JFK Assassination

About: Private JFK assassination BUS TOUR

A tour that delves into one of the most intriguing mysteries of our time; the history-changing assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This excursion appeals to anyone who has even a passing interest in one of the twentieth century’s most noteworthy tragedies.

Most people are familiar with the Sixth Floor Museum (the site from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired the deadly shots), but there are many other places around Dallas associated with the assassination that are just as important. Most of these are completely unknown to the casual observer and their roles remain unmarked to the public, but they are vitally important to understanding what happened that day.

Your tour will visit the grounds of Dealey Plaza and the famous Sixth Floor Museum, of course, but your group will also follow the trail of the assassination events. Spellbinding details and the background story leading up to November 22 and beyond will fascinate and captivate you, providing new insight into this tragic, human drama.

This excursion can be purchased with a Dallas CityPASS®. The Dallas CityPASS® option saves you 49% on prepaid admission to four must-see attractions. The pass also saves time by skipping the ticket line and getting you easy access to the city's most popular attractions. What is included with the pass?

Route's Highlights

• JFK Memorial Plaza

  646 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202
  

  Dallas’ John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza was dedicated June 24, 1970. In the years since, it has become an integral part of the city’s urban landscape and cultural heritage. It is located one block east of Dealey Plaza, between Main and Commerce streets, on land donated by Dallas County. Meeting location. We will meet our guests at the JFK Memorial, please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the excursion.

• Greyhound Bus Station

  205 Botham Jean Blvd, Dallas, TX 75202
• Dallas Morning News Headquarters

  508 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75202
  

  The Dallas Morning News' combative publisher Ted Dealey helped cement the Dallas reputation as a conservative hotbed. The newspaper under his leadership had a tremendous influence in the radical rigth political movement that engulfed Dallas in the sixties.

• Dallas Police Headquarters, City Jail

  106 S Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201
  

  On November 24, Oswald was brought to the basement of the Dallas police headquarters on his way to a more secure county jail. A crowd of police and press with live television cameras rolling gathered to witness his departure. As Oswald came into the room, Jack Ruby emerged from the crowd and fatally wounded him with a single shot from a concealed .38 revolver.

• Motorcade Route Through Dallas

  Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202
  

  We will travel along the president’s motorcade route as the presidential limousine and security vehicles made their way down Main Street on its way to the Dallas Trade Mart.

• Dealey Plaza / Grassy Knoll

  Dallas, TX 75202
  

  Dealey Plaza is a significant part of Dallas history. The site marks the birthplace of Dallas, originally founded by John Neely Bryan in the 1840s. Almost a century later, as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration, the familiar white concrete colonnades and triple underpass were constructed, creating a vehicular park to serve as gateway to the city. The project was spearheaded by civic leader George Bannerman Dealey. After G.B. Dealey died in 1946, a bronze statue to honor him was installed in the park that already bore his name.

• 6th Floor Museum

  411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202
  

  One of Texas’ most visited historic sites, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.

• Oswald Rooming House Museum

  1026 N. Beckley
  

  Oswald didn't stay here long, but this house at 1026 N. Beckley figures prominently in the events of 11.22.63. Using the alias O.H. Lee, Oswald was renting a room in the back of this house at the time of the assassination. Just five weeks earlier, he had returned from a Quixotic bus trip to Mexico City where he dropped in on Soviet and Cuban consulates and demanded (apparently without success) entry to Cuba to assist the revolution.
  Exclusive Access to the Oswald Rooming House Museum is included in your tour

• Site Of Officer J. D. Tippit's Assassination

  East 10th Street and South Patton Avenue, Dallas, Texas
• Texas Theatre

  231 W. Jefferson Boulevard
  

  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.

• Bishop Arts District / Oswald Mural

  Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX 75208
  

  On our way to Bishop Arts we will explore the events that took place after Oswald emerged from the Texas Theatre in handcuffs, with a shiner and claiming police abuse. We will examine Oswald ultimate murder, debate Jack Ruby role in the story, and touch on a few of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the president's assassination.

• Neely House

  214 W. Neely St
  

  It was here in the backyard eight months before the assassination where Oswald persuaded Marina to snap three photos of him posing proudly – dressed in black, rifle in one hand, communist articles in the other, and a holstered handgun on his side.

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