Ghosts of Georgetown & The Exorcist Steps Walking Tour

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About this activity

Deep, dark secrets about a forgotten past lie among the manicured gardens and Victorian row houses of DC’s finest neighborhood.

Historical figures stayed here, documenting their experiences in letters & journals. Some have never left, haunting these grand homes to this day.

On this family-friendly nighttime tour, you will learn about this town and be enchanted by its past, present, and future. Halloween vibes all year long.

-Hear stories of a young boy trapped after his accidental death in the oldest residence in DC.

-Learn what happened in Civil War hospitals that make an apartment seem unliveable.

-Learn about the curse of Abraham Lincoln's son.

-Hear a story of a nanny's undying love for her charges - and her rules.

-See lights flicker at a house whose past resident hated electricity and whose ghost haunts our guides.

-End the tour at the famous Exorcist Steps and hear how this movie was based on a true local story. Do you dare to walk down the creepy stairs at night?

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: DC by Foot

Ages: Children (4–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Family-Friendly Tour
Included: Access to yard of the oldest and most haunted building in Georgetown
Included: Licensed Guide
Included: 1 Hour 30 Minute Ghosts of Georgetown Night-Time Walking Tour
Included: Walk down the famed "Exorcist Steps" from the horror movie, The Exorcist.

Not included

Not included: Gratuity

Itinerary

Old Stone House

10 min

Stories of deaths and ghosts, rumors and murmurs in the Old Stone House
Stop 2

10 min

Why will no one live in these apartments for long? Could the building hold memories from when this was a Civil War hospital, full of moans and loss?
Georgetown

30 min

Walk the spooky streets on a night-time walk talking about the true (or as true as Victorian residents believed) stories of spooky curses, haunted houses, and the macabre (but still family friendly!). A Halloween vibe all year long.
Stop 4

Passing by

We'll walk along the old "high street" - what was once a Native American trading road and is now home to the restaurants and shops of the neighborhood.
Stop 5

10 min Admission not included

It's a legit haunted house—we've seen the ghost of a long-gone resident who refused to leave his life's work in this 18th-century home.
Georgetown University

Passing by

See the spooky dark spires of the campus' at night as we walk the cobblestone streets.
"The Exorcist" Steps

10 min

See the famed Exorcist steps.