Halloween Ghosts Tour--Capitol Building & Congress’ Hidden History, Oct 29!

The 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: Thursday, Oct. 29, 5 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 front steps of the Supreme Court, 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543.

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Length. About 2 hours.

Experience the thrill, the shock. Of episodes drawn from this litany of horror:
The Capitol curse of its slain architect
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 burning 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=tmmaudswatch0

And his latest, Femme Fatalité, a Georgetown spy thriller:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmmkinswatch0

We’re on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionReview-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-LafayetteSquareTourofScandalAssassinationIntrigue-WashingtonDCDistrictof.html

Think history’s boring? It's scary!!