Highly recommend the guided tour if you are into history/historic buildings. The tour allows you to go upstairs and see where medicines were made. Call ahead for times. Without the tour, allow yourself about 30 minutes in this museum. Guided tour was 45 minutes I believe.Probably not suitable for very young children.
October 2023
An unexpected delight! What a wonderful place! Untouched by time! Janie was an awesome guide! Thank you! Totally recommend the guided tour.
October 2023
Stumbled across this place and so happy I did. Julia and Melissa were both super knowledgeable and friendly! Even though self-guided tour only includes the first floor, there’s still so much to take in and learn. Might do the guided tour next time as it’s just $10, but was definitely happy with what I did see on the... read full comment
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum was a family business founded in 1792 and operated in this location from 1805 until 1933. It represents one of Alexandria's oldest continuously run businesses that combined retailing, wholesaling, and manufacturing.
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum boasts a vast collection of herbal botanicals, hand-blown glass, and medical equipment. It also has a spectacular collection of archival materials, including journals, prescription and formula books, ledgers, orders and invoices.
