**Begin by selecting your desired tour date and time above**
Please make sure to include ALL children in your group that are 5 years and under, including infants.
Available dates and times vary and some black-out dates apply, including all Mondays.
Enjoy gorgeous, sweeping vistas of Vermont's Green Mountains and New York's Adirondack Mountains during a 75-minute narrated boat tour aboard the Carillon.
Let our friendly and experienced staff be your guide to Lake Champlain's centuries of stirring maritime heritage with panoramic vistas around you and a sonar view of shipwrecks below. Embark on this unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages!
Your Carillon ticket includes general admission as well as access to scenic Mount Defiance. A selection of regional beer, wine, soft drinks, and snacks are available for purchase on this special tour.
- Outside alcohol is not permitted.
- Boarding the Carillon requires steps down to the boat dock and up into the boat.
- There is a restroom onboard.
- Make sure your date/time above is correct.
The Carillon boat dock is located at Fort Ticonderoga near the King's Garden.
An Early Bird Discount shown will be applied to all online registrations completed by March 1, 2025, at checkout.
The Twenty-Ninth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War takes place May 30-June 1, 2025. We invite you to join us either in person or online for this premier conference focused on the Seven Years’ War in North America and beyond.
If you sign up for the online version, a computer, tablet, or smartphone is required.
Registration closes for both in-person and online participants at noon on Wednesday, May 27, 2025.
MEMBERS--to receive the Members' discount, first register with our website by selecting the "Register" button in the upper right-hand corner. Already registered? Then select "Sign In." Once signed in, your member discount will be applied.
Your participation in this online program supports Fort Ticonderoga’s mission “to preserve, educate, and provoke an active discussion about the past and its importance to present and future generations.”
An Early Bird Discount shown will be applied to all online registrations completed by July 15, 2025 at checkout.
The Twenty-first Annual Seminar on the American Revolution takes place September 19-21, 2025. We invite you to join us, either in-person or online, for this premier conference focused on the American War for Independence.
If you sign up for the online version, a computer, tablet, or smartphone is required.
Registration closes for both in-person and online participants at noon on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
MEMBERS--to receive the Member discount, first register with our website by selecting the "Register" button in the upper right-hand corner. Already registered? Select "Sign In." Once signed in, your member discount will be applied.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for its annual Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain! Savor the fall scenic beauty and enjoy captivating narration of historic highlights aboard the 60 ft Carillon tour boat during this three-hour cruise. Thrill as you ascend through Lock 12 into the Champlain Canal. Passengers receive one complimentary drink of beer, wine, cider, or soft drinks and assorted savory snacks. A bar stocked with wine, beer, and the Carillon’s signature cocktails are available on board. *Outside alcohol is not permitted*
The Bon Voyage Cruise includes ground transportation from Whitehall, New York back to Fort Ticonderoga.
When you arrive at Fort Ticonderoga for the Bon Voyage cruise, you will approach through the Entrance gate and proceed to the King’s Garden parking area. There is a short walk to the dock where the Carillon will be awaiting your arrival, so please arrive around 11:00 a.m.
The boat will depart promptly at 11:30 a.m. from the Carillon boat dock located at Fort Ticonderoga.
Don’t miss out on this last Carillon cruise of 2024!
This annual conference for educators takes place online this year and examines the role of the militia in Early America (from colonization through the Early Republic are). Content experts, museum staff, and classroom educators discuss the militia and model strategies for using documents with students.
Your participation in these online programs supports Fort Ticonderoga's mission to "preserve, educate, and provoke active discussion about the past and its important to present and future generations."
This is an ONLINE PROGRAM. A computer, tablet, or smartphone is required. Registration will close 24 hours prior to the program.
MEMBERS--to receive the Members discount, first register with our website by selecting the "Register" button in the upper right-hand corner. Already registered? Select "Sign In." Once signed in, your Member discount will be applied.
Please begin your purchase by selecting your desired program date & time above.
The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. Your participation in this online program supports Fort Ticonderoga’s mission “to preserve, educate, and provoke an active discussion about the past and its importance to present and future generations".
This is an online program. A computer, tablet, or smartphone is required. Registration will close the Friday before the program at 5pm.
MEMBERS--to receive the Members' discount, first register with our website by selecting the "Register" button in the upper right-hand corner. Already registered? Then select "Sign In." Once signed in, your member discount will be applied.
Join us for an exclusive experience aboard the Carillon as we cruise northward down Lake Champlain to the Crown Point peninsula and back. With an engaging onboard narrator, learn about key events and locations related to the Seven Years' War on Lake Champlain and in this historic stretch of the lake between Fort Carillon and the older Fort St. Frederic to the north.
War College participants will return back to the dock at Fort Ticonderoga in time for the Friday afternoon reception. *The cruise will not be docking at Crown Point.
This experience is limited capacity, on a first-served basis. Snack and beverage bar onboard for credit card purchase. Guests are welcome to bring lunch/snacks, outside alcohol is prohibited.
*This cruise is available on select Fridays June-August. Please be sure to select your tour date above, future tours can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
Cap off your day with a relaxing narrated cruise, surrounded by scenic beauty and Ticonderoga's rich maritime history aboard the Carillon, Fort Ticonderoga's classic 1920s tour boat. From poignant to comical, discover the drama that surrounded Ticonderoga on the storied waters of Lake Champlain.
Enjoy the flavor of history with classic cocktails and an assortment of beer, wine, soft drinks, & snacks (available for credit card purchase). You may bring food on board, but outside alcohol is prohibited.
Boarding begins at 5:15pm, the cruise embarks promptly at 5:30pm from the boat dock located at Fort Ticonderoga near the gardens. *If you are already on-site at Fort Ticonderoga, please make your way to the boat dock and wait to board. If not already on-site, wait at the entrance gate chain, staff will open the gate at 5pm.
