Unlimited Biking · 701 D St NW
A 3-hour guided ride of about 4 miles on mostly flat ground, round the National Mall and the Tidal Basin, with a stop at every major memorial and a few minutes on foot at each. Pick it if you like to move: you reach the Jefferson, FDR, MLK and Lincoln memorials under your own steam, with a guide out front and a light on your bike.
Unlimited Biking runs this ride from its store at 701 D Street NW. It takes 3 hours and covers about 4 miles, rated easy, on mostly flat terrain, per the listing. Your guide leads the group through the National Mall and around the Tidal Basin as the memorials light up, and every rider wears a reflective vest and a safety light.
The itinerary on the listing, for reference: the Jefferson Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the MLK Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, about 10 minutes each, then a 20-minute break and photo stop at the Washington Monument and 10 minutes at the White House, before the ride back to D Street. The description adds the World War II Memorial. Time on foot: you leave the bike to walk through the memorials and step inside the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials to see their statues. Bikes are not allowed within the memorials, per the National Park Service, so those minutes are always on foot. At the White House you get a view of the lit building and the lawn where the president's helicopter lands.
Included, per the listing: the guide, the bike, a helmet (mandatory for everyone), a bike bag, a map, the vest and light, and Fast Track check-in with the Unlimited Biking app. Not included: hotel pickup and drop-off, and gratuities. Sign the waiver in the app before you arrive, bring a passport or ID card, and wear closed shoes, since sandals and flip-flops are not allowed. The listing says the ride is not suitable for pregnant women.
Download the Unlimited Biking app, find your booking with Reservation Finder, sign the waiver and add a card for Fast Track check-in.
Check in at the store, collect your bike, helmet, vest and light, and meet your guide. Check the times for your date.
About 10 minutes at each, per the itinerary: walk into the memorials and step inside the Jefferson Memorial to see the statue.
Short stops at the steel soldiers, Lincoln's lit chamber and the Vietnam wall.
A 20-minute break and photo stop at the foot of the floodlit monument.
The lit White House and the lawn where the president's helicopter lands, then the ride back to D Street.
★★★★★Joe was great - really knowledgeable and made our experience so much fun! He had a great sense of humour and a lot of great stories. I would definitely recommend this tour when you visit!
★★★★★The tour was great. The guide was knowledgeable and shared details and fun facts that I wouldn't have known about if it weren't for this tour. [...] The city is flat, and the ride is super relaxed. I recommend it!
★★★★★Great way to see the monuments, Joe, our guide, was full of interesting information and it was a super enjoyable evening
★★★★★We really appreciated having a full 3 hours to ride bikes and see the sites, and Joe provided interesting information as well as time to stop and take photos, explore the monuments, etc. [...] seeing the monuments lit up was special too.
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3 hours, for a ride of about 4 miles rated easy, on mostly flat terrain, per the listing.
No. The listing rates the 4-mile route as easy and mostly flat, with stops of about 10 minutes at each memorial and a 20-minute break at the Washington Monument.
A guide, the bike, a helmet, a bike bag, a map, a reflective vest and a safety light, plus Fast Track check-in when you sign the waiver in the app.
It starts from $65 per person on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Gratuities are not included.
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An easy 4-mile ride past every memorial, with time on foot at each.
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