Tour Details
Duration
3 hours
Product Type
Tour
Venues
- Washington Monument
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
Photos & Highlights
- Learn about how America's capital city memorializes critical moments and characters throughout history
- A local historian leads your Private Tour of the National Mall
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Tour Description
Embark on a 3-hour odyssey through the heart of Washington, DC, the iconic National Mall. Led by a local historian, uncover the Mall's fascinating fabric, from its perfectly designed quadrant streets to George Washington and Pierre Charles L'Enfant's creative design.
Explore the evolution of landmarks like the White House and the Capitol Building, witnessing the seamless marriage of eighteenth-century majesty with twenty-first-century energy.
This epic journey goes beyond the familiar, venturing to lesser-explored memorials like FDR, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Vietnam War.
Discover the National Mall's 300-acre canvas, where history unfolds against a backdrop of festivals, demonstrations, and entertainment.
Join the conversation about America's ongoing challenges and ideologies, as this tour unveils the enduring symbolism and cultural resonance of this monumental landscape.
Want to visit America’s Front Yard with kids? Consider our National Mall Tour for Kids, designed especially for younger learners.
- You want to connect to a deeper level of history to frame the rest of your trip
- You’re hoping to discover the city through the eyes of a local expert
- You're a history lover wanting to follow in the footsteps of famous historical figures
National Mall - The National Mall and Memorial Parks preserve more than one thousand acres of federal parkland in Washington, DC.
General Information
- The tour starts outside the Botanical Garden, then visits the main sites along the National Mall and ends at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial.
- Time spent and the actual venues visited can vary per guide and depending on the client's interest and pace.
Tickets
- This tour will only cover external visits to the monuments, so no entrance fees are included.
Resources
- If you're keen to expand your knowledge about the National Mall before your tour, explore our online lectures and audio guides.
Accessibility
- This is a very walking-intensive tour, but covers almost entirely flat terrain, and all the major monuments and memorials of the National Mall are wheelchair accessible.
For more information about Context Tours, please visit our FAQs.
Does this tour go inside the Lincoln Memorial?
No, it doesn't usually go inside the Lincoln Memorial because the site is so crowded. Instead, we recommend visiting at night since there's often no one there.
Does this tour include the museums of the National Mall?
No, this tour doesn’t include the museums; however, for clients interested in art, we do have a focused tour of the National Gallery of Art.
Where You'll Start
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58 Reviews
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Jackie was absolutely wonderful.......so knowledgeable and really talked on Sara's level (who is 11 years old). My husband and I also learned so much! She was so passionate about the information she gave us...
Cathy
Reviewed on:
Nov 15, 2012
She spoke and walked at a good pace. Knowledgable about many topics. Professional,yet warm and friendly.
Laura
Reviewed on:
Oct 17, 2012
I can't thank Jacqueline enough for the walk. I assume she must have agreed to proceed despite the fact that I was the only participant. She imparted her knowledge in a manner that was entertaining as well as informative. The organization of the tour was very efficient to cover the length of the Mall and well designed to cover both past and present. I am so glad I was able to take the walk.
Now, if only you could do something about the weather!
Laurel
Reviewed on:
Jul 23, 2012
