• St. John’s Church - Known as the Church of the Presidents, our tour begins here to provide an overview of Washington DC in the 1860s, highlighting the events leading up to that fateful night.
• Lafayette Square - The tour introduces President Lincoln’s final months in the White House. We’ll meet new characters as we explore the historic row houses surrounding the park.
• White House - We discuss Abraham Lincoln’s presidency during the Civil War and his final speech, delivered at the White House in the presence of his future assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
• The National Theatre - On the day of the assassination, John Wilkes Booth visited this theater and met a friend. That evening, Lincoln’s son Tad was here watching a play: Aladdin or His Wonderful Lamp.
• Old Post Office Pavilion - Opposite this grand old building was the Kirkwood House Hotel, where Vice President Andrew Johnson stayed. Conspirator George Azerodt rented a room here and was tasked with attacking Johnson that same night.
• Petersen Boarding House - This modest historic row house served as a boarding house during the Civil War. After Lincoln was shot, he was taken to a room on the first floor, where doctors attended to him. 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. Early the next morning, a somber procession carried the President’s lifeless body down the steps for the carriage journey back to the White House. Entry is only permitted with a daytime tour booking.
• Ford’s Theatre - This historic theater is where John Wilkes Booth cowardly shot the President. Today, it is a functioning theater restored to its Civil War-era grandeur. Millions of Americans visit annually to honor Lincoln and his legacy. Entry is only permitted with a daytime tour booking.

• Historic Photos to View on the Tour of Sites and Characters
• Professional, Licensed Tour Guide

• Gratuities

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.

• Please note: This tour does not enter any buildings during the tour

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.