Stunning yard, a beautiful building. Park centrally and visit a number of other historical sites near. The genealogy center is closed Sunday check f it is open
Not normally open to visitors, it has a great garden area that is so beautiful. Not many places can get close to comparison. Even in the rush of state workers around the gardens I always feel at ease and its normally quite. Great place for pictures.
The tour is well worth your time. Lots of historical information is given and the views are exceptional!
Just as pretty in the inside as the outside. The tour guides (docents) usually are dressed in late 1800 dress/costume and do a wonderful job of showing the mansion and giving a brief history of Missouri. The 20 - 30 minute tour is free. See details about the tours on the Manson's website. Groups need a reservation.
At Fall festival public had access to grounds and first level. Generous on the part of first family.
Did not get a chance to tour the inside of the house, but did enjoy driving and walking around. Grounds were beautiful and well kept.
Visiting on a day when volunteers are showcasing the mansion and other activities is the best way to go. Making a special trip to the mansion gives you limited access to the lower level. Beautiful furnishings and a historic home, but not great for young children unless other activities are happening.
This building with the Capitol in the background is perfect! Take a look at both of them at night, special.
I took my group of senior citizen travelers to Jefferson City on May 13, 14, 15, 2014. We toured the Governor's Mansion on May 15. The mansion is beautiful on the outside and the inside. Groups can only tour the first floor since the governor's family living quarters are on the second floor. It was interesting to see all the First Lady portraits and hear about them. I did not rate this activity as excellent, because I felt the tour was very rushed. Since it is May there were lots of school fields trips. I felt the tours were right on top of each other. They wanted to get you in and out. I know my group of seniors (over 50 years) would have liked to spend more time in the mansion. If you want to go to the mansion be careful of the month so your tour won't be so rushed!
Guides are all volunteers who have studied the history of the building, no two tours are the same....and are geared to the age of the tourists