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Historical Encounters Tours


  • Ulysses S. Grant State Historic Site 1000 Mount McGregor Road Wilton, NY, 12831 United States (map)

A Living History Experience with period music, costumes, and cider/donuts.

Back by popular demand (with new historical figures)! Join us for a one-of-a-kind living history tour experience as you encounter multiple individuals from the history of Grant Cottage on your journey. Refreshments at the Visitor Center will await at the tour’s end.

Take this unique opportunity to experience Mount McGregor as it was in the Victorian Era! Meet characters from the past who will immerse you in their world as they bring to life the history of the mountain. Tour includes interaction with multiple historic characters on the historic site grounds, the historic cottage, and the visitor center. (This tour does not cover the same material as the standard guided tours of the cottage, which are available from 10:00AM-1:30PM on 9/26 and 9/27.)

Sat. Sept. 26 & Sun. Sept. 27 ONLY

Limited tickets available, pre-booking is highly recommended.

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Later Event: October 2
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A visit to Grant’s Cottage

“Excellent guides who enrich the experience and help you to learn and understand what President /General Grant was going through in the weeks before his passing. History is ever present in our day to day life and it is more so when we get a chance to see it up close and personal. Grant's Cottage is one such place. Beautiful day on the mountain, JFK said" A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers". Grant is a man to honor and remember. So much history to explore and see in up state New York, stop by and experience Grant's Cottage.”

-Catherine F, TripAdvisor Sep 2025

Ulysses S. Grant Cottage
1000 Mt. McGregor Rd.
Wilton, NY 12831

Mailing Address:
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage
PO Box 2294
Wilton, NY 12831
(518) 584-4353     info@grantcottage.org
 

The Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage is the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which manages the daily operations & programming at Grant Cottage. Your generous support helps us keep history alive as we tell the story of Ulysses S. Grant's time on Mt. McGregor.