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Book Your Insider's Look at the Design of the District
Group walking tours run Friday–Monday from mid-February through November. Private tours are available year-round and scheduled at your convenience. Our calendar is open through 2026, with additional dates added regularly. Please use the calendar below or get in touch to schedule your tour.
Group tours are limited to 20 guests and typically average around 12 participants. Private tours (1–12 people) can be booked via the calendar at 10am, 2pm, or 7pm. For other start times, larger groups, or custom, driving, boat, bike, or virtual tours, please get in touch!
Explore the architectural heart of Capitol Hill, where grand designs, political ambition, and urban planning shaped the core of American power. This guided walking tour uncovers the stories, symbolism, and vision behind Union Station, the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and United States Capitol Building.
Discover the highlights and hidden corners of Washington’s most exclusive neighborhood—where palatial homes, grand churches, and a world-class university tell stories of status and style. Trace Georgetown’s dramatic transformation from gritty port town to one of the most picturesque and prestigious enclaves in the capital.
Venture east of the Anacostia River to explore a neighborhood shaped by dramatic change, vibrant culture, and architectural variety. From quirky landmarks and hidden stories to historic rowhouses and Frederick Douglass’s Cedar Hill, uncover the unexpected side of DC.
Explore the National Mall like never before, uncovering the architectural vision, historical drama, and hidden details behind America’s most iconic monuments. From sweeping vistas to intimate stories carved in stone, this tour offers a fresh perspective on the heart of the nation’s capital.
Discover the U Street Corridor, once the vibrant heart of Washington’s Black community, where music, culture, and architecture thrived amid segregation. This walking tour uncovers legendary venues, historic rowhouses, fascinating character, and community stories of DC’s “Black Broadway.”
Discover the hidden history of Rock Creek Park, a 1,700-acre forest winding through the heart of Washington, DC. From Indigenous homelands to 19th-century mills, Olmsted-designed “parkitecture”, and forgotten ruins, this tour uncovers the surprising stories that shaped America’s first urban National Park.
Explore two of DC’s most contrasting adjacent neighborhoods, from the stately elegance of 16th Street to the vibrant cultural crossroads of Adams Morgan. This walking tour uncovers hidden parks, unusual monuments, historic mansions, and the stories of the people and communities that shaped these dynamic streets.
From the gardens and Gothic spires of the National Cathedral to the turreted Victorians and modernist gems of Cleveland Park, this tour reveals a neighborhood rich in history and design. Discover how streetcars, summer estates, and a carefully crafted identity shaped one of Washington’s most picturesque enclaves.
Stroll the east side of the National Mall, from the Smithsonian Castle to the Capitol, where architecture—not artifacts—tells the story of America’s most celebrated museums. Uncover how design, symbolism, and controversy have shaped America’s most-visited museums as the “Nation’s Attic.”
Explore Southwest DC, where 250 years of architectural evolution—from colonial rowhouses and mid-century modern apartments to sleek new waterfront development—tell the story of “The Island.” This walking tour uncovers the dramatic transformations, design innovations, and the surprising stories of DC’s smallest quadrant.
Explore Arlington National Cemetery as never before—where sweeping vistas, meticulously planned landscapes, and symbolic monuments tell the story of America’s military history. From Arlington House to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, discover how architecture and design shape this sacred space and honor generations of heroes.
Walk America’s Main Street and explore the White House neighborhood, tracing Pennsylvania Avenue’s transformation from notorious Murder Bay to a ceremonial boulevard. Along the way, discover historic landmarks, evocative architecture, and the hidden stories that reveal the power, politics, and design shaping the nation’s capital.
Duration: 50 minutes
Get a whole new perspective on the design of the District with a live narrated cruise along the Potomac River.