Lincoln Assassination DC Small-Group Walking Tour
Your walking tour starts outside St. John's Church in Washington DC, where you'll meet your guide and set off on your tour, learning about Abraham Lincoln's last day in the White House. Continue to Lafayette Square Park to see Civil War–era homes and buildings, which set the scene for the rest of your exploration. Stop outside the home of Lincoln's theater guests from the night he was assassinated, and walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a look at other places associated with that night. Your tour ends when you reach Ford's Theatre; go behind the venue to see where John Wilkes Booth made his escape after shooting the president. During your walk, enjoy photographs and stories from your guide about Washington during the years of the Civil War. Walking distance is roughly one mile (1.6 km).
Highlights
- ✓Delve into the history and lore surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln
- ✓See the homes of Lincoln's friends and learn about how he spent his last day alive
- ✓Stop at Ford's Theatre, the site of his assassination
- ✓Look at historical photographs that set the scene of DC in the mid-1800s
What's included
- ＋Professional, Licensed Tour Guide
- ＋Historic Photos to View on the Tour of Sites and Characters
Lincoln Assassination DC Small-Group Walking Tour
Your walking tour starts outside St. John's Church in Washington DC, where you'll meet your guide and set off on your tour, learning about Abraham Lincoln's last day in the White House. Continue to Lafayette Square Park to see Civil War–era homes and buildings, which set the scene for the rest of your exploration. Stop outside the home of Lincoln's theater guests from the night he was assassinated, and walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a look at other places associated with that night. Your tour ends when you reach Ford's Theatre; go behind the venue to see where John Wilkes Booth made his escape after shooting the president. During your walk, enjoy photographs and stories from your guide about Washington during the years of the Civil War. Walking distance is roughly one mile (1.6 km).
Highlights
- ✓Delve into the history and lore surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln
- ✓See the homes of Lincoln's friends and learn about how he spent his last day alive
- ✓Stop at Ford's Theatre, the site of his assassination
- ✓Look at historical photographs that set the scene of DC in the mid-1800s
What's included
- ＋Professional, Licensed Tour Guide
- ＋Historic Photos to View on the Tour of Sites and Characters