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National Mall Walking Tour

DC By Foot is pleased to present the original Free, tip based walking tour of the monuments and memorials of the National Mall in Washington DC!  This highly engaging tour will take you through the heart of the National Mall entertaining you and your family with stories, hidden secrets and historical information.

Washington D.C. has played a pivotal role on every step of America's journey. And on every step of the tour, our expert guides, part professors, part performers, will explain how.    See schedule below.

Sights we cover on the tour

  • Washington Monument
  • US Capitol Building*
  • White House*
  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial*
  • National WW2 Memorial
  • Reflecting Pool
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • and much more

*Sights we cover from a distance  

Current Schedule:

Spring Break Dates (March 17 - April 15 )
 
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Tour* Tuesday 10am and Sunday 2pm Tours will be an All In One 4 hour tour that encompasses our More than Just Monuments tour AND Tidal Basin Tour. Tour begins at same location as National Mall Tour and ends at Jefferson Memorial. Guests can attend only the National Mall Tour portion of the tour if they wish, but we bet it's so good you'll want to keep going!


Spring (April 16-June 10)
 
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Summer (June 11 - August 19)
 
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Tour* Wednesday and Sunday 10am Tours will be an All In One 4 hour tour that encompasses our More than Just Monuments tour AND Tidal Basin Tour. Tour begins at same location as National Mall Tour and ends at Jefferson Memorial. Guests can attend only the National Mall Tour portion of the tour if they wish, but we bet it's so good you'll want to keep going!

View consolidated tour schedule.

Here is where we take you:


View FREE National Mall tour in a larger map

Reservations:  Reservations are required.  Please click The National Mall Tour for reservation instructions. Groups of 6 or more must contact us first. If you do not, we may cancel your reservation and you will not be allowed on the tour.  

Information

WHERE: We meet at the SW corner of 15th and Constitution Ave. NW. Closest to the Washington Monument (map).  Look for your guide with the DC by Foot logo! Tour ends at the Lincoln Memorial (map).

WHEN: See schedules below. 

DURATION: Tour lasts approx. 2 hours. Total walking is just over one mile (1.6km).  

COST: Free - Guides work exclusively for tips

RESERVATIONS: For reservation instructions, please click "National Mall Tour Groups of 6 or more must contact us before booking.

CLOSEST METRO: Federal Triangle (Blue, Orange lines)

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