Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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 ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance fee
Gratuities
meals are paid for by the customer
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Meet on staircase outside main door on K Street side.
Return
National Archives Museum
Lincoln Assassination Investigation Tour
About
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 ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance fee
Gratuities
meals are paid for by the customer
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Meet on staircase outside main door on K Street side.
Return
National Archives Museum
Itinerary
1
• 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
2
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
4
National Portrait Gallery
The Victim
• Abraham Lincoln’s presidency.
• The Civil War.
• Why Lincoln became a target.
• The significance of Lincoln’s death
20 minutes
5
Ford's Theatre
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
7
United States Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
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
8
The National Archives Museum
The Trial
• John Surratt’s trial.
• Louis Weichmann’s testimony.
• The prosecution’s evidence.
• Defense arguments.
• Hung jury.
• Historical legacy
