Ghosts of Georgetown & The Exorcist Steps Walking Tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Deep, dark secrets about a forgotten past lie among the manicured gardens and Victorian row houses of DC’s finest neighborhood. Historical figures stayed here, documenting their experiences in letters & journals. Some have never left, haunting these grand homes to this day. On this family-friendly nighttime tour, you will learn about this town and be enchanted by its past, present, and future. Halloween vibes all year long. -Hear stories of a young boy trapped after his accidental death in the oldest residence in DC. -Learn what happened in Civil War hospitals that make an apartment seem unliveable. -Learn about the curse of Abraham Lincoln's son. -Hear a story of a nanny's undying love for her charges - and her rules. -See lights flicker at a house whose past resident hated electricity and whose ghost haunts our guides. -End the tour at the famous Exorcist Steps and hear how this movie was based on a true local story. Do you dare to walk down the creepy stairs at night?
Inclusions
What's included
- Family-Friendly Tour
- Access to yard of the oldest and most haunted building in Georgetown
- Licensed Guide
- 1 Hour 30 Minute Ghosts of Georgetown Night-Time Walking Tour
- Walk down the famed "Exorcist Steps" from the horror movie, The Exorcist.
What's not
- Gratuity
Itinerary
Stories of deaths and ghosts, rumors and murmurs in the Old Stone House
Why will no one live in these apartments for long? Could the building hold memories from when this was a Civil War hospital, full of moans and loss?
Walk the spooky streets on a night-time walk talking about the true (or as true as Victorian residents believed) stories of spooky curses, haunted houses, and the macabre (but still family friendly!). A Halloween vibe all year long.
We'll walk along the old "high street" - what was once a Native American trading road and is now home to the restaurants and shops of the neighborhood.
It's a legit haunted house—we've seen the ghost of a long-gone resident who refused to leave his life's work in this 18th-century home.
See the spooky dark spires of the campus' at night as we walk the cobblestone streets.
See the famed Exorcist steps.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet outside the spooky Old Stone House 3051 St NW.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- DC by Foot
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Washington DC
- Its from-price is 51% below the median of the 767 experiences we list in Washington DC.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 23 of 767.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Washington DC
Washington, DC is the US capital, a planned city on the Potomac, with a National Mall of monuments and museums and cherry trees in spring.
Washington was planned as a capital in the 1790s, with broad avenues radiating from the Capitol. The National Mall stretches from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, past the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool. Memorials to Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr stand around the Tidal Basin, where cherry trees bloom in late March or early April. The White House stands just north of the Mall.
Top-ranked sights in Washington DC: The White House, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial.
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