Follow the escape route of the infamous assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, to where a lush green farm field is cleared to make today’s scenic view of the pathway, seemingly, a picture of the past. This is where the world was led, to a small and quaint farmhouse of the physician, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth. Visit the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House and encounter story tellers that weave the tale of an actor so skilled in his craft that by the simple act of “knocking on a door” would lead a dear local citizen’s name to be forever linked in the history of the United States of America.

Continue following the route John Wilkes Booth took on his failed attempt to escape, to the James E. Richmond Science Center, where you can view a short film on his route and eventual capture.  Then continue on to Rich Hill and the shores of the Potomac River, where you can grab lunch or dinner at Capt. Billy's because all the adventures will surely make you hungry.