What we’re about
Our tours take place in Washington, D.C.--Lafayette Square, Capitol Hill, Georgetown, et al.--Alexandria, Virginia, and other historic sites such as Civil War battlefields in Antietam, Maryland. The tours last about 2 hours, and typically cost about $20 per person.
Washington, D.C. and nearby towns like Alexandria, Virginia drip with history and political intrigue--from colonial times to the present day. This is a group aimed at those eager to explore the often-violent and scandalous past of the nation's capital and its surroundings--its wars, espionage rings, assassination attempts, mayhem and misbehaviors, as well as more uplifting events--against its backdrop of architectural splendor and breathtaking vistas.
Detailed itineraries!:
Lafayette Square--White House, Andrew Jackson statue, Stephen Decatur House, slave annex, Dolley Madison House, St. John's Church, Frederick Douglass bank, Lafayette statue, Blair-Lee House, Renwick Gallery, Treasury Dept., Eisenhower Executive Office Building...Learn about: The assassination attempt on a President-one block from the White House!…The war-hero congressman who murdered his wife’s lover…The tragic suicide of the wife of America’s most esteemed author…The brutal stabbing of a Secretary of State…The ruthless spy who lost the U.S. Army a major battle…The scandal that caused the entire presidential Cabinet to resign!..And much more! And it all happened in Lafayette Square, across from the White House in Washington, D.C.
This tour starts and ends at the Andrew Jackson statue.
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia--the Torpedo Factory, the John Carlisle mansion, the Stabler-Ledbetter pharmacy museum, Lawrence Washington's House, George Washington's town house, Founder's Park, the City Hall, the John Wise tavern, Gadsby's Museum and restaurant, Christ Church, Robert E. Lee's boyhood home, the Lee-Fendall House, the old cotton mill, the Presbyterian Meeting House.
This tour typically starts at the Torpedo Factory and ends at Christ Church.
Capitol Hill--the Supreme Court, the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Library of Congress, the 9/11 memorial, the Anne Frank memorial, the Peace Memorial, the President Garfield statue, the Inauguration steps, the Ulysses S. Grant memorial, the Frederick Law Olmstead grotto, the Sullivan Brothers memorial, the hidden cornerstone of the Capitol.
This tour starts at the Supreme Court Building and ends at the Ulysses S. Grant memorial.
What We Do--"Walking history seminars": walking group tours of the most historic venues in Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Virginia, and other towns.
Where We Go--We tour historic, atmospheric neighborhoods and sites such as Lafayette Square, the Capitol Building grounds, Georgetown, Old Town Alexandria, the Navy Yard area, and the Antietam Civil War battlefield.
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Halloween Ghosts and History Tour of Georgetown, Oct. 25!
Yarrow Mamout House, 3324 Dent Place, N.W., Washington, DC , DC, USHalloween Ghosts and Scary History Tour of Georgetown, D.C., Saturday, Oct. 25, 3 pm!
Historic, scenic Georgetown is today famous for its Halloween parties and parades. A thriving, antebellum tobacco port, it was a place of bitter contention during the Civil War, and long a site of political scandal and mysterious deaths, and a cockpit of Cold War, World War II & contemporary espionage.
An ideal locale for a Halloween horror tour of scandal, murder, misbehavior and intrigue--bracketed by some of the nation's finest architecture! And perhaps a pub or restaurant afterwards.
When: Saturday, Oct. 25!, 3 pm. 2 hours.
Where: MEET outside 3324 Dent Place, N.W., between 33rd and 34th Sts., N.W., Washington D.C.
Fee: Starts at $22.
