Night of Lincoln Assassination: from White House to Ford Theatre
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Highly positive, educational, and engaging. Many reviewers called it a highlight of their trip, even for those not typically interested in history.
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
2 hours
- Professional, Licensed Tour Guide
- Historic Photos to View on the Tour of Sites and Characters
- Entrance into Ford's Theatre (tickets from NPS required)
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
This tour will take you minute by minute through the last day of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.
You will meet the conspirators who were desperately trying to save the Confederate cause in the dying days of the Civil War. There were to be 3 attacks that night. This tour...
- Duration 2 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 15 people in the group
- 1
St. John's Episcopal Church
Nicknamed the Church of the Presidents, we start our tour here to get an overview of Washington DC in the 1860s; understanding the events that led to this fateful night. (We do not enter any buildings on this tour)
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
Lafayette Square
The tour will begin with an introduction to President Lincoln's final months in the White House. New characters will be introduced as we explore the historic row houses that surround the park.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
The White House
We talk about Abraham Lincoln's presidency during the Civil War and his final speech; given at the White House in the presence of his later assassin, John Wilkes Booth. (We do not enter any buildings on this tour)
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 4
United States Department of the Treasury
Walk past the US Treasury Building, which acted as the temporary White House after Lincoln's Assassiantion.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
The National Theatre
On the day of the assassination, John Wilkes Booth stopped by this theater and met with a friend. Later that evening, Lincoln's son Tad was at this theater watching a play: Aladdin or his Wonderful Lamp. (We do not enter any buildings on this tour)
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Old Post Office Pavilion
Across from this grand old building was the location of the Kirkwood House Hotel. This is where Vice President Andrew Johnson stayed. Conspirator George Azerodt rented a room here and was given the job to attack Johnson that same night... (We do not enter any buildings on this tour)
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Learn about America's Main Street as you walk through downtown Washington DC, following in the foot steps of Presidential Inaugural Parades and how the residents of Civil War Washington DC traversed the city.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Ford's Theatre
This is the historic theater where John Wilkes Booth snuck up behind the President like a coward and fired that fateful shot. Today it is a working theater and it has been restored to his Civil War era grandeur. Millions of Americans visit this location every year to remember Lincoln...
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 9
Petersen Boarding House
This small and simple historic row house was a boarding house at the time of the Civil War. After Lincoln was shot, he was taken to a room on the first floor of this house while the doctors attended to his health. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton interviewed witnesses here...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 10
Northwest Washington
The original alley behind Ford's Theatre through which John Wilkes Booth escaped after the assassination. Ask your tour guide to tell you about it and you can walk there after the tour! It is open to the public and you can see some original buildings.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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