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The Lincoln Assassination Night-time Historic Walking Tour
The Lincoln Assassination Night-time Historic Walking Tour
The Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour
Hear dramatic retelling of parts of the play Our American Cousin
See the FBI Building as you walk towards Ford's Theatre

The Night of Lincoln's Assassination Walking Tour

By Visit DC Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €47 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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Overview

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 three attacks that night. This tour unfolds as a storey filled with suspense, intrigue, and espionage.

Learn about and see:

-The White House - where Lincoln gave his final speech in the presence of his later assassin, John Wilkes Booth

-Home of Secretary of State Seward - who was also attacked that night by a co-conspirator of Booh

-National Theatre - a potential site of Booth's attack on Lincoln, but instead where his young son learned of the death of his father.

-Site of the Kirkwood House Hotel - where Vice President Andrew Johnson lived and an attack on him was planned that night.

-Ford's Theatre - the site of the assassination while watching a play in a full house.

-Peterson's Boarding House - where Lincoln took his final breath.

Activity location

  • Petersen Boarding House
    • 516 10th St NW,
    • 20004-1401, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 1525 H St NW
    • 1525 H Street Northwest
    • 20005, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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The Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 19:00
Price details
€47.04 x 1 Adult€47.04
Total
Price is €47.04

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHistoric Photos to View on the Tour of Sites and Characters
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional, Licensed Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note: This tour does not enter any buildings during the tour
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

St. John's Church (Pass by)
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.
Lafayette Square (Pass by)
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 terrace houses that surround the park.
White House (Pass by)
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.
The National Theatre (Pass by)
On the day of the assassination, John Wilkes Booth stopped by this theatre and met with a friend. Later that evening, Lincoln's son Tad was at this theatre watching a play: Alladin or his Wonderful Lamp.
Old Post Office Pavilion (Pass by)
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...
Petersen Boarding House
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
This small and simple historic terrace house was a boarding house at the time of the Civil War. After Lincoln was shot, he was taken to a room on the ground floor of this house while the doctors attended to his health. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton interviewed witnesses here that night. Robert Todd Lincoln arrived from the White House and stayed by his father's side all night. It was a sad procession early the next morning when they finally brought the President's lifeless body down the steps for his carriage journey back to the White House. We do not enter unless you book a daytime tour.
Ford's Theatre
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
This is the historic theatre where John Wilkes Booth snuck up behind the President like a coward and fired that fateful shot. Today it is a working theatre and it has been restored to his Civil War era grandeur. Millions of Americans visit this location every year to remember Lincoln and his legacy. We do not enter unless you book a daytime tour.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPetersen Boarding House
    • 516 10th St NW,
    • 20004-1401, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE1525 H St NW
    • 1525 H Street Northwest
    • 20005, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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