Pre-register & Pre-pay through--
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-ghosts-and-scary-history-tour-of-georgetown-dc-oct-25-tickets-1815497214039?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or Paypal, sending $22 to paypal.me/EMoser460
Questions? Contact: 191.EP.JM.56@proton.meThe action-packed itinerary will select from the following persons & events:
• The most haunted house in America
• The moveable graveyard
• The Ghost inside the machine
• The Lincolns and the supernatural
• The woman spy who trick-or-treated Hitler, Mussolini--and J. Edgar Hoover
• Exorcisms and executions
• A famous journalist and witch
• A Founding Father’s brush with the Devil
• Mysterious hideaways along the Underground Railroad
• Trick or Treat: A slave turned banker
• The murdered lover of a beloved President
• The Exorcist Steps
• The secret lair where the C.I.A. was founded
• George Washington’s bodyguard, and a presidential murder
• Mark Twain nephew's scheme for eternal life
• Home of a lynched General, and Defense Secretary who mysteriously died
• House of a Miss America, and a First Lady
• Espionage shape shifters
And more!!Who: Your host is the author of many books of history, including The Lost History of the Capitol - The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Ntm his a murder thriller set in historic Alexandria, Virginia, The Old Town Horror:
[THE OLD TOWN HORROR: Murder and Theft in America’s Most Historic Locale - Kindle edition by Moser, Edward P.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.](https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG)
Or his new Georgetown spy novel!:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
He is a former presidential speechwriter and former writer for “The Tonight Show."The tours are on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.meetup.com/Lafayette-Sq-Tours-of-Scandal-Assassination-Spies-Meetup/
And Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigueThink history’s boring? Think again!! It's terrifying!
MEET outside 3324 Dent Place, between 33rd and 34th Sts., N.W.
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Halloween History Tour, Lafayette Square & White House Neighborhood DC, Oct 30!
Lafayette Square - Andrew Jackson Equestrian Statue, 16th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC, USTake a fun but scary trip back into the wild history of D.C.’s most famous and infamous sites!
Where: Meet at the General Jackson statue in the Middle of Lafayette Square.
Pre-Register and Prepay via—
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-halloween-tour-of-lafayette-square-the-white-house-neighborhood-tickets-1791157403009?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or PayPal, sending $22 to:
paypal.me/EMoser460What: Perhaps because of its connections to great power and wealth, the White House, Treasury Building, and Lafayette Square have been witness to two centuries of astonishing, often bloody events. We will visit many actual sites of startling history, drawing from the following:
• The bodyguard who saved Lincoln's life, and the soldier who failed to do so
• The assassin who stalked a President, in President's Park
• The enslaved woman who triggered a civil rights revolution
• The cunning Mata Hari of the Civil War, who costs thousands of lives
• Treasury, State Department, and Defense Department spies
• The biggest sex scandal in American history
• White House ghost tales
• The tragic end of a noted female artist
• The secret symbols within the Square
• The hero of two continents
• The hero of three nations
• Horse races and graveyards in the Square of old
• When an invading army arrived at the Executive Mansion
• The femme fatale who nearly broke up "Camelot"
• The Civil War—of Alexander Hamilton!
• The Midnight Ride of—not who’d you’d expect
• The tragic First Lady who saved President's Park
• Duels to the death in the Old Republic
• The killer who cheated the hangman
And more!!Who: Your host is a former writer for Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show”, the author of the book America from A to Z, a former presidential speechwriter, and writer of a book on the history of Lafayette Square:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr
And his latest, blood-soaked thrillers set in Georgetown and Old Town Alexandria, Virginia--
https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0We’re on TripAdvisor:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.htmlNearest metro stations: Farragut North and West
Restaurants nearby for afterwards at the Old Ebbitt Grill and the HamiltonQuestions? Ask here, or at: [191.EP.JM.56@proton.me](mailto:191.EP.JM.56@proton.me)
Steel your nerves for a terrifying adventure!
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A Halloween GHOST Tour of Old Town, Alexandria VA, Fri, October 31, 4 pm!
Windmill Hill Park, 501 S. Union Street, Alexandria , VA, USA Horrifying Halloween History GHOST Tour of Old Town, Alexandria Virginia, October 31!!
Ye Olde Town Alexandria--filled with scores of centuries-old houses and the scene of war, murders, and fatal accidents--is one of the most haunted places in America. And one of the most historic, being the hometown of George Washington.
On Halloween Night, take a horrifying stroll to visit the city’s many terrifying real-world sites of the supernatural!
When: October 31, 4 pm!
Where: Meet at Windmill Hill Park, 501 S Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314. Next to the haunted tunnel.Pre-Register and Pre-Pay at—
PayPal, sending $22 to: paypal.me/EMoser460
Or Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-halloween-ghost-tour-of-old-town-alexandria-va-fri-october-31-tickets-1656941920889?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or, pay $22 in cash at the start of the tour.Length: About 2 hours
Our most scary itinerary will select from:
• Ghosts from a doomed Navy voyage
• The headless sailor of King Street.
