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Maximize your limited vacation time with a comprehensive 3-hour sightseeing tour to Washington DC’s top monuments. Comfortable transportation by bus allows you to visit a long list of attractions without getting worn out or overexposing yourself to unpleasant elements. Take photos at the Lincoln Memorial, White House, World War II Memorial, and more. Along the way, learn about the eventful history of the nation's capital.

Get a taste of Washington DC's historic U Street neighborhood on this guided culinary walking tour. Discover the history and culture of these streets, formerly known as ‘Black Broadway,’ while stopping at multiple local restaurants to sample the foods that make these neighborhoods unique. A portion of every ticket price goes to feed district residents in need.

Combine US history with a pub crawl through DC’s most iconic bars on this small-group historic tour. Learn the history your teachers left out as you listen to stories that helped shape the nation’s capital. Choose from two tour options: the Happy Hour option, which includes drinks, and the Dry Run ticket, which does not include pre-purchased drinks.

Discover many of Washington DC’s most significant African-American historical and cultural landmarks on this small-group, half-day driving tour. Meet your guide in the morning at the US Navy Memorial Plaza, hop aboard your vehicle, and set off: you’ll pass highlights ranging from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. At tour’s end, head to the National Museum of African American History and Culture to explore independently.

Explore some of Washington DC’s grandest streets on a 2-hour, small-group walking tour of Dupont Circle and Embassy Row with a local guide. Hear stories about capital city scandals and history as you follow a 2-mile route past Gilded Age mansions, extravagant homes, embassies, and architectural landmarks.

With elegant mansions, churches, and a world class university, Georgetown is one of DC’s most fashionable neighborhoods. Get your bearings and explore Georgetown architecture on a 2-hour, small-group walking tour with a local guide, who will share Georgetown stories as you visit historic highlights and campus landmarks.

If you've already explored Washington D.C.'s best-known landmarks, discover another side to the capital on this after-dark tour. Learn more about the history of Washington D.C. through its hauntings and ghost stories as you visit such places as America's most haunted office building while your guide recounts colorful stories of the city's dark past.

Visit two of Washington DC’s most popular museums—and enjoy a personalized, stress-free way to explore—with this two-in-one tour of the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Pick between private and small-group tour options, and meet your guide right outside. Start with the National Portrait Gallery, where you’ll see presidential portraits, early photographs, and more, before heading next door to discover American masterpieces from the past to the present day.

Enjoy a new perspective on the nation’s capital—and see the sights without worrying about crowds—on this private driving tour. Meet your guide at your Washington DC accommodation, hop aboard a spacious SUV, and set off after nightfall. You can customize your schedule to see only the landmarks that interest you most, from the White House and US Capitol to Lincoln Memorial and beyond—and can admire them all lit up after dark.

Discover a new perspective on Washington DC's best-known sights—and enjoy a comfortable way to travel, without the crowds and hassle—on this nighttime open-top bus tour. Prepare to see many of the city's key monuments and memorials lit up after dark, from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial. As you go, the on-board narration will illuminate the city's rich history.

Visit Arlington National Cemetery on this in-depth walking tour. Witness the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, see the eternal Flame at John F. Kennedy's grave, and visit other key landmarks in the cemetery as you pay tribute to all who are commemorated there. As you go, learn about the 150-year history of the landmark, and hear lesser-known stories and facts from your guide.

Enjoy an offbeat experience—and discover a new side of the nation's capital—on an evening ghost tour of Washington DC. Follow your animated guide to the Dolley Madison House, Lafayette Square, and a range of other historical locations. At each stop, learn the spooky stories behind the city’s alleged hauntings and ghost sightings. The tour is also a great opportunity to see the nation’s capital illuminated at night.

Combine your visit to two of the most important sights in Washington and discover the fascinating history of the birth of the US on this tour of the National Archives and US Capitol. Instead of worrying about securing tickets and time slots, get pre-reserved entry to both sites and see some of the most important documents in existence alongside an expert guide bringing the documents, places, and iconic buildings before you to life.

