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Begin the day with pickup by luxury car at your lodging location.
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Experience the full story!Ĭhase Booth and his accomplice David Herold on their flight from Washington City and pursuing Federal manhunt. This experiential tour for is a must for Lincoln assassination buffs or those with an interest in Civil War history. This is an intimate tour for up to six of your friends or family. We are the only company that delivers a private John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour! Your guide is a Lincoln Assassination historian and expert on all of Booth and Herold’s haunts along their flight path.
