The Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac River with massive concrete arches that carry M Street traffic toward Virginia. In the nineteen ninety film The Exorcist Three, this structure marks the grim site where the body of a…
Exorcist Steps Georgetown
This walking tour takes you through the real Georgetown filming locations of The Exorcist and The Exorcist III, showcasing the historic campus landmarks and the infamous staircase that brought the horror classic to life.
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1. Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge
2. The Exorcist Steps
These seventy-five steep concrete steps descend from the corner of Prospect Street and 36th Street down toward M Street. Built in 1895 by George Killeen, they originally functioned as a necessary pedestrian shortcut and lightwell for the…
3. The Tombs
The Tombs, a below-street tavern with low brick ceilings and dim lighting, sits just steps away from the university campus. Founded in nineteen sixty-two by Georgetown alumnus Richard McCooey, the restaurant earned its name from a mention…
4. Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown is the oldest Roman Catholic community and house of worship in continuous operation in both Georgetown and Washington, District of Columbia. The original building, completed in seventeen…
5. Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library
The Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library is defined by its brutalist exterior, marked by exposed granite chip aggregate and an imposing tower that stands in deliberate contrast to the ornate spires of the adjacent nineteenth-century Healy…
6. Healy Hall
Healy Hall is marked by a massive central clock tower that rises two hundred feet above the campus. Constructed of grey Potomac gneiss and load-bearing brick between eighteen seventy-seven and eighteen seventy-nine, the building was…
7. Dahlgren Chapel
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart is a red brick Gothic Revival building sitting within the Dahlgren Quadrangle at the heart of Georgetown University. Dedicated in eighteen ninety-three, it occupies a position enclosed by the…