Join us for a Guided 2-Hour Walk through Arlington National Cemetery. Your expert guide will walk you past historic sites such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where you will witness the Changing of the Guards, John F Kennedy gravesite with eternal flame, and the residences of Robert E Lee. Take in 150 years of history with your tour through this popular national landmark.

Follow the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 on this Washington DC walking tour. With a guide, make stops at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square Park, and Ford's Theatre, where the president was shot. Along the way, look at historical photos and listen to anecdotes of mystery and betrayal.

Take one giant leap into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, on a 2 hour small group tour that covers the early history of flight, and the modern-day life of an astronaut. This group is limited to 8 people, and explores a collection that includes everything from space suits, to moon rocks, and a model of the International Space Station.

Have only a short stay in Washington DC planned? See the major highlights of the capital all in one morning—this 3-Hour Morning Monuments Bus Tour makes exploring the city easy. Board your bus near the National Archives building, and get ready to discover dozens of sights. Make a stop at 8+ top-tier landmarks like the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and more—and learn the stories behind the sights from your guide’s commentary. Upgrade options available at checkout to include self-guided entry tickets to either the Washington Monument, National Air & Space Museum, or African American Museum. You may also opt to upgrade to include a guided walk inside the US Capitol and Library of Congress following your morning monuments bus tour.

Start this 90-Minute Guided Walking Tour of Arlington National Cemetery by meeting your guide outside the Arlington National Cemetery Metro station by 7:45am. You and your group will receive an overview of the history of Arlington National Cemetery which includes: • Admission to Arlington Cemetery • 90-Minute Guided Walking Tour of Cemetery • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Changing of the Guards • Kennedy family grave site including Edward and Robert Kennedy • See Custis Lee Manor from a distance • Grave of WWII veteran and movie star, Audie Murphy • View the memorials for the Columbia and Challenger disasters • Possibility to visit Arlington Memorial Amphitheater (availability depending on day of the week)

This highlight tour of Capitol Hill brings the political center of Washington DC alive with stories & trivia. Our Capitol Hill & Library of Congress Tours bring you to the top of "the Hill." Jenkins Hill, as it was called, was thought to be an ideal location to build our Congress House. As the government holdings and staff expanded, the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building, the Supreme Court Building, and Congressional office buildings were built here. This tour enters both the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building and when possible the Supreme Court. You will be required to go through security twice. Please be prepared - our tickets are timed and if you are delayed going through security, the group will need to proceed without you. While we have tickets to enter, you will still need to wait in line to go through security. -Guided tour is 2 hours then the Capitol Interior Tour is an additional 50 minutes -Each guest needs a full ticket (regardless of age)

Make the most of your evening in Washington D.C. by combining two after-dark activities in one. This ghost tour and pub crawl is led by a costumed guide who tells you tales of the city's past and it people, from presidents to ghosts, as they lead you through Lafayette Square. You'll stop at two to three haunted pub stops and have a drink at each (at your own expense).

Put down your guidebook and skip the stress of navigating on your own when you book a gourmet food and walking tour through historic Georgetown. Your guide takes you off the beaten path to highly-rated establishments, from a deli loved by locals to an Indian restaurant that’s been around for 20 years. Along the way, see hidden landmarks often missed by visitors, including Julia Child’s former home.

Step back in time to when George Washington was founding the United States when you take this tour of his former home, Mount Vernon, and Old Town Alexandria. See the 18th- and 19th-century buildings of Alexandria, including the Masonic Memorial dedicated to the first president. Then, tour the former estate of George Washington where you can learn about the story of his life and watch historic reenactments.

Explore the famous monuments and war memorials of Washington DC on this guided, 3-hour sightseeing tour. Climb aboard an air-conditioned minivan and enjoy an educational and entertaining narrated history of the US nation’s capital. Travel around and through the plethora of famous war memorials and monuments, featuring the White House, the United States Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial and many other landmark locations.