JFK Walking Tour with Oswald Rooming House opt Sixth Floor Museum or CityPass
During our journey, your tour guide will revisit the events leading up to November 22nd, 1963 and beyond to provide perspective and new insight into this tragic, very human drama. Most people are familiar with the JFK Museum (the site from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired the deadly shots), but we will also show you the many other places around Dallas associated with the assassination that are just as important.
This walking tour includes exclusive access to Oswald's Rooming House. Our last stop is at the Texas Theater where the “alleged murderer” was captured.
You have the option to buy admission tickets to the 6th Floor Museum or purchase a CityPass (Sixth Floor Museum, Reunion Tower GeO-Deck, Perot Museum AND the Dallas Zoo OR the George W. Bush Library). All attractions visits are self-guided, you need transportation to reach some of the attractions. Your tour guide will provide your tickets at the end of the tour and help you with directions and instructions.
per adult from
$51
AUDDuration
2 hours 30 minutes
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- Professional historian / Tour Guide
- Local Taxes
- Admission to Sixth Floor Museum IF MUSEUM OPTION IS PURCHASED
- Admission to CityPass Attractions IF CITYPASS OPTION IS PURCHASED
- Entry/Admission - Oswald Rooming House Museums
What's excluded :
- Gratuities
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Main Street and Market Street, Dallas, TX 75202
The John F. Kennedy Memorial was the first memorial by famed American architect and Kennedy family friend Philip Johnson, and was approved by Jacqueline Kennedy. Johnson called it "a place of quiet refuge, an enclosed place of thought and contemplation separated from the city around, but near the sky and earth." Dallas raised $200,000 for the memorial by August 1964, entirely from 50,000 individual donations contributed by private citizens.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District, 500 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202-3521
Called the "birthplace of Dallas". It was the location of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. The Dealey Plaza Historic District was named a National Historic Landmark in 1993 to preserve Dealey Plaza, street rights-of-way, buildings and structures by the plaza visible from the assassination site, that have been identified as witness locations or as possible locations for assassins.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grassy Knoll, Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202
The grassy knoll is a small, sloping hill inside the Dealey Plaza and adjacent by the former Texas School Book Depository. It became well known following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The knoll was above Kennedy and to his right (west and north) during the assassination on November 22, 1963.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oswald Rooming House Museums, 1026 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203, USA
This walking tour includes exclusive access to Oswald's Rooming House (we will arrive to the house using the city's streetcar). This is the place where Lee Harvey Oswald was living at the time of the president’s assassination. We will also visit the location where Oswald’s infamous rifle picture was taken.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 214 W Neely St, Dallas, TX 75208, USA
We will visit the Neely House, the place where the incriminating photograph which showed Lee Harvey Oswald in his backyard, holding the same type of rifle used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy was taken.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Texas Theatre, 231 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208-4510
Our last stop is at the Texas Theater where the “alleged murderer” was captured. At the end of the walk, you can return with us to Dealey Plaza or stay and explore the Bishop Arts District (we will give you recommendation where to have lunch).
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202-3301
If you purchase the option that includes the entrance to the JFK Museum at Dealey Plaza, we will leave you at the museum's entrance at the end of the tour. You can skip the line and go directly to the visitors’ desk to collect your headsets equipment for a self-guided tour, the museum visit generally takes 40-60 minutes. Departure Point :
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, 646 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202, USADeparture Time :
10:00 AMReturn Detail :
1: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, 646 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202, USA
2: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202, USAHotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- This is a walking tour. You must be able to walk and stand for 2 hours (wear comfortable shoes).
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Your health and safety is our top priority. During our tours, we follow social distance guidelines. All our guests will stay at a safe 6-foot distance during all points of our tour. We have daily wellness checks with our team to ensure that everyone is healthy and symptom-free.
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Language
English
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by BEST DFW TOURS
Activity ID: V-101399P9
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