The Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour

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Duration:2 hours (approx.)
Location: Washington DC, USA

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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 story 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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: Alladin or his Wonderful Lamp.
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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...
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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 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.
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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 and his legacy. We do not enter unless you book a daytime tour.

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Posted By : Kindra_K
Disappointing for the price. Paid to have someone walk me around and show pics on a tablet. Going to ford theater was 30$ cheaper
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 12:45:35

Posted By : Andrew_T
A great walking tour of the landmarks—present and past—of that fateful April evening. At every stop our guide gave us fascinating details of the city and key participants, moving from the beginning to end of the story as we meandered from location to location. Our tour was on a sweltering June evening, but our guide had great energy and kept us both moving and rapt. While the walk doesn't enter any of the buildings on the tour (most that are still standing are inaccessible anyway) nothing was lost from the narrative. Edutaining fun in spite of the solemnity of the subject matter.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 21:18:24

Posted By : Dimitri_B
This was a very insightful tour that really makes you appreciate the greatness of our President Lincoln. Our guide was knowledgeable and obviously very passionate about the historical events and explained it all to us better than any history book or wiki page could ever do. Being able to stand at the sites where the failed plans took place made it all very real. Note - because there is a lot of walking involved and the subject matter is very complex, this would not be a good tour for families with small children. However for history buffs, or for a night to impress your date this would be a good tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 20:49:55

Posted By : Karen_B
Our guide, Max, was good - very knowledgeable. It was a bit disappointing that some of the buildings weren’t there anymore. The guide just took us to the vicinity and then told us the story of what happened.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 21:24:43

Posted By : Krysta_C
I enjoyed listening to the tour guide’s enthusiastic interpretation of the events of the Lincoln assassination.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 15:08:13

Posted By : Aila_W
I enjoyed learning the history of the area and the Lincoln tragedy. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and helpful.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 12:51:11

Posted By : ngd5
We were pleasantly surprised at how entertaining our walking tour was. Our guide was funny, knowledgeable and engaging. The weather was perfect and the distance was reasonable. We learned so much and our 11 year old and college kids all loved it.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 21:25:40

Posted By : Lori_V
Colin is a wealth of knowledge about all things Lincoln. He's also kindly sympathetic to tourists with tired legs/feet and frequently the stops along the way are at benches or steps for resting while listening.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 21:16:34

Posted By : Tracey_S
We was looking so forward to this tour based on the reviews. Max was our guide. He was nice but didn’t do this justice. It was pretty terrible to be honest.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 20:53:55

Posted By : Ingrid_W
The day of the tour was really bad weather. I wrote to the company and asked for refund but they said wasn’t possible that the tour was still going to happen, with rain and cold temps. I felt that at that point that wasn’t very honest from the company. They did offer another day to take the tour but I was in DC just for that night.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 14:46:36