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Public small group walking tours are offered from March through November. Private tours are available year-round, and scheduled at your convenience! Our tour calendar is currently up to date through Spring 2025. Please use the calendar or get in touch to schedule your tour.
We aim to provide a personal and safe experience, so public tours are limited to 20 people or less. Private small group tours (1-12 people) can be booked via our calendar at 10am, 2pm, or 7pm. If you’d prefer a different tour time, have a larger group, or would like a custom, driving, or virtual tour, please get in touch!
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
Explore the political core of Washington DC—from the first plans for a new Federal City, to the tumultuous construction of the U.S. Capitol, the rise of the resplendent Beaux Arts Library of Congress and imposing Supreme Court, and into the present day. Controversy, chaos, and red tape abound!
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
Explore the President’s front yard and walk the inaugural route! Pennsylvania Avenue has hosted inaugurations, protests, and parades for 200 years. But the White House neighborhood is forever fraught with conflict and intrigue. Learn how downtown DC went from Murder Bay to America’s Main Street.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
From the trading grounds of the Nacotchtank, to a Whites-only suburb called “Uniontown,” to a mostly Black community, Anacostia has seen dramatic change and stark contrast. Its architecture tells the story of this ever-shifting place.
Duration: 2.5 Hours, 2.5 miles
Visit the Kennedy Graves, go inside Arlington Mansion, witness a Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and learn stories and secrets within this hallowed ground. This tour is offered publicly on Memorial and Veterans Day. Please reserve a private tour outside of those times.
Duration: 1.5 Hours, 1 Mile
Explore famous and little-known landmarks, hear the history of our cherry trees, visit hidden gems along the Tidal Basin, and enjoy the best of the blossoms!
This tour is offered during bloom time, but the Basin is beautiful all year! Please get in touch to arrange an off-season tour.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
Dubbed “The Queen of the Washington Suburbs,” Cleveland Park boasts the most cherry trees in all of DC.
Join a seasonal tour to explore Cathedral grounds, stroll picturesque tree lined streets, learn about a Presidential retreat, and experience the bloom like a local!
Duration: 1.5 Hours, 1 Mile
Join a walking tour along the U Street Corridor, once known as Washington’s “Black Broadway,” to explore the civic and cultural heart of the District’s Black community through the last century.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
Learn how the Smithsonian Institution has shaped the fabric of the National Mall since 1847. Hear about the style, design, controversy, construction, and fascinating backstory behind the grand buildings, secret gardens, and both beloved and reviled designs along the National Mall.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1 Mile
Dubbed “The Queen of the Washington Suburbs,”, Cleveland Park is one of the city’s most beautiful and architecturally eclectic areas. Visit the National Cathedral grounds, stroll picturesque streets, visit the oldest home in DC, and see the city like a local!
Duration: 3 Hours, 4 Miles
Established in 1890, Rock Creek Park was the third National Park in the country, and the first in a major city. More than 2,000 acres was set aside as a refuge for wildlife and an escape for locals, winding its way through Northwest Washington DC. Beyond natural beauty, Rock Creek contains historic structures, memorials, ruins, and other remnants of the past.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1.5 Miles
Home to ambassadors and politicians, revolutionaries and civil rights leaders, venture into some of DC’s most diverse areas in this off-the-beaten-path tour of Northwest Washington.
Duration: 2 Hours, 1.5 Miles
Learn the little-known history of Washington’s most well-known national landmarks. See the towering Washington Monument, visit the sobering Vietnam Wall, the awe-inspiring Lincoln Memorial, and explore the secrets of the National Mall.
Duration: 2.5 Hours, 2 Miles
Home to palatial houses, elegant cemeteries, stately churches, and a world class University, explore the highlights and secrets of Washington’s most exclusive neighborhood! Learn about the dramatic rags to riches transformation of this now idyllic enclave of Washington DC.