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![]() Ford's Theatre
(Sights & Activities - Cultural Venues)
511 10th St NWWashington DC 20004 202-426-6924
Description:
DOWNTOWN. [Closed for renovations until Feb 2009]. The tragic, nation-shaking assassination that occurred here on April 14, 1865, cemented this theater's historical status. Interested visitors can take a self-guided tour and follow the course John Wilkes Booth took to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Downstairs in the museum are the Derringer pistol that Booth used and the clothes that President Lincoln was wearing during the performance of "Our American Cousin." Self guided tours may be taken daily from 9am-5pm.
Hours:
Tours Daily 9am-5pm; Box Office Sun noon-4pm, Mon 10am-5pm, with extended hours during show runs
Payment
Methods:
Visa,Master Card,American Express
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