Halloween is just one day away and what better time to learn about the ghosts that inhabit our nation's capital!
Violent quarrels, vicious attacks, murder, suicide -- why is it such turbulent events in Washington history seem concentrated around the seven acres of Lafayette Park? During the day, it bustles with White House staff, visitors and office workers. As evening descends, however, so does an almost tangible drape of stillness; it's not hard to imagine the park's inky expanse of yesteryear. Indeed, it is the most haunted site in the city. How the ghosts and spirits came into being is the subject of this eerie perambulation.
You'll hear the tale of a wayward, larger-than-life congressman from New York, his beautiful and very young wife, and the son of the man who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner;" of the night of April 14, 1865 and how the grim reaper stalked more than Abraham Lincoln; and how the White House could be enshrouded by "the Presidential Circle of Death" And that is just the beginning...
Check-in begins at 7:15 pm and the tour starts promptly at 7:30 pm.
Halloween candy will be distributed throughout, and an optional reception (food and drink at your own expense) follows the tour.
NOTE: If you are in doubt about the weather for an event, please check the event listing on our website. If this event is postponed due to adverse weather, the event title will state that this event has been postponed due to adverse weather. If the website does not explicitly state that the event has been postponed due to adverse weather, it means that this event is still going on as scheduled. When: Thursday, October 30 from 7:15 PM - 9:30 PM.
Where: Meet outside the McPherson Square Metro Station (corner of Vermont Avenue and I Street, N.W.; White House Exit) Washington, DC
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