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the History Happy Hour Boat Cruise for the date you selected. General admission to Fort Ticonderoga is sold separately.
*This program is offered on select Wednesdays July-August. Please be sure to select your program date above, future programs can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
Start your day with the tranquil joy of the stunning King's Garden flowers draped in glistening morning dew set within a national historic landmark. Be the first to enter the King's Garden during this NEW premium morning tour and discover the layers of stories and the process of cultivating this historical botanical garden today.
The gate opens at 8am and the tour begins promptly at 8:30am at the King's Garden Greenhouse at Fort Ticonderoga.
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the Morning Glory: A Premium Garden Experience program for the date you selected, it also includes two consecutive days of general admission to Fort Ticonderoga.
MEMBERSHIP PERK! There is a discount available for Fort Ticonderoga members, to receive your discount for this program, please call 518-585-2821.
*This program is offered on select Thursdays July-August. Please be sure to select your program date above, future programs can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
Experience the flash of musketry and the roar of cannon fire by night in this unique 90-minute tour and demonstration of 18th-century guns, big and small! Explore the workings of the firelocks and cannon that armed the many garrisons of Fort Ticonderoga that influenced and shaped the importance of this strategic citadel. Learn how these great guns were used to attack and defend the fort during the French & Indian War and made it such an important prize in the American Revolution. The tour concludes with dramatic nighttime demonstrations of weapons that you will not see anywhere else!
The gate opens at 7:30 pm and the program will begin promptly at 8 pm
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the Ticonderoga Guns by Night program for the date you selected. General admission to Fort Ticonderoga is sold separately.
*This program is offered on select Tuesdays July-August. Please be sure to select your tour date above, future tours can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
This unique experience highlights original museum artifacts from the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Learn more about the dramatic events and captivating personalities of 1775 through the documents and artifacts that were there. Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and Henry Knox and their experience will come to life through this tour of Ticonderoga’s treasures led by Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle.
This specialty program is limited to 15 participants, ages 16+, and able to lift at least 20 pounds.
***This program is located off the main Fort Ticonderoga campus at the Thompson-Pell Research Center located at:
30 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the From the Vault: Ticonderoga Treasures of 1775 program for the date you selected. General admission to Fort Ticonderoga is sold separately.
*This program is offered on select Wednesdays July-August. Please be sure to select your program date above, future programs can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
In 1775, Fort Ticonderoga was only 20 years old and was already suffering from war and neglect. Join this after-hour guided tour to see what Fort Ticonderoga was really like as the Revolution began. Learn about the British plans to renovate Ticonderoga, and how its decay led to America's first victory, while exploring fortifications in depth. Explore areas off-limits to the public and learn about the preservation efforts on this storied fortress.
This program begins promptly at 5pm, at the Log House Welcome Center at Fort Ticonderoga.
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the Ramparts or Ruins? A Guided Tour of Fort Ticonderoga's Fortifications program for the date you selected. General admission to Fort Ticonderoga is sold separately.
*This program is offered on select Fridays July-August. Please be sure to select your program date above, future programs can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
Explore Fort Ticonderoga’s world-class collection of 18th-century artillery from a whole new perspective and be the first to enter Fort Ticonderoga with this special early bird program. Join Fort Ticonderoga Curator, Dr. Matthew Keagle for a special tour across the guns of Ticonderoga and learn the surprising histories of the museum’s artillery collection, spanning the Atlantic Ocean from the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions all the way to the Spanish American War and WWI. Learn how historians can read these pieces and discover what they have to tell us about military history, technology, art, and more.
The gate opens at 7:30am and the tour begins promptly at 8am at the Log House Welcome Center at Fort Ticonderoga.
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Fresh coffee, a unique Fort Ticonderoga coffee mug, and two consecutive days of general admission to Fort Ticonderoga are included in this ticket.
MEMBERSHIP PERK! There is a discount available for Fort Ticonderoga members, to receive your discount for this program, please call 518-585-2821.
*This program is offered on select Tuesdays August-October. Please be sure to select your program date above, future programs can be accessed via "Other Dates"*
Delve into the exquisite details of the newly restored 1826 Pell Pavilion, enjoying the treasured family tales within each room and each amazing object on display. This entertaining 60-minute tour examines the evolution of this National Historic Landmark, from summer home to hotel, its renovation in 1909, and its most recent complete restoration. Explore incredible examples of the museum’s furniture, decorative arts, and archaeological remains from the Pavilion on exhibit for the very first time. Don’t miss out on this EXCLUSIVE experience at Ticonderoga!
This program begins at 1:30pm at the front of the Pell Pavilion in the King's Garden.
Fort Ticonderoga is located at:
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
This ticket is valid for the Premium Pavilion Tour for the date you selected, it also includes two consecutive days of general admission to Fort Ticonderoga.
MEMBERSHIP PERK! There is a discount available for Fort Ticonderoga members, to receive your discount for this program, please call 518-585-2821.
Special Discount for Our University and College Colleagues
Fort Ticonderoga is pleased to offer a one-time discount of 40% to our colleagues in higher education to attend the Twenty-Ninth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War coming up Friday-Sunday, May 30-June 1, 2025.
In-Person special discount rate of $100
Online special discount rate of $80
War College of the Seven Years’
Since its inception in 1996, Fort Ticonderoga’s War College of the Seven Years’ War has become a premier venue for historians interested in the global Seven Years’ War and the French & Indian War in North America. This year’s lineup of speakers includes both new and established scholars from across the United States and includes a speaker from Australia this year. War College registration includes free admission to Fort Ticonderoga Friday-Sunday of the weekend and provides networking opportunities with other scholars and lay historians.