Front of Eudora Welty’s 1925 Tudor Revival house, a National Historic Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi.
Stacks of books on an antique couch in front of the bookshelves in the Eudora Welty house living room.
Close up of pink tea rose blossom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden with arbor in the background.

Eudora Welty House & Garden

Inspiring Curiosity Since 1925

See where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author lived, entertained, and wrote her stories.

House tours are given Tuesday–Friday at 9 & 11 a.m. and 1 & 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 1 & 3 p.m.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

Step Inside One Writer’s World

Discover what inspired one of America’s most significant authors through guided tours of her home, interpretive museum exhibits, and a walk through her historic botanical garden.

Eudora Welty as a young woman seated behind a large open book, with one arm folded across the pages and one hand at her cheek.
WELTY
Front of the Tudor Revival house next door to the Welty House which serves as the Eudora Welty House & Garden Education and Visitors Center.
THE MUSEUM
Front of Eudora Welty’s Smith-Corona electric typewriter on the wooden desk in her bedroom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden.
THE HOUSE
Two pink and white camellia blossoms at the Eudora Welty House & Garden on a green camellia bush planted by Eudora Welty.
THE GARDEN

Mark Your Calendar

#WeltyatHome Virtual Book Club - The Robber Bridegroom & The Ponder Heart

October 7: The Ponder Heart, pp. 339-381

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Enjoy wellness and creativity inspired by Eudora Welty’s connection to nature! 

#WeltyatHome Virtual Book Club - The Robber Bridegroom & The Ponder Heart

October 14: The Ponder Heart, pp. 382-424

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Enjoy wellness and creativity inspired by Eudora Welty’s connection to nature! 

Live Jazz in the Welty Garden

Join us for live music on the Welty lawn featuring the Mississippi College Jazz Band! 

#WeltyatHome Virtual Book Club - The Robber Bridegroom & The Ponder Heart

October 21: Intersections and Divergences of The Robber Bridegroom and The Ponder Heart

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Enjoy wellness and creativity inspired by Eudora Welty’s connection to nature! 

Ghosts in the Garden Storytime

Go on a ghostly scavenger hunt in the Welty Garden all month long, then join us for Storytime on October 22 at 3 p.m.

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Enjoy wellness and creativity inspired by Eudora Welty’s connection to nature! 

Free Welty House Tours

Tours of the Eudora Welty House & Garden are FREE when the 13th of the month falls on a day we are open. 

Free Welty House Tours

Did you know tours of the Welty House are free when the 13th of the month falls on a day we are open? 

SEE ALL EVENTS
A soft pink camellia blossom from the Eudora Welty House & Garden.
A soft pink camellia blossom from the Eudora Welty House & Garden.

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