200th Anniversary Tour, Lafayette's Famed Visit to Alexandria, Virginia & D.C., Oct. 14!
On the week of the Marquis de Lafayette's 200th anniversary visit to Alexandria, take a walk through Alexandria’s cultural & historic core to examine the visit, and epochal life, of the "hero of two worlds." Old Town Alexandria drips with an astonishing dense array of famous persons and noted events, related to Lafayette's life and times. Especially those involving the American Revolution and George Revolution (in George Washington's hometown). Accompanied by a historian/author, immerse yourself in this special tour, and in one of America’s most fascinating towns.
Meet outside the Benjamin Delaney House, 223 South Saint Asaph Street (corner of Duke Street) , Alexandria, VA 22314 St., Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Fee: Prices start at $22.
About 2 hours in length.
Our packed itinerary will select from:
• Lafayette's triumphant reunion tour to America
• His stay in Alexandria, Oct. 16, 1824.
• George Washington, Old Town surveyor
• The noted architects behind the city’s stunning architecture
• The Alexandria houses and taverns where Lafayette stayed and spoke
• Hometown of famous Founding Fathers
• The Marquis, ahead of his time on involuntary servitude
• George Washington’s secret townhouse
• Lafayette at the White House, Congress, and Lafayette Square
• The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls
• The nation’s narrowest houses
• Where the Marquis passed by on the way to the battle of Yorktown
• Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were hatched
• What did the Founding Fathers do for fun? Violent horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day.
• A World War Two munitions factory, and spy nest
• How GW started a world war
• Old Town when new, in 1824
• The horrific attack on a Revolutionary War hero
• "Give me liberty or give me death!"
• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier--of the American Revolution
• The real “Father” of his country
• Lafayette's astonishing array of friendships with many famous Americans
And more!
Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of a new novel set in Alexandria that draws on its rich history:
https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG
His book on D.C.’s history, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788
And a book on the wild history of the Capitol Building:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capital-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/1493055909
Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for afterwards.
Your host's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html
Think history’s dull? Think again!
