Anyone who would review this attraction higher than a 1 must have visited somewhere else by accident.
One of the few attractions in DC that you have to PAY to see, Ford's Theatre is nothing short of a total waste of time and energy. The theatre itself is a REPRODUCTION. Let me repeat that. Ford's Theatre is a reproduction of the ...
Well I was disappointed in Ford's Theatre because it was closed!! It was advertised as always being open and a gift shop inside. But no it was no open the whole time I was there. BUT Across the street was the home where Lincoln died. Now that was open and was interesting. All I can say is the people of that time must have been small. Because ...
There is so much history involved inside the theatre. It is well preserved and a great place to go. I ususally go two or three times every time I am there.
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bamb,wow,great place
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/24/07
awsommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm dude like totally dude frat place it is very large and the exibits are wonderful and it is very large but the tickets are at a good price and is a great place to visit
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Fabulous
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/28/07
The background of the assasination is located in the basement of the theater. Very well done, very interesting. Highly recommended. Don't forget to go across the street to see the Peterson house, where Lincoln actually died.
I went to Ford's Theatre to see Scott Bakula perform in the musical theatre play "Shenandoah." The theatre itself is full of history. Its been refurbished and glows with life, but you can't help but look up to the box seats on the right side and wonder what it must have been like the night that President Lincoln was shot. Its a small theatre, but big enough to hold the hearts of all Americans.
The inside of Fords Theatre was a very unique experience. It was nothing like I imagined. I was thinking of a big theatre that could hold alot of people, but it is a very small quaint theatre. President Lincoln's box was just a few feet above the stage and not very far from the seats of the others attending the play that night. They have done a ...
The theater itself, a historic place, wasn't much on historical interpretation. The Park Service was herding people down one aisle and out the next, and we were reminded not to pause, keep moving, etc.
The visitor center in the basement has a lot of good displays to add to what you just get a glimpse of in the theater.
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Well worth Seeing
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/21/06
This is an awesome place to visit and i would highly recommedn making this one of the spots to visit. This was my 3rd visist and i got somethignout of it each time. The two previous times (both many years ago)I was able to walk right up and view into the opera boc where Lincoln was shot. It gave you the same view Booth would have had. I was ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/24/06
It gave me shivers dwn my spine walking in here. Just knowing that Lincoln was killed there, though that was part of the thrill of just being there!!!!