Herculaneum is a compact town, so you can see its main sights in one visit. The official site does not publish which houses are open, because they rotate, so ask at the entrance for the current list. Here is what the official pages confirm.
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Buy tickets →The boathouses and the ancient beach
The arched boathouses (fornici) line the ancient shore. About 300 skeletons were found in nine of the twelve in 1980, together with jewellery, coins, keys, amulets and a surgical kit. The ancient beach has been open to walk on since June 2024. Read more in our boathouses article.
Baths, palaestra and public buildings
- Central baths: two sections, one for men and one for women.
- Palaestra: has a cross-shaped pool and has only been partly excavated.
- Collegio degli Augustali: the seat of a guild, one of the few public buildings discovered.
- Decumanus Maximus: the edge between the excavated area and the part still buried under Corso Resina.
Houses
Houses open in rotation. Recent news mentions the Casa del Mobilio Carbonizzato, reopened in July 2026 after almost 30 years, following the Casa del Colonnato Tuscanico and the Casa del Sacello di Legno in 2025. The Casa dei Cervi, a large two-storey house, was among the houses opened in 2018, but we could not confirm its current status. The Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite is known for its glass-paste mosaic with a nymphaeum, again with an unconfirmed opening status. Ask at the entrance.
Museums and gardens
- Antiquarium and Boat Pavilion: the pavilion holds the charred remains of a boat over 9 metres long found on the beach in the 1980s. We could not confirm whether they are included in the standard ticket.
- Giardino degli Ozi: a shaded garden with pomegranate trees, included in the ticket.
- Terrazza Vesuvio: a shaded terrace with a point selling drinks and snacks.
The Suburban Baths
The park calls them one of the best-preserved bath buildings of the Roman world. They are not on the regular route: you can only visit them on guided tours of the restoration site on selected Saturdays. Check the official site for dates and the ticket.
What is closed now
The Villa dei Papiri (home to a library of more than 1,800 carbonised papyrus scrolls) and the ancient theatre are closed for works, with no reopening date. See tickets and visit tips to plan your visit.
