JFK Trolley Tour Dallas: Dealey Plaza & Motorcade Route

Follow the motorcade route and the four days that changed history

The John F. Kennedy Trolley Tour is a guided historical tour through Dallas that retraces the presidential motorcade route through Dealey Plaza, visits the Sixth Floor Museum at the Texas School Book Depository, and follows the timeline of events surrounding the assassination on November 22, 1963. The tour covers all four days of that period, including sites like Oswald's rooming house, the Texas Theatre where he was arrested, the Officer JD Tippet murder scene, and the old city jail. A live English-speaking guide leads the tour aboard an air-conditioned trolley. Children are welcome from age 3.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Dealey Plaza15m · entry included
2. John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza10m · entry included
3. Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza10m

Explore JFK assassination sites in Dallas

• Visit Dealey Plaza assassination site
• Travel down president's motorcade route
• See John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
• View Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
• See Lee Harvey Oswald's rooming house
• Visit Texas Theatre arrest site
• Explore Grassy Knoll and picket fence

The experience

The trolley departs and heads straight into Dealey Plaza, the site of President Kennedy's assassination. You travel down the actual motorcade route, passing the grassy knoll and the picket fence, then move to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza. The Sixth Floor Museum at the Texas School Book Depository (the old Texas School Book Depository building where Lee Harvey Oswald fired from the corner sixth-floor window) is a key stop where the physical space and the historical record meet.

From downtown, the trolley leaves the plaza and follows the timeline of Lee Harvey Oswald's movements. You see the rooming house where Oswald picked up his pistol on the morning of November 22, 1963, the Texas Theatre where Dallas police arrested him, and the Officer JD Tippet murder scene. The route also passes Jack Ruby's dance club and the old county jail, connecting the assassination itself to the events that unfolded in the hours and days after. The tour covers all four days surrounding the assassination, so the stops build a sequence rather than a single moment frozen in time.

The entire tour runs about an hour on an air-conditioned trolley with a live guide speaking English. Infants can ride on an adult's lap, and children from age 3 are welcome. Service animals are permitted, and public transportation options are nearby if you need them before or after.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned trolley.
• live English-speaking guide.
• access to Dealey Plaza, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, and the Sixth Floor Museum at the Texas School Book Depository.
• stops at Oswald's rooming house, the Texas Theatre, the Officer JD Tippet murder scene, Jack Ruby's dance club, and the old county jail.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and SundayDepartures at 10:30, 12:00, 13:30 and 15:00

AgesAdult (11 to 59 years) · Senior (60 and older) · Child (3 to 10 years) · Under 3: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “Trolley is on Houston St in Dealey Plaza”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Big D Fun Tours

Is this one for you?The fixed route and live guide mean you follow the motorcade path and Oswald's timeline without building the itinerary yourself. The trolley holds the sequence together and the guide provides the historical context at each stop.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 10 years). Under 3: they can't be included in the booking.

What exactly is the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza?

The Sixth Floor Museum occupies the old Texas School Book Depository building, the structure from which Lee Harvey Oswald fired on the motorcade. The museum is a stop on the tour where you can see the corner sixth-floor window and the physical space itself.

Does the tour actually drive down the motorcade route?

Yes. The trolley travels down the president's motorcade route through Dallas streets and passes through Dealey Plaza, following the path the presidential car took on November 22, 1963.

What happens after Dealey Plaza on this tour?

After downtown and the plaza, the trolley leaves the city center and follows Lee Harvey Oswald's timeline: his rooming house, the Texas Theatre where he was arrested, the Officer JD Tippet murder scene, Jack Ruby's dance club, and the old county jail. The tour covers all four days surrounding the assassination, not just the single day.

Is there a guide on the trolley, and what language does the guide speak?

A live guide leads the tour and speaks English throughout, providing historical context at each stop along the route.