• The unsolved antebellum murder, and the murdered man’s actual mysterious ghost!
• Ghosts from a doomed Army voyage
• The bizarre plan to revive George Washington from the dead!
• Scary visits to locales of our published murder mystery!
• A shocking mortuary from olden days
• The smallest park in the nation.
• The smallest house in the nation.
• The unknown tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• The untimely death of the Mysterious Woman
• Apparitions along the Underground Railroad
• The loud ghost of the devilish Black Cat
• The mysteriously disappearing house
• The mysteriously disappearing spy
• The mysteriously disappearing presidential ballroom
• Confederate graves and Union surgeons
• A real-life pirate
• Trick or treat on a President
• The house of a notorious blackmailer & seductress
• The warriors who were skinned alive
• Washington's terrible final hours
• The warring ghosts of the War Between the States
• High spirits: Old Town's hard-drinking Irish of yore
• The tragic bride who was killed on her wedding day
And more!Your host is an ex-Tonight Show writer, & former White House speechwriter.
The Host's books on his tours!
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lost_History_of_the_Capitol/MsM3EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1&printsec=frontcover
Our murder mystery set in Alexandria!:
[THE OLD TOWN HORROR: Murder and Theft in America's Most Historic Locale by Edward P Moser, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-old-town-horror-edward-p-moser/1143650532)Our Top-Ranked TripAdvisor Reviews!
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.htmlMeet at Windmill Hill Park, 501 S Union St, Alexandria. Next to the ghostly tunnel.
Join us on this horrifying history tour!!
Faint of heart & courage?: Avoid this event!!2 attendees
Halloween Ghosts Tour--Capitol Building & Congress’ Hidden History, Sun, Nov 2!
US Capitol/west front; "James Garfield Statue," , 1st and Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, USHalloween Ghosts Tour--Capitol Building & Congress’ Wild, Hidden History!
The Capitol Building, home of the U.S. Congress, is justly renowned for its stunning architecture and landscaping. Yet its interior and grounds have also held court to 225 years of misbehavior & mayhem--by powerful men, and some unscrupulous women! Making for a scary Halloween tour: of hanging, canings, bombings, riots, protest marches, and assorted and sordid acts of revenge! And some noble feats as well!
When: Sunday, Nov. 2, 12:30 pm.
What: A walking tour of the Capitol’s ground that covers two centuries of misdeeds, murders, ghosts, betrayals, and many accomplishments too.
Where: MEET at the James Garfield statue, southwest side of the Capitol Building, Washington DC 20001.
Price: Starts at $22.Pre-register and Pre-pay via—
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-ghosts-tour-capitol-building-congress-wild-hidden-history-tickets-1660802447829?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or PayPal, sending $22 to:
Or pay $22 in cash at the start of the tour.Length. About 2 hours.
Experience the thrill, the shock. Of episodes drawn from this litany of horror:
• The first assassination attempt on a President
• The near fatal beating of a Senator by a Congressman
• Arbors of heartbreak--the Capitol’s commemorative trees
• The Capitol’s first hanging
• Bootlegged spirits by the legislators of Prohibition
• Where Washington & Jefferson fired L'Enfant
• The bloody steps of a Capitol shooting
• The city & Capitol riots of 1835, 1857, 1919, 1968, 1991, 2020, 2021.
• The Capitol curse of its slain architect
• The burning down of the Capitol Building
• The legislators’ ladies of the evening
• The Army veterans vs. Eisenhower & MacArthur
• The restless spirit of a hanged war criminal
• A doomed, wounded President
• The unusual demise of convicted spies
• The duel to the death—with rifles!--between two Congressmen
• The underground bombing of the Senate
• The bombing of the Senate chamber, and the bomber’s awful demise
And more!Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, historian and professional tour guide, and author of 14 books, such as:
The Lost History of the Capitol:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/B09LVXZB8T/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0
And his latest, Femme Fatalité, a Georgetown spy thriller:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0We’re on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.htmlThink history’s boring? Think again!!
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