Ford's Theatre - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Ford's Theatre is the site where President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth on the evening of April 14, 1865; Lincoln died the next morning at the Petersen House across the street. The theatre has been restored and operates as a working historic theatre and national historic site, with the presidential box preserved for public viewing. The site includes the Ford's Theatre Museum, which documents the assassination, Lincoln's death, and Booth's escape.