The Sanguinetti House Museum announces a series of fresh-air Historic Yuma Walking Tours. Delight in Yuma's downtown...dressed-up for the holidays! Storyteller, Steve Cook, will walk you through centuries of spellbinding history. A pet-friendly tour.
Time: 10:30am-Noon (Advance ticket purchases are required.)
Please arrive 15-minutes early. Comfortable sneakers and bottled water recommended.
Location: Tours start in the rose gardens outside the Sanguinetti House Museum and conclude in the dining district on Main Street, a short distance from the museum. Stay downtown for lunch! The Sanguinetti House Museum is located at 240 S. Madison Avenue, Yuma, Arizona 85364. Parking is available on Madison Avenue and across the street in a public parking lot.
COVID-19 Safety: The Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens will host tour groups limited to 10 people. At this time, no same day or walk-up tickets will be available on site. Masks or face coverings are required. This is for your safety as well as our staff and other visitors. If you are not comfortable with this requirement, please delay your visit. If you are not feeling well, are showing any symptoms of COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 please delay your visit or call us to reschedule for a later date.
Cancellations: Ticket purchases will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received 48-hours or more before the tour date. Please email [email protected] or call 928-782-1841.
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Indulge in an evening of haunted history. Stroll through the streets of Yuma's historic downtown hearing tales from Yuma's dark past. Ghost Hostess, Lorna Brooks, will walk you through centuries of murders, mayhem, and documented ghost sightings. Treat yourself to a chilled glass of the Sanguinetti House Museum's signature cocktail, Embalming Fluid. Who will be the last "living soul" of the evening? Join us...it may be YOU!
•Recommended age for tour: 12+
•Alcohol $5, not included in ticket price. (Cash payment, please.)
•To enhance your experience, download the free Ghostcom Radar Spirit Detector App!
•Ghost Walking Tours help to sustain the cherished Sanguinetti House Museum
Location: Tours begin in the enchanted rose gardens outside the Sanguinetti House Museum and conclude nearby. (The Sanguinetti House Museum remains closed due to that ghastly virus.) Located at 240 S. Madison Avenue in historic downtown Yuma.
Date/Time: Frebruary 19, February 26, and March 5, 6:30pm-8pm (Advance ticket purchases are required.)
Kindly arrive 15-minutes early. Bottled water recommended. Masks or face coverings required for your safety. Public parking on Madison Avenue.
Tickets: $24
Learn about upcoming tours hosted by the Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens in historic downtown Yuma.
More information: (928) 782-1841 or [email protected]
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Thank you KAWC and KOFA for supporting the Sanguinetti House Museum & Gardens!
Opens October 19, 2019
Be our guest at the home of E. F. Sanguinetti. Explore room to room, uncovering intriguing curiosities surrounding early Yuma while discovering Yuma's fearless change-makers seated around Sanguinetti's table. And, of course, witness the murder in the Parlor.
Storyteller Tours: 10:15am, 11:15am, 1:15pm, 2:15pm
Self-Guided Tours: 12:00-1:00pm
Sanguinetti House Museum tours are offered throughout the day. The tour of your choice is included with admission.
Group and School Tours:
Add an entertainment option to your group tour:
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Searching for an enchanted setting to host your wedding ceremony and reception, dinner party, shower, or family gathering? Follow the magic to the Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens in historic downtown Yuma. Come, find out why the Sanguinetti House Museum is the jewel of historic Yuma.
Visit our Garden Rentals Guide for more information and photographs.
Please contact Yanna Kruse at [email protected] or 928-782-1841 to discuss your special event.
Jack Mellon Mercantile
248 S. Madison Avenue
Yuma, Arizona 85364
(928) 919-8190
Enter the Sanguinetti House Museum though the ever-so-charming Jack Mellon Mercantile!
Wander through three rooms filled to the brim with antiques, one-of-a-kind treasures, a wide array of jewelry and items reminiscent of a bygone era, and one of the finest collections of books on Yuma history.
Named after riverboat captain Jack Mellon, who built the then adobe house in 1873, the Jack Mellon Mercantile, like the Sanguinetti House Museum, is a historical landmark in downtown Yuma.
Proceeds from the Jack Mellon Mercantile help fund Yuma County Historical Society efforts to improve the Sanguinetti House Museum and surrounding gardens.