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By AmeriGhost Tours
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Overview

    • Feel the eerie atmosphere as you explore the haunted side of Washington, DC
    • Hear chilling tales of apparitions, poltergeists, and Lincoln’s ghost
    • Discover the true hauntings of St. John’s Church and the Hay-Adams Hotel
    • Walk through Lafayette Park, known as “Tragedy Square” for its dark past
    • Be guided by a “spirit” in Victorian costume, adding to the spooky ambiance

Activity location

    • Washington
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 1520 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA | We meet on the LaFayette Park side of The Dolley Madison House. Your tour guide will be dressed in Victorian Costume carrying a lantern. Please call the office at the number listed if you have trouble finding your guide.
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided walking tour
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    Lantern light tour
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    Stories of hauntings at St. John’s Church
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    Accounts of the poltergeist of the Hay-Adams Hotel
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    Haunted accounts of Lincoln’s ghost within the White House
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    Visit to Lafayette Park
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    Tour Guide dressed in historic costume
  • Inclusions
    Professional storytellers
  • Exclusions
    Tour Guide Gratuity

What you can expect

  • Meet your guide, dressed in a Victorian costume, and set off on a walking tour of Washington DC’s haunted sites. Walk by lantern light to discover the true hauntings of the 6 apparitions witnessed at St. John’s Church, the poltergeist of the Hay-Adams Hotel, and haunted accounts of Lincoln’s ghost within the White House.

    Learn about the city’s darker past, filled with conspiracies, crimes of passion, duels, and assassinations. Hear why Washington’s Lafayette Park is known as “Tragedy Square.”

    Listen to your guide share stories of the city’s paranormal activity and uncover the hidden secrets behind its gates and corridors.

Location

Activity location

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    • Washington
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 1520 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA | We meet on the LaFayette Park side of The Dolley Madison House. Your tour guide will be dressed in Victorian Costume carrying a lantern. Please call the office at the number listed if you have trouble finding your guide.
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States