Very interesting features. Very knowledgeable guides. Good historical context. Suitable for youth. Lovely garden.

An interesting place to learn about medicine and treatment of the ill and sick in the old days.I love how the staff dress up and become one with their roles. They have a good knowledge and if its not busy will take the time to explain things in detail.They were also happy to chat about what to do in the area and suggested a lot of things I could do and which places I could get a nice meal from.

Although this is a tiny house, theres a lot of great info inside. The ladies truly enjoy sharing their knowledge and did a great job interacting with the public. Lots of info on herbal preparations, and in fact 75% are still in use today! With admission you learn about the herbs, medical care hundreds of years ago, view 4 rooms of the house, see live medical leeches, and theres even a beautiful garden around back. Front door knob is a little low and awkward to use, and there are a couple steps to get inside the front door and several steep stairs to view the second floor. Nice book available to purchase for only $5. Worth the visit, the history, the interaction, and the knowledge.

Tour was well led and very enlightening. Very interesting. I am glad we made the stop.

The docents there are always great and happy to explain the remedies of the time period are and do and even how to prepare them as they were prepared then. They provide a nice immersive experience. If you like history this is a must see site.

Went with my daughters 4th grade class & loved it! These lovely ladies had me cracking up. The kids also seemed very interested & entertained

Great historical place to stop in downtown. If you are looking for a quick lesson on old medical practices, this is certainly the place to go. The interpreters are also quality, both in knowledge and in customer care. We went on Hugh Mercers bday celebration and they had a very nice event with cake and free tours.

Those two ladies were funny, entertaining, and insightful. Definately keep up the good work. If I lived closer, I would definitely be back to listen to them again. I cant say enough how thoroughly I enjoyed it.

Neat little place with some cool history. Cheap way to kill about 45 minutes and learn some things.

Was closed,but will return to check it out.

Another neat historical place. Kind of pricey for non medical people to see. Great site for medical professionals.

Had lovely guides! Very cool apothecary!

The historical aspect was fantastic. The hands on experience with smelling some of the herbs was a plus, and it really makes you think about what people in that time period had as medicine or cure. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants a historical aspect of what medicinal life was like in the 18th century.

Very interesting storytelling of dr hugh mercer and he odd and very weird concoctions and remedies. The leeches made my skin crawl. Its a very small home and really there is only two rooms you can explore the upstairs is very small and the stairs are very dangerous.

Best swedish leeches in town.

Very cool historic spot. The actors were very entertaining and fun.

Went last winter and definitely enjoyed. The tour guides stayed in period character the whole time and did a good job of presenting the information about the house of the apothecary and the medicine of the time. FYI, there is a fee for the tour and some of the medical procedures they talk about are kind of gross, especially the leeches.

Awesome assortment of natural herbs. Lady nurse and doctors assistant were great explaining the history of Mary Washington Doctor practices.

I love this place - it is very interesting with presentations by people in character about medicine in the old days. But it is expensive on its own. However, if you go to the visitor center, you can buy a timeless ticket that allows you to go to this place & 8 other historic sites around Fredericksburg. I think the pass is $32 for of that does not expire, and $16 for a pass that you have to use in 24 hours. Most of the places on their own are $7 or 8.

Great tour!!! Tour guides were knowledgeable and entertaining.

Great little museum, friendly and knowledgable staff, well designed for a little local trip. Young kids and grown adults can find plenty of interesting little things to encounter.

Cool stuff, quick tour. Great curators--literally sat on the floor and entertained our 2yo and 4yo when they were hangry and becoming unruly! Live slugs were fun, how medicine was used was eye opening.

So much to see and learn. A must see as you travel through town

The staff made this learning experience fun by staying in character. I would recommend going to learn a little bit about how much medicine has changed!

This was a great little museum, and they had enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff. Stayed behind after the tour and chatted for a while, it was definitely worth it! Anyone interested in how medicine used to be done, and seeing the methods that eventually evolved or disappeared to make way for modern medicine should check this place out.

Fun and gruesome history of medicine during the colonial period.

Outstanding visit. It was just us and the docent. They kept in the time period and it was fun to play along. Very interesting to see how the herbs of yesteryear translate to the drugs we currently have. The 3 places for $15 was a value.

