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Audio tourHistoric Congressional Cemetery: The Dead Tell the Best Stories

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    The fun of Congressional Cemetery isn't the dead congressmen. The people buried here include D.C. scallywags, civil rights heroes, and at least one man killed by a tiger. As they say: "You don’t have to be famous to be buried here -- just dead." You might find a festival, a foot race or an outdoor movie underway, and certainly dogs at play. Your guide is a public radio reporter and a dues-paying member of the cemetery's innovative dog-walking club. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk daily. (Dogs admitted by membership only. If you hate dogs, come on Saturdays 11-3pm, when even member dogs aren't allowed.)

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  3. 1 Welcome: Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse
  4. 2 The Accordion, and other quirks
  5. 3 The Congressional Cenotaphs
  6. 4 Chester Ashley & More Quirk
  7. 5 John Philip Sousa - The March King
  8. 6 The Arsenal Fire
  9. 7 Beau (R.S.) Hickman: A Master Moocher
  10. 8 Mathew Brady: A sad end for the famous Civil War photographer
  11. 9 Dr. Wm. Thornton Tells All
  12. 10 J. Edgar Hoover
  13. 11 L. Matlovich, gay veteran & pioneer

  1. Audio tour Summary

    The fun of Congressional Cemetery isn't the dead congressmen. The people buried here include D.C. scallywags, civil rights heroes, and at least one man killed by a tiger. As they say: "You don’t have to be famous to be buried here -- just dead." You might find a festival, a foot race or an outdoor movie underway, and certainly dogs at play. Your guide is a public radio reporter and a dues-paying member of the cemetery's innovative dog-walking club. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk daily. (Dogs admitted by membership only. If you hate dogs, come on Saturdays 11-3pm, when even member dogs aren't allowed.)

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  • Felicia Eaves

    4 out of 5 rating 07-26-2018

    It was great for the most part. I did have some trouble finding a couple of the sites, and it would have been nice to have brought in more diversity into the mix. Most were white men, except for the women who died in the Arsenal fire.

  • Ingrid

    5 out of 5 rating 06-04-2018

    Our good friend Robyn and Evan highly recommended this tour, and we took our parents and loved it! I'm taking another friend again today. Thanks so much for taking the time to create this, I think it's one of the best hidden gems in DC!

  • Fred B

    5 out of 5 rating 05-03-2018

    So Liz, when is your next audio tour? It was fun and engaging. Thanks for taking the time to make this happen

  • Tabs

    5 out of 5 rating 09-12-2017

    A really engaging walk in a place I knew nothing about

  • AJ

    5 out of 5 rating 05-19-2017

    Surprising and engaging stories; love it!

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