Das Kapitol bei Nacht : Skandale, Mord, Politik Adults Only Tour
Auf einen Blick
Das Kapitol bei Nacht : Skandale, Mord, Politik Adults Only Tour ist ein 1 Std. 30 Min. Kleingruppen-Erlebnis in Washington DC, USA, durchgeführt von DC by Foot. Reisende bewerten es mit 5,0 von 5 bei 30 Bewertungen auf Viator und Tripadvisor. Preise ab 44,57 € pro Person, kostenlose Stornierung möglich. Inklusive: Adult Only Tour, Professional Local Tour Guide & Gossip Peddler, Nightime views of US Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, National Mall and more....
Highlights
- Kleingruppe mit bis zu 15 Personen für ein persönlicheres Erlebnis
- Kostenlose Stornierung für flexible Planung
- 7 Stopps in einer gut geplanten Route
- Rollstuhlgerecht
Kurzinfos
- Dauer
- 1 Std. 30 Min.
- Gruppe
- Kleingruppe, bis zu 15 Reisende
- Sprachen
- English
- Abholung
- Treffen am Startpunkt
- Bestätigung
- Sofortige Bestätigung
- Reisende
- 1–15 pro Buchung
- Alter
- Erwachsene 14–90
- Stornierung
- Kostenlose Stornierung (siehe Bedingungen)
Optionen & Verfügbarkeit
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Capitol Hill at Night: Scandal
ab 44,57 €
- Tage:
- Täglich
- Startzeiten:
- 20:00
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Private Capitol Hill at Night
ab 135,54 €
Private Walking Tour: Same great tour; just your group and your tour guide. Group size: Larger groups can contact us to book multiple guides.
- Tage:
- Täglich
- Startzeiten:
- 20:00
Zeiten und Preise stammen aus dem aktuellen Plan des Anbieters und werden bei der Buchung bestätigt.
Überblick
Treten Sie ein in die dramatische Seite des Capitol Hill auf einer Wanderung voller politischer Intrigen, Skandale und schockierender Momente aus der amerikanischen Geschichte. Von geheimen Affären und Gerichtsdramen bis hin zu Ehrenduellen und tödlichen Rivalitäten: Entdecken Sie die Geschichten, die der Kongress lieber vergessen würde. Unterwegs hört man von Spionen im Bürgerkrieg, von Gesetzgebern, die im Senat angegriffen wurden, von einem Journalistenmord auf den Stufen des Kapitols und sogar von einer skandalösen Liebesgeschichte, die die Gesellschaft in Washington erschütterte. Diese To
Leistungen
Leistungen
- Adult Only Tour
- Professional Local Tour Guide & Gossip Peddler
- Nightime views of US Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, National Mall and more...
Nicht inbegriffen
- Gratuities
Reiseverlauf
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Stopp 1 · 15 Min.
After dark, Capitol Hill tells a very different story. On this adults-only evening walking tour, your guide takes you through the dramatic, outrageous, and often shocking history that unfolded in the shadow of Congress, from deadly duels and scandalous affairs to smuggling schemes and backdoor political deals. With the iconic dome glowing overhead and stops past the Supreme Court and Library of Congress, this is Washington at its most gloriously unfiltered.
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Stopp 2 · 10 Min.
The Library of Congress has burned more than once, and Congress managed to make it worse each time. After the British destroyed the original collection in 1814, a chimney fire in 1851 took out another 35,000 of the 55,000 volumes before legislators finally agreed to build a separate, fireproof building in 1864. The stunning Jefferson Building you see tonight is the result of Congress finally, reluctantly, deciding that the nation's books were worth protecting.
We do not enter any buildings on this tour. -
Stopp 3 · 10 Min.
In 1884, Kentucky Congressman William Campbell Preston Breckinridge met seventeen-year-old Madeline Pollard on a train to Lexington and began a relationship that would last nearly a decade. When he married someone else instead of her after his wife died, Pollard sued him for breach of promise in a trial that became a national sensation, arguing not just for damages but for the principle that men and women should be held to the same standard when it came to matters of the heart. The jury agreed, she was awarded $15,000, and Breckinridge lost his seat in Congress shortly after.
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Stopp 4 · 10 Min.
Before this block held two of America's most iconic institutions, it was the site of a Civil War prison that held some of the Confederacy's most notorious figures. Rose Greenhow, a widowed Washington socialite turned Confederate spymaster, was imprisoned here after running a spy network out of her 16th Street home and passing intelligence that helped the South win the first Battle of Bull Run. Also held here was Henry Wirz, the commander of the Andersonville prison camp, who was executed on these grounds in 1865 after being convicted of war crimes for the deaths of thousands of Union prisoners.
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Stopp 5 · 15 Min.
The building at the center of it all has witnessed more than two centuries of drama within its own walls, and this tour barely scratches the surface. Tonight you will hear about senators beaten on the floor, vice presidents who died in the building's basement bathtubs, congressmen who collapsed mid-speech and mid-vote, a nationalist attack that sent thirty rounds raining down from the gallery onto the House floor, and the ghost of a black cat that generations of night watchmen swear still prowls the corridors before moments of national crisis.
We do not enter any buildings on this tour. -
Stopp 6 · 10 Min.
The man immortalized in bronze above you was shot not far from where you are standing, and the story of how he actually died is not quite what most people expect. Tonight you will hear about the assassin, the motive, and the medical decisions that may have done more damage than the bullet itself.
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Stopp 7 · 10 Min.
The manicured grounds stretching out before you have been the setting for two of the tour's most unexpected stories, separated by nearly two centuries but equally difficult to believe actually happened. One involves a public execution that went spectacularly wrong before it even began, and the other involves a congressman's wife, a late-night session, and these very steps.
Treffpunkt
Tour begins outside the Capitol South Metro Station (there is only one exit) at 1st and C Streets SE. Look for your guide in orange.
Endpunkt
The tour ends at 3rd Street and Jefferson Drive SW by the Museum of the American Indian; a straight and easy walk to Federal Center SW Metro Station.
Bewertungen von Reisenden
5,0
30 Bewertungen auf Viator & Tripadvisor
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- 1 ★ 0
Gut zu wissen
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Stornobedingungen
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Wie lange dauert Das Kapitol bei Nacht : Skandale, Mord, Politik Adults Only Tour?
Das Erlebnis dauert etwa 1 Std. 30 Min..
Was kostet es?
Preise ab 44,57 € pro Person. Der Endpreis hängt von Datum, Uhrzeit und Anzahl der Reisenden ab und wird Ihnen bei Viator vor der Zahlung bestätigt.
Was ist inbegriffen?
Adult Only Tour; Professional Local Tour Guide & Gossip Peddler; Nightime views of US Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, National Mall and more....
Wo beginnt es?
Tour begins outside the Capitol South Metro Station (there is only one exit) at 1st and C Streets SE. Look for your guide in orange.
Kann ich stornieren?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
In welchen Sprachen wird es angeboten?
Die Führung erfolgt auf English.
Lohnt es sich?
Reisende bewerten es mit 5,0 von 5 bei 30 Bewertungen auf Viator und Tripadvisor – damit gehört es zu den am besten bewerteten Erlebnissen in Washington DC.