Was a little more hopeful, the staff stumbled over their words a lot. Also paid in cash got back the correct change and was confronted at the end that they had given me back too much money. I had no way of proving they didnt and I dont like arguing with people. I gave up $12 in cash. But later once I finally got my bearings from being embarrassed at this established, realized in fact they had not given me too much but the correct amount. So instead of paying $24 for our experience we paid $36, certainly not worth that. Word of caution, pay with a card or exact change because they cannot count.

Never been inside, but there is an amazing garden out back. My girlfriend and I met there for the first time.

The folks here were very informative. Not only did you learn things you had fun doing it. Stop in if you get a chance.

Fascinating tour! Seeing and smelling the various medicinal herbs really added to the experience. They also had original surgery tools and live leaches! It felt like stepping back into time, wonderful!

Interesting place to visit, the historical shop reenactor was knowledgeable and kept our attention. What got me was seeing the large, live leeches in the jars, ugh!

Authentic presentation on Apothcary.

Interesting historical accurate account of medical practice in the 18th century. First person costumed interpretation. Fun!

Cool tour guides with some pretty neat history facts to learn.

One of my favorite spots in downtown Fred. I stop by the garden outback everytime Im down. Beautiful, historic little building. Street parking out front not available

Great staff and very intetesting

Small Museum but extremely interesting; theres also a medicinal Garden in the back that is worth a visit if you are interested and that type of thing. We spent about an hour to an hour and a half there.

An education experience on the practice of medicine back during the revolutionary times. The staff was great and really get into their roles.

So interesting and a bit gruesime too. Some creepy fun and great history lesson.

Lots of history about early medicine in the US. Friendly staff and they stayed in character the whole time. One of my favorite stops.

HUGH MERCER APOTHECARY, estab. ca.1760 - Having fled Scotland, Dr. Mercer, a physician and pharmacologist, met Colonel George Washington in Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War. At the recommendation of Washington, he later opened a medical practice and pharmacy (they dont call themselves Doctors of Medicine for nothing!) in Fredericksburg.Dr. Mercer left his practice to join the Revolutionary army and died as a Brigadier General at the Battle of Princeton. An honorable man, no doubt.

Not too much to see but what is there is very interesting.

This was my favorite part of my Fredericksburg vacation. The ladies working gave amazingly informative talks and really made my boyfriend and I feel like we took a journey back in time. Dont go in the spring - the lines are really long, as everyone is trying to get their annual blood letting!

We love to take the family on historic tours. This stop was my favorite yet. The guides made it come alive. The massive leeches were grotesque.

One of my favorite historical sites in Fredericksburg! They do an awesome job making you feel like you have walked into the past. A must visit!

See history explained. Come to Fredericksburg for the weekend.

Interesting place Docent presented a fun presentation on various cures used in colonial times

We took the tour last weekend. The two tour guides were fantastic. Fun visit!! Check it out!

I had a fine time at my tour but I went back with my daughter after spending over 500$ that week with the kenmore association and asked if my 8 year old daughter could take it since she missed it. They said no she had to have an adult even though I could literally throw a rock between the two rooms the tour was in and I could see her the whole time. So I told my kid well at least you can see the cool stuff which is right in the first room you pay for your tickets the lady RUDELY said this is all tour stuff. I said she cant stand here and look at the stuff in the front room thats right here. Again rudely well she can stand there and look. Up until that point I had a good experience with kenmore association but she ruined the whole trip for us and made my kid cry. Even if she had to say that she could have been 100 times nicer about it. But I feel like at the very least spending a half a grand with their association entitles my kid to be able to look at the room she has to stand in to buy tickets anyways with no tour and explanation. Rudddeeee.

Fun place!

Very interesting little stop!

A shocking amount of history on this tour! I was under the impression that this was just a historic building that once was an apothecary but it is sooooo much more!!!

Pretty cool tour and only $5 a person. Makes you realize how far medical science has come.

Very interesting. Staff plays the part as if they are from the time period.

Fun tourist spot. Great place to stop by with kids

Ive been there. I liked it. You should go. With kids even.

It was really good!!!! Well prepared people, really informative yet so fun and interesting!!!!!! Really loved it!

Definite must see! Docents gave a very entertaining and informative talk

Great tour in historic location

Interesting place

Not too much to see

Nice

Overpriced, but the leeches were interesting

Great experience

Fun history

Fun and interesting.

Very informative

Fascinating glimpse of early American medicine

Great cards

Garden needed some work

Awesome history lesson and tour!