The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre is a working theatre, historical monument, world-class museum …See more
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Aug 10, 2024
We did the tour that included the museum, theater and Peterson house. You go to the museum first for about 25 minutes, then they let you up to the theater, we were allowed to walk around and take … Full review by Jesse S
Aug 8, 2024
A sobering part of American history, not to be missed. The museum downstairs had a wealth of information about Lincoln’s life, Presidency and of course the assassination. Seeing the theater ups… Full review by Gus324
Jul 25, 2024
Trouble getting tickets online, so I queued at 8:00am for 8:30 thinking will this be worth the effort. It was so worth it…! Totally enthralling little museum with engaging staff. Well worth the 5 sta… Full review by Pompeylad
Online checkout for tickets says by clicking I agree to abide by covid protocol, including a negative test or proof of vaccination. Anyone been there recently to know whether they're requiring a negative test or proof of vaccination??
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No more COVID protocol. They just probably haven’t updated their website yet.
How much time should we budget for our visit (September 2021)? We have a historic site ticket for both the museum and the theater walk through.
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It depends on who you are and how slowly you move through museums. We move slowly; we were in the museum for about 90 minutes before we were told it was closing for lunch in …
It depends on who you are and how slowly you move through museums. We move slowly; we were in the museum for about 90 minutes before we were told it was closing for lunch in a few minutes. We would have preferred 2 - 3 hours. But then, we read everything! If you pick and choose what to read, it shouldn't take more than 90 minutes. This museum is really more of a reading museum - they have artifacts and games to play, but they're really centered around reading. They also have a few movies that are really worth watching.
For the show performances that start at 7:30pm (we're going to see guys and dolls), how long do they last? About 2 hours? Trying to figure out dinner plans...don't mind eating late, but will also consider earlier depending on our other activities schedule. Thanks.
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You should be out by 10; we ate first and it’s worth having time to look at the history display down stairs before the show.
hi! As far as I know, you need to book your visit in advance, or take your chance at the box office. There is no tour guide, but you can rent the audio guide. You can't go in any time you …
hi! As far as I know, you need to book your visit in advance, or take your chance at the box office. There is no tour guide, but you can rent the audio guide. You can't go in any time you want because the place is not big, and they have a max number of people every 30 minutes. So, you when you book, you choose the admission time and everyone who booked the same time will be admitted together.
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