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Manhattan’s oldest surviving house—built in 1765 by British colonel Roger Morris—sits humbly on a hilltop off an uneven brick road in Washington Heights. Many of the furnishings date back to the mansion’s longest tenant, Eliza Jumel, wife to Vice-president Aaron Burr after her husband Stephen Jumel died. Inside, original period pieces such as Burr’s desk are coupled with reproduced wallpaper; an octagonal ballroom (one of the first of its kind in the colonies) hosts an annual classical-music series. Outside, a sloping yard—home to a yearly jazz festival—boasts a sunken garden and a panoramic view (now blocked in by the city) that came in handy when George Washington set up his headquarters here during the Battle of Harlem Heights in 1776. — Danny Freedman

Sat., noon. $6, $4.50 seniors and students. Registration suggested. Group tours are available for a minimum of ten people.