We reserved tickets in advance, but it did look like they reserved a certain number of tickets for same-day entry. Especially if you are interested in Lincoln and the Civil War, seeing Ford's Theater in person was interesting. They have a small museum where you get to look around before your entry into the theater itself. Once in the theater,... More

The museum is OK but a real let-down after the Spy Museum and the Newseum which were also on our list. Our tickets put us in the museum for 45 minutes (much too long) and in the theater for 30 minutes (also too long given a dispirited performance. It's hard to know which ticket and which event to buy --... More

We had printed our tickets at home. This saved time and standing in another line. Employees were friendly and helpful. The ranger talk and the audio tour were a great addition to the museum. The only negatives were crowds and some of displays were not lighted really well for my old eyes.

We paid the convenience fee for advance tickets and it was worth it. We also got the audio tour. We made it only 1/2 way through the museum and audio tour before the ranger talk in the auditorium. But they made sure we got back in after the talk to finish. The museum was well done and I thought it... More

We have gone to a performance there and it was wonderful. The downstairs museum is beautifully done. They time the entries so it's not overly crowded in there at all. Highly recommend it! One of my favorites in DC!

Fords theatre. Be sure you know you must get tickets ahead of time and line up for your time. You may have to get them a day ahead. This takes a long time 30 min lining up, 2 hrs or so in there and then you may want to go in the house Linclon died in. Very very long. Basement... More

Ford's Theatre is interesting. The presentation was very informative. I learned a lot about the assassination that I didn't know before. After the tour head across the street to the house where he died. You will see the room and bed. The best part of the whole experience is walking through the museum. There is a whole floor dedicated to... More

It is a great (and free) tour; however, go there first thing in the morning to get tickets. We got there about 30 minutes after they were open and the first few tours were already sold out. We ended up just getting a tour for later in the afternoon, but the tours do "sell out" quickly. It was well worth... More

This was part of shepherding a high school group visit to DC. We toured and saw a play-Hello Dolly. The play was excellent. The theater was comfortable. The setting was historic. Perfect. Best was the kids experiencing history by sitting in a place they read about in history class.