For a little Hollywood mixed in with a Washington DC tour, On Location Tours DC takes guests past national monuments as well as film locations for movies and television shows. This three-hour tour focuses on sights such as the Capitol, where scenes from Independence Day were shot, The Reflection Pool, which was featured in Forrest Gump, and the Lincoln Memorial, appeared in Armageddon and A Few Good Men. Horror movies buffs should pay special attention to the Holy Trinity church where parts of the classic movie The Exorcist was filmed.
Other locations on the tour include the National Archives, the Memorial Bridge, Key Bridge, the White House, and the Ford Theater. Guests will learn of their historical significance, and their place in pop culture history as well. Private group tours are also available.
On Location Tours DC
1090 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC
212-683-2027
screentours.com
Capitol Entertainment Services Inc. offers the Washington DC Sightseeing Tour. Guests aboard their air conditioned, fully enclosed buses tour past the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean Memorial, US Capitol and the Supreme Court. Other sights along the way include The Library of Congress, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument and the Holocaust Museum, and drivers stop at some of the locations to allow guests to depart the bus for photo opportunities.
The African American Heritage Tour of Washington DC is another option in which guests visit the the Emancipation Statue, the Library of Congress, the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his historical "I Have A Dream" speech. Capitol Entertainment also offers educational field trips and group tours.
Capitol Entertainment Services Inc
3629 18th St NE
Washington, DC 20001
202-626-9203
washington-dc-tours.com
All Star DC Tours takes visitors across the nation's capital in their minibuses and also offers hotel pick-up service. In their Washington DC City Tour, guests visit Capitol Hill, the Curseen Post Office Building, Georgetown, the Watergate Hotel, China Town, the Lincoln Theater and the Library of Congress. Another tour, the National Mall and Memorial Park Tour, visits the White House, Columbus Statue, U.S. Federal Court, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial and Union Station.
Customized tours are also available through All Star DC Tours. Guests can choose to visit locations such as the National Zoo, the International Spy Museum, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, and the Smithsonian Institution. Group rates are also available.
All Star DC Tours
Constitution Ave NW & 17th St SW
Washington, DC 20006
1-800-423-0823
allstardctours.com
