Kelley House Museum - Mendocino, CA

Haunted Mendocino Walking Tour
2025-05-07 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-04-23 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-04-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-04-09 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Visit the homes, hideouts, and hangouts of all of Mendocino’s well-known specters, and learn a little of the town’s history along the way. Hear about a stallion and rider who rode into the sea, a tragic shipwreck, a sickly child, and many more of the stories collected from nearly ten years our guide spent interviewing residents of these historic buildings. Your tour will last 1.5 to 2 hours. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Rob will be your guide. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth. PURCHASE TICKETS.

Murder, She Wrote Festival 2025 JUNIOR PASS
2025-05-03 - 2025-05-04 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Murder, She Wrote Festival Tickets, 2025
JUNIOR PASS: $100
Saturday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Festivities will begin Saturday morning and end Sunday afternoon.
Celebrate Murder, She Wrote, one of the most popular shows in television history! Discover Mendocino’s Cabot Cove, home of beloved sleuth Jessica Fletcher.
What’s included in the JUNIOR festival pass:

Mystery Scavenger Hunt, Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 3pm
Tea Tasting and Silent Auction, Saturday, 1pm -3pm
Murder, She Wrote Author Talk, Saturday, 1pm – 2pm
Walking Tour of Filming Locations on Sunday, 10am – 12pm
Interactive Episode Screening on Sunday, 2pm – 4pm

Details will be emailed before the festival.
Check email for receipt and ticket after purchase.
Find event descriptions and recommended lodging here.
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Murder, She Wrote Festival 2025
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Murder, She Wrote Festival Tickets, 2025
Sold Out! The full Festival Passes are now sold out, but we have a Junior Pass available.
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Friday, May 2nd – Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Festival Pass (all inclusive): Members $125, General Public $150
Festivities will begin at 4pm on Friday and end mid-day Sunday.
Celebrate Murder, She Wrote, one of the most popular shows in television history! Discover Mendocino’s Cabot Cove, home of beloved sleuth Jessica Fletcher.
What’s included in the festival pass:

Welcome Happy Hour & Trivia Night
Mystery Scavenger Hunt
Blair House Reception & Photo Booth
Interactive Episode Screening
Walking Tour of Filming Locations
Tea Tasting
Murder, She Wrote Author Talk (TBD)

Details for individual events will be emailed before the festival.
Check email for receipt and ticket after purchase.
Find event descriptions and recommended lodging here.

"Murder, She Wrote" Walking Tour
2025-04-26 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-04-19 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-04-12 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-04-05 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-09-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Angela Lansbury in the role of Jessica Fletcher while filming “Murder, She Wrote.” She is standing under the barber pole at Mitch’s Barber Shop on the corner of Lansing and Ukiah Streets.
Murder, She Wrote fans will enjoy this walking tour of the landmarks that appeared in the hit TV show starring Angela Lansbury, including the 1888 Victorian residence of her mystery-solving character Jessica Fletcher and the hotel that was home to many suspects and actors. GET TICKETS

Water Towers Walking Tour
2025-04-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
The City Hotel water tower still stands at the west end of Main Street. (Photographer: Robert Dominy)
Discover why Mendocino was once known as the “Town of Water Towers” on this tour of several still-standing towers. Built in the late 19th Century to supply water to the town’s inhabitants, more than 100 water towers and accompanying windmills once adorned the landscape. As you admire the scenic beauty of coastal Mendocino during your walk through the historic district, our trained docent will reveal the town’s oldest, tallest, prettiest (some were quite ornate!), and strangest water towers.

"Don't Panic, Eat Organic" Exhibit Opening Reception
2025-04-19 16:00 - 17:30 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Meet the Corners of the Mouth Collective members from over the years and view the “Don’t Panic * Eat Organic” exhibit at the Kelley House Museum during April and May. Share your stories and memories with the staff of Mendocino’s legendary worker-owned natural food store and raise a glass to usher them into their next fifty years! Refreshments provided along with homemade goodies from the staff’s talented bakers. Admission is free but kindly RSVP below.

Whale Activists Panel Discussion
2025-03-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Whale War supporters and organizers, 1976 L to R: Ellen Findlay, Bill Wilson, Sue Golden, Brendan, Heidi and Barry Cusick, Sally and Lee Welty. Photo by Nicholas Wilson.
Please join the Kelley House Museum and the Noyo Center for Marine Science for a special panel discussion with some of the original Mendocino Whale War Association members: Heidi Cusick Dickerson, Barry Cusick, Sally Welty, and Lee Welty. Also joining will be two special guests: founding member J.D. Mayhew’s granddaughter Shana Hadley, and Katherina Audley from the Noyo Center for Marine Science, who will speak about the state of whaling today, whale population recovery, and the anti-whaling movement. Kelley House docent Victor Simon will moderate this panel discussion of the Mendocino Whale War. Advance tickets recommended. Learn more about the exhibit here.
Co-sponsored with Noyo Center for Marine Science

Art & Science of Paper Conservation
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Conservation specialist Erin Jue leads this presentation on preservation and conservation of historic materials, sponsored by the Temple of Kwan Tai and hosted by the Kelley House Museum. Erin Jue is a paper conservator and owner of Los Angeles Art Conservation, a private paper and objects conservation studio. Prior to opening her practice, she worked for 13 years at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Erin received her M.A. in Art History and Advanced Certificate in Conservation from New York University in 2008. She will be conducting in-situ restoration at the Temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino on the Temple’s paper artifacts, as part of their ongoing conservation initiative. Join us in this talk as Erin Jue shares her experience in the world of paper and objects conservation. Please RSVP as space is limited.

Historic District Walking Tour
2024-10-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-15 11:00 - 13:00 | CA
Kelley House docents lead you on a beautiful and informative walking tour through the preserved-in-time 19th century town of Mendocino. Visit New England-style homes, find out why Mendocino is known as the city of water towers, admire 100-year-old roses, and marvel at how an art renaissance in the ‘60s led to the town’s preservation. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $15 for Youth under 12. PURCHASE TICKETS.

Haunted Mendocino Walking Tour
2024-10-12 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-09 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-10-05 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-02 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-25 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Visit the homes, hideouts, and hangouts of all of Mendocino’s well-known specters, and learn a little of the town’s history along the way. Hear about a stallion and rider who rode into the sea, a tragic shipwreck, a sickly child, and many more of the stories collected from nearly ten years our guide spent interviewing residents of these historic buildings. Your tour will last 1.5 to 2 hours. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Juliet will be your guide. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth. PURCHASE TICKETS.
