Join a weekly small group walking tour, book your own private tour, or let us customize a route just for you! Prefer to stay off your feet? We also offer private driving tours.
Our walking tours are about 2 hours, 1-2 miles of walking, and kid friendly! Children under five are welcome free of charge. Check out the tour calendar, or get in touch to arrange your personalized tour.
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 Hours, 1.5 Miles
Gilded Age opulent mansions and grand embassies line the streets of one of Washington’s most fashionable neighborhoods. Hear the stories and scandals that helped shape the Nation behind the doors of the District’s most extravagant homes.
Duration: 2.5 Hours, 2 Miles
Home to palatial mansions, 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.
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, 1.5 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 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: 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
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: 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: 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 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.
