About us
We are a touring club in the Washington, DC area focused on walks in and around historical, cultural, and scenic locales. Especially the towns and neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Alexandria, Lafayette Square, Georgetown, Annapolis, downtown Washington, et al. The excursions are led by a author-historian.
We add to the pleasure of a sociable outing the discovery of the cultural and historical aspects of the wayside along the routes, roads, and trails we tread. While benefiting from an invigorating hike or walk, time is taken for guests to share their knowledge of the architecture, human history, and natural history, of the area with the group.
Our current focus has been on the rich political and cultural history of the Capitol region.
Upcoming events
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Halloween Ghosts and History Tour of Georgetown, Oct. 30, 5 pm!
Volta Park Recreation Center, 1555 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA, Washington, DC, USHalloween Ghosts and Scary History Tour of Georgetown, D.C.!
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: Friday, Oct. 30!, 5 pm start. 2 hours.
Where: MEET at the entrance of Volta Park, 1555 34th Street, NW, on 34th St between Q St. and Volta Place road.
Pre-register & Pre-pay through--
Eventbrite:
Halloween Ghosts and History Tour of Georgetown, Friday, Oct. 25! Tickets, Friday, October 30 • 5 PM - 7 PM | Eventbrite
Or Paypal, sending $27 to paypal.me/EMoser460
Or pay $26 in cash at the start of the tour.
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 Lincolns and the supernatural
• The Ghost inside the machine
• 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.Or his new Georgetown spy novel!:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0He 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/
Questions? Contact: 191.EP.JM.56@proton.me. Or text: 703 203 2670.
Think history’s boring? Think again!! It's terrifying!
MEET on the west side entrance of Volta Park.
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The Halloween GHOST Tour of Old Town, Alexandria VA, Sat, October 31, 4 pm!
398 Wilkes St, 398 Wilkes St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA, Alexandria, VA, USThe Horrifying Halloween History GHOST Tour of Old Town, Alexandria Virginia, Saturday, October 31!!
Ye Olde Town Alexandria--filled with scores of centuries-old houses and the scene of wars, 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, Robert E. Lee, civil rights leaders, Admiral "Bull" Halsey, and more.
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 the haunted tunnel, 398 Wilkes St, Alexandria, VA 22314. Corner of South Royal St.Pre-Register and Pre-Pay at—
Eventbrite: Horrifying Halloween GHOST History Tour, Old Town, Alexandria VA, Oct 31! Tickets, Saturday, October 31 • 4 PM - 6 PM | Eventbrite
PayPal, sending $28: paypal.me/EMoser460
Or, pay $27 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 screaming ghost of the Cat Devil
• The mysteriously disappearing house
• The mysteriously disappearing spy
• The mysteriously disappearing presidential ballroom
• Confederate graves and Union surgeons
• A real-life pirate
• The house of a notorious blackmailer & seductress
• 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 lovely 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 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)His forthcoming book on the wild history of Alexandria's sister city of Georgetown!:
Georgetown on the Potomac - McFarlandOur 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 the ghostly tunnel. 398 Wilkes St, Alexandria, VA 22314. Corner of South Royal St.
Join us on this horrifying history tour!!
Faint of heart & courage?: Avoid this event!!5 attendees
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