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Private Tour-Lincoln's Assassination
Package Details
Destination:
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Duration: 2 hours
Price:
$99.00
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Offered by: Viator
Hear the story of President Lincoln's assassination during this 2-hour shared walking tour in Washington DC. Your guide will share historical photographs and anecdotes to set the scene as you stop at Lafayette Square Park, St. John's Church, and Ford's Theater. It is a story filled with intrigue, mystery and betrayal.
Begin this 2-hour walking tour at St. John's Church at 7:30pm. Hear about Lincoln's last day in the White House, and move on to the home of his theater guests from that night. Lafayette Square Park is surrounded by Civil War-era homes and buildings that set the scene for the rest of the tour.
Walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to see the sites associated with that night. Finally, end the tour outside of Ford's Theater. Stop behind the Theater, where John Wilkes Booth made his escape.
Throughout the evening, your guide will share historical photographs to set the scene and take you back in time to Civil War Washington. This tour will cover approximately one mile. This tour ends at about 9:30pm.
