Go deep into one of the darkest days in Dallas during this narrated bus tour focused on the assassination of JFK. This small-group tour is hosted on an air-conditioned bus and narrated throughout the journey by a professional guide. Follow the trail of events leading up to the assassination, including a visit to Lee Harvey Oswald’s Rooming House, and visit the 6th Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza.
- Visit Dealey Plaza and the site of the assassination
- Enjoy a comfortable narrated tour on a private bus
- Get exclusive access to Oswald’s Rooming House
- You can also purchase a CityPass ticket for more self-guided fun
What To Expect
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
See the Philip Johnson designed Memorial for JFK
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Dallas Municipal Building
The Dallas Municipal Building is a Dallas Landmark located along S. Harwood Street between Main and Commerce Street in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas that served as the city’s fourth City Hall. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and jailed in the Municipal Building on November 22, 1963. Two days later, he was fatally shot by Jack Ruby while being led out by police in the basement garage.
• Admission Ticket Free
Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District
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.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Grassy Knoll
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.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Oswald Rooming House Tour
This tour includes exclusive access to Oswald’s Rooming House. 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.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
J.D. Tippit Memorial
We will visit the location where 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot dead in a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas.
• Admission Ticket Included
The Texas Theatre
Numerous witness accounts describe Oswald on the run after shooting Officer Tippit at the intersection of 10th Street and Patton Avenue. Taxi driver William Scoggins claimed Oswald, revolver in hand, muttered something along the lines of “Poor dumb cop” as he headed away from the site of the Tippit ambush on his way to the Texas Theater.
• Admission Ticket Included
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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.
• Admission Ticket Included
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Children under 8 are not permitted on tour. Children are not allowed to sit on laps. Carry on suitcase are not allowed in our excursion.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Include
Local taxes
Professional historian / tour-guide
Live commentary on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
Exclude
Gratuities
Max group – 13
