The Petersen House has Stories to Tell
The Petersen House, where Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, will be open throughout the theatre renovation. It includes the room where Lincoln died and was visited by dozens of Washington dignitaries, as well as the front and back parlors where his wife mourned and where Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton interviewed witnesses to discover just what had happened that fateful night.
Walks through Civil War Washington
Join Detective James McDevitt as he revisits the sites where he investigated the murder of President Lincoln, beginning at Ford's Theatre and ending at the White House! This performance "on foot" offers visitors a living history experience as you walk through the streets of what is now the Penn Quarter. Click here for more information and to reserve tickets.