City Sightseeing Tours in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., is full of history and interesting sights. When planning a visit to Washington, it might be hard to decide what to see to make the most of your time there. A number of tours are available that give visitors a look at the attractions available in Washington.
  1. Old Town Trolley Tours

    • Old Town Trolley Tours take visitors past well-known sights throughout Washington, D.C. The trolley runs daily, with pickups every half hour, starting at 9 a.m. Trolley tours are not available on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. The trolley tour is fully narrated by tour guides, and includes 100 points of interest in Washington and surrounding areas. The trolley passes sights such as The White House, Lincoln Memorial Complex, Washington Monument, Smithsonian museums, National Archives, National Zoo, Ford's Theater and the Library of Congress. Guests are able to hop on and off the trolley throughout the tour to explore attractions further.

    DC Duck Tours

    • DC Duck tours take place on board a restored World War II amphibious vehicle called a Duck. Board the Duck at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, travel across the National Mall and into the Potomac River, all in the same vehicle. This narrated tour allows visitors to see Washington from a unique vantage point on the river. Rejoin land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Duck tour lasts 90 minutes and runs hourly starting at 10 a.m. from March 15 to Oct. 31.

    Monuments By Moonlight

    • The numerous monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., are impressive during the day and spectacular at night. See Washington in a different light and learn about the city's histories and mysteries aboard the Old Town Trolley's Monuments By Moonlight tour. The two-hour tour begins at 7:30 nightly except for July 4, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The tour stops at memorials and monuments throughout Washington including the FDR Memorial, Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.

    Segway Day Tours

    • See the sights of Washington, D.C., while riding on a Segway through the city streets. The three-hour guided day tour visits sights such as The White House, the Smithsonian Castle, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the National Archives, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Ford's Theater. Segway tours operate daily except for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

    Additional Washington, D.C., Sightseeing Tours

    • Additional sightseeing tours available in Washington, D.C., include bike tours and walking tours. Bike tours of the monuments, the Capital district and night bike tours of the city are available. Lincoln enthusiasts can take a one mile Lincoln Assassination walking tour that starts at the Andrew Jackson Statue, continues down Pennsylvania Avenue and ends at Ford's Theater. A walking tour of Georgetown Ghosts is also available. For television and movie buffs, a three-hour bus tour takes guests to 30 locations throughout Washington that have been used as settings in 50 movies and television shows.

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