Meet the Ghosts of Lafayette Square
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Ghost Story Tour is postponed until 2021 due to the Pandemic. Stay safe and the ghosts will wait for you next year! Natalie tells a ghost story click here to listen![]() Ghost Stories!!
Natalie tells Ghost Stories about Lafayette Square to Andi Hauser on Great Day Washington. Watch this episode here! Tour Haunted Lafayette Square on this Ghost Tour in DC. Ghost Story Tour begins in October 2021 . contact Natalie about a private ghost tour (year round except: January and February). Tour meets in 2021 at 16th and H Streets NW (next to St. John's Church and on Black Lives Matters Plaza) Tour Time is 7:30pm. This tour is accessible and rain or shine but not lightning. Ghost Story Tour goes on in light rain but not thunderstorms or heavy rain. Check our Facebook page for weather update at 6:00pm on tour date if thunderstorms or heavy rain are predicted. Or send us a tweet @MrsCratchit Wear comfortable shoes and dress warmly. The ghosts don't feel the cold but you will! Ghost Story Tour can also be done as a private tour. See the custom tours page for more detail on private tours. Frequently Asked Questions about Ghost Story Tour DCist Story about the Tour here If your group is larger than 20 people, please contact Natalie about a private tour Contact Natalie about private tours year round at historicstrolls at gmail.com For Over Two Hundred years, Washingtonians have been encountering strange things in their historic homes. We choose to bring you the tales of Lafayette Square, long said to be the most haunted of all the City's squares. Learn about the spirits that haunt the Square and true life stories of Washingtonians including: Stephen Decatur, Charlotte Dupuy, Alethia Tanner, Dolley Madison, Marion Hooper Adams, Frederick Douglass and more on this unusual tour.
Take a haunted walk in Lafayette Square, Learn about DC's ghosts with your ghostly guide, hear stories, meet spirits, and take home a sweet treat! Ghost Story Tour can also be done as a private tour. See the custom tours page for more detail on private tours.
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Washington DC is Haunted...Directions to Ghost Story Tour meeting spot 16th and H Streets NW (also known as Black Lives Matters Plaza)
You can reach St. John’s by car or by public transportation (Metro or bus). . St. John’s is located at the corner of 16th and H streets in Northwest Washington, DC, directly across Lafayette Park from the White House. Take Metro: several stops are within a couple of blocks. Orange/Blue Lines: McPherson Square is right around the corner on Vermont and H Streets. Take the exit toward the White House. Red Line: Metro Center is a 10-minute walk to the southeast, and Farragut North is a 10-minute walk to the northwest. Bus routes on 16th Street and H Street also stop near the Church Driving Directions to 16th and H Streets NW Directions by motor to St Johns The first Ghost Story Tour of Washington was...indoors! Yes, it's true. It began in 1998 at the Historical Society of Washington's original site, the Christian Heurich House Museum. It was a big success and eventually spread to other historic houses (Octagon, Decatur House and Sewall-Belmont). By 2000, we added a tour of Lafayette Square as part of the ghostly fun. Here's a story on an early Ghost Story Tour from Washington City Paper!
Ready for All Hallow's Eve? Want to meet Ghosts on a Ghost Tour in DC? Start with a thrilling alternative to the usual "hack and slash" movies and bar hops. Haunted Washington DC awaits you. The Ghost Story Tour of Washington will lead you through Washington's most haunted locale, Lafayette Square Park, with an entertaining interactive production featuring the specters rumored to haunt it.
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A portion of proceeds from our October Tour is donated to Whitman-Walker Health
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