Halloween Ghosts Tour--Capitol Building & Congress’ Wild, Hidden History!

Schedule

Sun Nov 02 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Garfield Memorial | Washington, DC

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225 years of misbehavior-by powerful men,and unscrupulous women! A Halloween tour of hangings, canings, riots, bombings, & some good deeds!
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Halloween 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, 3 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, on the southwest side of the Capitol Building, Washington DC, DC 20001.

Note: Do NOT meet outside the Rayburn Building; some apps generate the wrong address.


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_0


We’re on TripAdvisor!:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html


Think history’s boring? Think again!!

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Where is it happening?

Garfield Memorial, 2436 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, United States

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USD 19.98 to USD 27.45

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