Best of Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by TravelStorysGPS

• Location: DC
• Travel Type: Walking
• Tour Duration: 1.5 hour
• Language:

About This Tour
In this tour, you’ll become part of D.C.’s thrilling story, tracing a people’s ongoing search for liberty through its cherished past, thriving present, and ever-hopeful future, as you traverse one of the most famous cityscapes in the world: the National Mall. Washington is home to all three branches of the federal government, as well as acres of parks and pathways, moving monuments to the struggle for freedom, and the largest educational and research complex on Earth: The Smithsonian Institution.

As you stroll across the beautiful expanse of the National Mall—“America’s Front Yard”—and its surroundings, you will:
●     Learn how this resilient city survived the British attack during the War of 1812
●     See the Wright brothers’ original plane and the Apollo 11 “Columbia” command module
●     Discover the significant roles that enslaved African Americans played in building the city
●     Enjoy the works of great artists, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Leo Villareal
●     Visit Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Diplodocus, and the great woolly mammoth
●     Hear entertaining stories about infamous White House parties
●     Bear witness to the country’s most solemn moments in history
 
Tour Highlights Include the:
●     Capitol Building
●     Japanese Lantern at the Tidal Basin
●     Lincoln Memorial
●     Museum of African American History
●     Museum of American History
●     Museum of Natural History
●     National Air & Space Museum
●     National Gallery of Art
●     Supreme Court
●     Vietnam Veterans Memorial
●     Korean War Veterans Memorial
●     Washington Monument
●     World War II Memorial
 
Tour Sponsor
This tour is brought to you by TravelStorysGPS, a mission-driven company dedicated to connecting people to places.

Find More Tours Near You
If you are interested in more audio tours in the Washington, D.C., region, check out Historic Baltimore, Historic Annapolis, and So Very Virginia. (You can listen to most TravelStorys tours both on-site and remotely!) To find more tours wherever your travels take you, visit TravelStorys.com. Every place has a story.