Guided Tours

Docent Tours

Enhance your museum experience by being guided by one of our expert docents! Docent-led tours are free with museum admission. Volunteer docents are available during the following hours:

Monday: 12:30pm - 4 pm

Tuesday: 1pm - 3 pm

Wednesday: 1am - 3 pm

Thursday: 1pm – 3pm

Friday: 12:30pm – 3pm

Saturday: 1pm - 3pm

A fun way to experience Bastrop's history.

Call 512-303-0057 at least 30 days in advance.

Docent-Led Group Museum Tour

Docent-led tours are available for $10 per person for large groups. Price includes admission to the museum and special exhibits.

School Tours

What better way to learn history than through historical objects? The museum is happy to welcome school-age children to tour the museum. The tour includes an expert docent, hands-on activities, and a fun scavenger hunt to keep students engaged and learning.

Call the museum director, (512) 303-0057, to reserve a time!

$2 per student
1 free chaperone for every 10 students
$4 for each additional chaperone

Guidelines for Student Groups:

The Bastrop County Museum requires field trips to have at least one adult accompany groups of 10 or less. For students under the age of 9, one adult is required for 5 children. No more than 30 students are allowed in museum at one time due to space.
Students must stay with their teacher or chaperone.
Your tour guide will start/operate televisions and adjust the volume as needed. Please do not touch the monitors.
No gum, candy or drinks may be brought into the Museum
No running or horseplay is allowed in the Museum.
Please do not handle/touch or pick up objects in the museum or gift shop.
Please do not sit/lean on exhibits
No pens are allowed in the museum. Children will be given pencils for the scavenger hunt.

Step-on Bus Tours

This is the most popular tour requested by visitors to Bastrop. Guests arrive on a tour bus, a guide furnished by BCHS gets on the bus and tells the tour group the history of Bastrop’s early families and buildings as the driver drives through the Historic District. The charge for a step-on tour guide is $50.00 for set-up and $10 per person with an 8-person minimum. This tour generally takes 45 minutes.

Historic Home Tour

Arrangements are made with a local homeowner to tour a historic home. This tour generally lasts 30-45 minutes. Call 512-303-0057 for pricing information.

Historic Church Tour

Arrangements are made with a historic church to have a docent-led tour.

Cost is $100.00 for set-up and $10 per person.

Historic District Walking Tour

A representative of BCHS will take participants on a tour of the historic district.

Cost is $50.00 for set-up and $10.00 per person with a maximum of 10 people.

Note: All tours require 30 day advanced notification.