Join us on Saturday April 11, 2026 for the return of our popular guided walking tour of the historic route that John Wilkes Booth and David Herold used to enter the Zekiah Swamp! The tour uses primary source accounts to retrace the footsteps of Booth and Herold as they prepared to exit the Mudd property on the night of April 15th and examines many of the controversies surrounding those events. The tour also details the events that occurred on the farm in the days that followed, as well the Federal manhunt for Lincoln’s killers. The tour DOES NOT leave the Mudd property.
This unique guided walking tour takes you to places rarely visited on the Mudd farm, including the banks of the Zekiah Swamp. The walk will last approximately 2.5 hours in length and covers approximately 1 mile of rolling (there are several hills to negotiate) countryside. Proper hiking footwear and attire is recommended, as well as bringing a supply of water. Some visitors find portable lawn chairs or stools helpful.
The walking tour is designed as an add-on to the main house tour. This walking tour begins where the house tour ends. It is recommended, but not required, that visitors take the house tour prior to have a background regarding the information that will be covered in the walking tour. The house tour can last over 1 hour in length, so please plan accordingly. THERE WILL NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE HOUSE TOUR FOLLOWING THE WALKING TOUR!!!
The walking tour is an additional cost to the house tour. The walking tour by itself is $15. If you wish to do both a house tour and walking tour the price is $20.
You must pay prior to the beginning of the tour.
The tour begins in the front yard of the house at 1 pm, please be prompt.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum 