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
2
Georgetown Pre-Halloween History Tour, Monday, Oct. 5!
Georgetown, 3287 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007 (Georgetown), Washington, DC, USGeorgetown Pre-Halloween History Tour, Monday, Oct. 5!
At one time a thriving tobacco port, Georgetown was key to the founding of the nation’s capital, a place of bitter contention during the Civil War, long a site of political scandal and mysterious deaths, as well as a cockpit of Cold War, World War Two, and current espionage, even home to several of America’s most influential scientists and engineers.
In short, as Halloween approaches, a perfect place for a history walking tour of scandal, stunning achievements, chills and thrills, misbehavior and intrigue, bracketed by some of the nation's finest architecture and bistros!
MEET: Outside Volta Park, on the 34th St. side, between Q St. and Volta Place. 1555 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Register and Prepay in advance through:
Eventbrite:
Georgetown Pre-Halloween History Tour, Monday, Oct. 5! Tickets, Monday, October 5 • 5 PM - 7 PM | Eventbrite
Or PayPal, sending $26 to: paypal.me/EMoser460
Or pay $25 in cash at the start of the tour.What:
The action-packed itinerary will select from the following persons & events:
• The deaths that devastated Martha Washington's granddaughter
• The mansions of D.C.'s first "Governor".
• The nation's craziest house
• The haunted gun barrel fence
• James Bond in Georgetown
• George Washington’s bodyguard, and a presidential murder
• The spy whose schemes killed dozens of CIA operatives
• The slave catcher who sided with the Union
• The woman who won the Congressional Medal of Honor
• Assassination conspiracies
• Mysterious hideaways for runaway slaves
• The femme fatale who bedeviled the KGB
• The worst marriage, and murder, in town
• Mysteries of the Old Stone House
• Presidential scandals
• America’s most haunted house
• The clever craft of Russian agents
• The femme fatale who fooled Nazi Germany--and J. Edgar Hoover
• The country's most historic house
• A famed female author’s brush with war-time horror
• Homes of the Kennedys, and Elizabeth Taylor, and Captain Kirk
And more!!Who: Your host is is a former presidential speechwriter, a former writer for “The Tonight Show, author of many books, including a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
And a forthcoming book on the history of Georgetown:
Georgetown on the Potomac - McFarlan
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!!
Join us on a scary, early-autumn trek through America's most historic village.
3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
1 attendee
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!!1 attendee
Past events
427
