Private JFK Bus Tour with Oswald Rooming House

Overview

This unique live narrated bus tour (small group, climate controlled) will take you on an unforgettable journey back in time to 1963 to see the places and re-live the events of the assassination of President Kennedy.

You will visit the grounds of Dealey Plaza and the famous 6th 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 Nov. 22 and beyond will fascinate and captivate you, providing new insight into this tragic, human drama. Tour includes exclusive access to Oswald's Rooming House.

This is a private tour, just you and your group. All our tours are led by certified expert local guides.

City: Dallas

Fri 27 Jun

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Starting at $850.00

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Fri 27 Jun

Starting at $850.00

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What's Included

Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points

Air-conditioned vehicle

Live commentary on board

Professional historian / tour-guide

Local taxes

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.

What To Expect

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

See the Philip Johnson designed Memorial for JFK

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (145)

95brenda

Apr 2022

Our tour guide, Scott, was very knowledgeable and presented an unbiased review of facts that led to the sad assassination of JFK. The tour took us to the grassy knoll, Oswald's boarding, and the theater where Oswald was arrested. I would highly recommend this tour. It was a highlight of our trip to Dallas.

JanetM312

Mar 2022

I highly recommend this tour. My husband is the JFK Assassination junky but I found the tour as presented by our excellent guide, Kevin, very informative and entertaining. In presenting facts, myths, and conjecture, Kevin encouraged us to form our own opinions about "what really happened".

Jason60097

Mar 2022

Took the JFK bus Tour with Kevin in early March. Had the added benefit of Kevin training a new guide, who was doing the driving, so Kevin was able to give us his undivided attention. Tour was thorough and entertaining. We made stops at the assassination site, where we got out of the van and toured the area for a good 20 minutes - including the grassy knoll, X marks on the street, zapruder film location. They also took us to the Oswald murder site, where Ruby shot Oswald. Then they took us to the Bishop Arts area, and we made stops at the House Oswald and his wife lived together, which was the site of the famous "Rifle photo". Then they took us inside the boarding room Oswald lived in for about 6 weeks up to the assassination. It was remarkable seeing the house largely intact to the way it looked in 63. We were then shown site where Oswald killed Officer Tippitt, and subsequently the shoe store he ducked into "is now a quinceanera store" and finally the Texas theatre where he was ultimately arrested. I thought the tour visited all the critical sites with the history of the assassination, and the time spent at each location was appropriate. Kevin was also kind enough to give his own beliefs into the many different conspiracy theories. As someone who already knew quite a bit about the story, I felt I still learned quite a bit, and thought it was a good investment of time and money. ** Tour ended around Noon - we had purchased our 6th floor museum tickets for 2:30pm, so there was ample time after the tour to have lunch before heading over to the 6th floor museum.