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Lincoln Assassination Investigation Tour
Informations importantes
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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Déconseillé aux voyageurs ayant une mauvaise santé cardiovasculaire
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Accessibility: This walking tour follows city sidewalks and public streets. Portions of the route include uneven sidewalks, curb cuts, and moderate walking distances. Guests who use walkers or other mobility aids are encouraged to contact us before booking so we can discuss whether this experience is suitable for their needs.
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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Most Lincoln assassination tours focus on the events of April 14, 1865 and the death of President Lincoln. This experience follows the investigation that came afterward. Through a carefully structured narrative, guests follow the evidence surrounding John Surratt—the only major conspirator who escaped immediate capture following Lincoln’s assassination. The tour combines crime scene reconstruction, witness testimony, political intrigue, Confederate espionage, and an international manhunt to create an immersive historical experience. The storytelling style is inspired by investigative documentaries and true-crime narratives rather than traditional historical lectures. Guests are not asked to ...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Entrance fee
Pourboires
meals are paid for by the customer
Bottled water
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Meet on staircase outside main door on K Street side.
Retour
National Archives Museum
Lincoln Assassination Investigation Tour
À propos
Most Lincoln assassination tours focus on the events of April 14, 1865 and the death of President Lincoln. This experience follows the investigation that came afterward. Through a carefully structured narrative, guests follow the evidence surrounding John Surratt—the only major conspirator who escaped immediate capture following Lincoln’s assassination. The tour combines crime scene reconstruction, witness testimony, political intrigue, Confederate espionage, and an international manhunt to create an immersive historical experience. The storytelling style is inspired by investigative documentaries and true-crime narratives rather than traditional historical lectures. Guests are not asked to ...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Entrance fee
Pourboires
meals are paid for by the customer
Bottled water
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Meet on staircase outside main door on K Street side.
Retour
National Archives Museum
Itinéraire
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• Introduction to Lincoln’s assassination.
• Overview of the conspirators.
• Introduction of John Surratt.
• Establishment of the central mystery.
• Introduction to the investigation framework.
10 minutes
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604 H St NW
Mary Surratt’s Boarding House (Wok and Roll)
Conspiracy Headquarters
• Introduction to Mary Surratt.
• Introduction to John Surratt.
• Introduction to Louis Weichmann.
• Booth’s visits to the boarding house.
• The kidnapping plot.
• Early evidence gathered by investigators.
5 minutes
3
Washington Under Suspicion
• Wartime Washington.
• Civil War-era 7th Street.
• Social and political tensions in the capital.
• The city in the days following the assassination.
• The growing search for conspirators.
5 minutes
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Galerie nationale du portrait
The Victim
• Abraham Lincoln’s presidency.
• The Civil War.
• Why Lincoln became a target.
• The significance of Lincoln’s death
20 minutes
5
Théâtre Ford
The Crime Scene
• Reconstruction of April 14, 1865.
• Booth’s movements.
• The assassination.
• Witness accounts.
• Immediate investigative response.
10 minutes
6
Petersen House
The Death Watch
• Lincoln’s final hours.
• Launch of the manhunt.
• Identification of suspects.
• Arrests and evidence collection.
15 minutes
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Mémorial de la marine américaine et centre du patrimoine naval
The Fugitive
• John Surratt’s escape.
• Confederate Montreal.
• Confederate intelligence networks.
• George N. Sanders.
• Jacob Thompson.
• Europe and the Papal Zouaves.
• Capture and extradition.
Objective: Expand the story from Washington into an international manhunt.
10 minutes
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Le Musée des Archives nationales
The Trial
• John Surratt’s trial.
• Louis Weichmann’s testimony.
• The prosecution’s evidence.
• Defense arguments.
• Hung jury.
• Historical legacy
