In-Person Tours

In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect our staff and visitors, all attendees will be required to wear a mask at all times when inside the Historic House and the Garden. Tickets must be purchased in advance. All tours are guided.

Tour Capacity

Ten (10) visitors per tour

Schedule

Guided tours will be offered Thursday through Saturday. Tours will begin every hour. First tour begins at 11:00 a.m. Last tour begins at 3:00 p.m.

Visitors are encouraged to arrive no sooner than 10 minutes prior to the start of your tour. There is no indoor waiting area at the Museum. Visitors are welcome to wait in the Garden prior to the tour (weather permitting.)

Tickets and Pricing

Tickets must be purchased in advance. We might not be able to accommodate walk-up visitors due to limited capacity per tour. For any questions about admission please email tickets@louisarmstronghouse.org

Admission

• Adults: $15
• Seniors (65 and older), visitors with disabilities (caregivers free of charge), active duty military, students, and children: $12*
• Children under 5: Free
• Members: Free
• Corona Residents (11368 zip code): $5*

* Visitors will be asked to present valid ID upon arrival in order to confirm their discounted rate.

The price of admission includes a guided historic house tour and access to the exhibit area and garden, which can be viewed before or after your tour.

Groups

Groups of up to 40 guests can tour the Museum. For details on availability and pricing, please visit our Group Tour Page and click on the form.

Health and Safety

Staff and tour guides may elect to wear masks to protect against airborne illnesses such as Covid-19. Guests are welcome to do the same. There are no museum-wide mask requirements at this time.

Questions? Contact us at louisarmstronghouse.org/contact.

Free Digital Guide

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Visit

Louis Armstrong—the world’s most famous jazz musician—was an international celebrity who could have lived anywhere.

Yet in 1943, he and his wife, Lucille, settled in a modest house in Corona, Queens, where they lived for the remainder of their lives. No one has lived in the house since the Armstrongs, and the house and its furnishings remain very much as they were during Louis and Lucille’s lifetime. Today, the Louis Armstrong House Museum & Archives is open to the public, offering guided tours of Louis’s longtime home. On the tour, audio clips from Louis’s homemade recordings are played, and visitors hear Louis practicing his trumpet, listening to music, or talking with his friends. Visitors also get to enjoy an exhibit on Louis’s life and legacy, and the Armstrongs’ beautiful Japanese-inspired garden.

Transportation

We strongly advise visitors take mass transit or rideshare to visit the Museum. Limited street parking is available. Alternate side parking is in effect on Thursday and Friday, from 9:30AM – 11AM.

Accessibility

The entire ground floor (which includes the Welcome Center, Museum Store, exhibit area, and restroom) and the Garden of the Museum are wheelchair-accessible. The historic house tour requires the ability to climb two sets of steep stairs, stand for 45 minutes and to understand the tour guide without access to lip-reading, as tour guides wear masks. Visitors that are unable to take the tour receive a virtual tour instead. Questions about accessibility? Please contact the Museum.

Directions

The Museum is located in the northern part of Queens, New York City, close to LaGuardia Airport.

By Subway: Take the 7 train to 103 St-Corona Plaza. Choose the exit on the north side of Roosevelt Avenue, and then take the stairs on your left. Make a right (north) onto 103rd Street. Walk two blocks and make a right onto 37th Avenue. Walk 4 short blocks and make a left onto 107th Street. The Museum is on the left side, 1/2 block north of 37th Avenue.

By Car via Long Island Expressway: Take the Long Island Expressway to exit 22 and get on the Grand Central Parkway going west towards the RFK Bridge (formerly known as Triboro Bridge). Immediately get in the left lane, take left exit 9W, and continue straight onto Northern Boulevard. Make a left turn onto 106th Street, another left onto 37th Avenue, and an immediate left again onto 107th Street. The Museum is on the left side, 1/2 block north of 37th Avenue.

By Car via RFK Bridge: Take the Grand Central Parkway going east to exit 8. Make a right at the stop sign and then an immediate left onto 31st Drive. Cross Astoria Blvd and continue 2 blocks to make a right onto Northern Boulevard. Make a left turn onto 106th Street, another left onto 37th Avenue, and an immediate left again onto 107th Street. The Museum is on the left side, 1/2 block north of 37th Avenue.