We learned SO much about what an amazing, resilient and powerhouse Maggie Walker was. The house is unique and incredible to see. My kids learned so much and enjoyed filling out the junior ranger book. I highly recommend a visit!

My husband and I really enjoyed this tour. The history of the late Madame CJ Walker's life was nothing short of amazing. Her home is well preserved and beautiful. Sincere thanks to our tour guide, Mark Wilcox. He was kind, hospitalable and told a very knowledgeable and a passionate narration of Walker's life and legacy. We left inspired and feeling as if we got to know the Walker family personally. Thank you. 😊

The tour was great! The guides are very knowledgeable, really enjoyed our time here. They do have limited hours for tours now.

I visited this home about four years ago when it was completely open. This time I went with my sister and her husband. We drove down second street to the entrance to the park and had to drive around two times before finding a parking spot on the street. The first floor is open now but you need a reservation. We didn't have one and it was close to closing time. The ranger gave us a quick tour for which we are extremely grateful. Her house is furnished with period furniture that she owned of a high class. It's well worth the time to visit. She also had a private elevator installed in her as she couldn't walk.

This is a small visitor center with some great rangers. Enjoyed chatting with one of the rangers about the local history and she gave directions for how to tour the area with the NPS app. This was a terrific walking tour since it covers a large part of the Jackson Ward. Enjoyed learning about the entrepreneurial spirit of the African American community in the Victorian era especially Maggie Walker. But the rest of the community was just as active and supportive. Definitely recommend if you're interested in Black history. Very educational.

Visited in December 2022 the week between Christmas and New Years. Parking is on street only. Had to do one lap to find a spot. There is signage on where to go. Main entrance and inside court yard area. Small exhbit area with store front. There is also movie room with 20 min video which is a must before starting tour. Tour happens right after movie which they show every hour except noon from opening to closing. There is a junior ranger program here specific for Maggie Walker National Historic site along with special cancellation stamp if you collect those. They do have their own collectable token as well. The movie was very interesting and we all learned alot. Then the tour of the house was best. Ranger who gave the tour (also DnD enthuist) was amazing and enteracted with our kids (13, 10 and 7). She explained the history of the house and the additions and the items inside which were original and belonged to Maggie Walker. Definitely worth a visit if you're in town. We spent maybe 90 mins and alot of it was interacting with the rangers and completing the junior ranger program. I would guess most people wouldn't spend more than an hour here total. Worse part was probably trying to find parking. There was one other family that toured with us and also at the time of our visit the mask mandate was reinstated so all NPS in Richmond required masks.

Why aren’t we taught about people like this while in school? The site is easy to find, but you will drive right past it if you are not paying attention. Finding a parking space (on street) was a little of a chore due to the busy neighborhood, but not too bad. The Ranger was EXCELLENT! She made everything such a pleasure & a lil more interesting. Note: The Park Service still requires you to wear a mask.