Cherry Blossom Season History Walk on the Capitol Building Grounds, DC!

Cherry Blossom Season History Walk on the Capitol Building Grounds, DC, April 7!

During the world-famous cherry blossom season, take a walking tour of the U.S. Capitol Building grounds. Originally landscaped by the creator of New York's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmstead. The Capitol is renowned for its stunning architecture and flora, including trees and bushes from almost every state. Yet its interior and grounds have also held court to 225 years of wild events--by powerful men, and some unscrupulous women! Making for a fun history tour of duels, riots, bombings, protest marches, and assorted and sordid acts of revenge! And many noble feats as well.

When: Monday, April 7, 5:30 pm

What: A walking tour of the Capitol’s grounds that covers over two centuries of hidden, fascinating history.

Where: MEET at the U.S. Grant statue, First Street NW, Washington DC, 20003, between the west lawn and the reflecting pool. NOTE that this app does Not show the correct address--meet at the Grant statue.

Length. About 2 hours.

Getting there: Four metro stations are within blocks of the Capitol.

Experience the thrill of these events from the wild past!:

• The world-class architects behind the Capitol and its grounds.

• The first assassination attempt on a President

• The "Saving Private Ryan" tree

• Bootlegged spirits by the legislators of Prohibition

• The fight between a Senator and a Congressman that sparked a war!

• Where Washington & Jefferson fired L'Enfant

• The bloody steps of a Capitol shooting

• The Anne Frank tree

• The Capitol curse of its architect

• The burning down of the Capitol Building

• Five local riots across the ages

• The secrets of the Native-American museum

• The Army veterans vs. Eisenhower & MacArthur

• Abe Lincoln and the world's biggest library

• The quack doctors of a doomed President

• The intriguing tale of the Liberty statue atop the building

• Nazi saboteurs at the Supreme Court!

• The site of the first "muckrakers"

• The duel to the death—with rifles!--between two Congressmen

• The "Captain Ahab" behind the Botanic Garden

• The bombing of the Senate chamber, and the bomber’s awful demise

• The 9/11 tree

And more!

Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, historian and professional tour guide, and author of 13 books, such as:

The Lost Capitol:

The Lost History of the Capitol: The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building: Moser, Edward P.: 9781493055906: Amazon.com: Books

The Old Town Horror:

THE OLD TOWN HORROR: M**der and Theft in America’s Most Historic Locale - Kindle edition by Moser, Edward P.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:

The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square by Edward P. Moser | eBook | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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Join us for an intriguing jaunt through American past during DC's beautiful springtime.

Think history’s boring? Think again!!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, 50 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, United States