Embassy Row, Halloween History Tour, Oct. 28!! is a ghost tour at Dupont Circle Fountain in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, October 28 from 5 PM to 7 PM. That's 3 days before Halloween, and entry is $33.06. Within three days of it, 3 more Halloween events happen around Washington.
Wednesday, October 28 · 5 PM – 7 PM
UTC-04:00Dupont Circle Fountain | Washington, DC
TicketsUSD 33.06
Embassy Row, Halloween History Tour!!
Founded as D.C.’s ritziest neighborhood, and long the sites of foreign embassies and espionage, Embassy Row and Dupont Circle are a center of architecture, statesmanship—and crime and intrigue. Perfect for a Halloween-themed event. Take a walk into the exciting past and alluring present of this world-renowned locale!
MEET at the Dupont Circle fountain, 1 Dupont Circle NW Washington, DC 20036.
Length: c. 2 hours.
Nearest metro stop: Dupont Circle. You might bring water and walking shoes.
Some of our scary itinerary!:
· The site of the worst terrorist attack in D.C. history
· How American agents stole intel from an enemy embassy
· Vanished, and preserved, mansions of the Gilded Age
· The home of a Cursed diamond
· The architect of Dupont Circle, and the Lincoln Memorial
· The home of a doomed President
· Dueling statues of a great imperialist and a great anti-imperialist
· The moveable ghost of the moveable graveyard
· Where the Attorney General, and a future President, were nearly bombed to death
· The site of the M**der of a ranking foreign diplomat
· Cavalry duel--General Sheridan vs General Stuart
· The traitorous spy of a valued ally
· The secret espionage tunnel
· George Washington’s private club
· And Washington, D.C.’s even more exclusive club
· Dupont Circle’s craziest house
· The Confederacy’s retirement home
· Statues of famed leaders from Turkey, Czech Republic, India….
· House of a witness to a presidential assassination
· A Russian spy nest hiding in plain sight
· Museum of a brewer who outwitted Prohibition
· The most qualified man to be President--who was never elected
· The suicide that spun off from a great tragedy
· And more!
Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, and author of the new historical novel, based on actual World War II espionage in Embassy Row and Georgetown, Femme Fatalité:
www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel/dp/B0F5WCR39S
Also a forthcoming history of Georgetown, the neighborhood adjacent to Embassy Row:
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/georgetown-on-the-potomac/?srsltid=AU7gw4WgKf7XxuSzdm9EUVIsD38KkvfilIuDiMJbXjDdPkqfNQY5lHNQ
MEET at the Dupont Circle fountain, 1 Dupont Circle NW Washington, DC 20036.
The Dupont Circle metro is nearby.
Think history is boring? Not on this tour!
Join us on the tour of a neighborhood steeped in history, beautiful buildings, and M**der & espionage!
Dupont Circle Fountain, 1 Dupont Circle N.W., Washington, United States
Ed Moser
It is on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 5 PM to 7 PM, 3 days before Halloween.
It takes place at Dupont Circle Fountain, 1 Dupont Circle N.W., Washington, United States.
Tickets are listed at $33.06. Prices can change, so check the ticket page for the latest.
It runs for about 2 hours, from 5 PM to 7 PM.
Dollhouse by HR
Alethia Tanner Park
Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
Hotel Zena Washington DC
Spirit of Washington DC by Hornblower
SPIN
Hard Rock Cafe
Air Restaurant
The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Busboys and Poets
Officina at The Wharf
Officina at The Wharf
DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern
DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern
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