Signature Tours DC · 790 or 800 Pennsylvania Ave NW
A 3-hour night tour by temperature-controlled coach with a guide who walks you through each stop, from the White House and the Capitol to the Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and MLK memorials. Pick it for ten stops in one evening, with a Washington Monument or museum ticket as an add-on.
The listing names ten stops: the National Archives, the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the World War II Memorial, the MLK Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Women's Memorial and the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial. From the coach you also pass more than 20 other sites, among them the Washington Monument, Arlington Cemetery and many of the Smithsonian museums. A professional guide stays with you for the whole 3 hours and walks you through the sites, and a driver handles the coach.
You spend a good part of the evening on foot. The timed itinerary gives 20 minutes at the White House, 20 at the Capitol plus 5 on Capitol Hill, 15 at the Lincoln Memorial and 10 each at the MLK, Vietnam, World War II and Korean War memorials: about 1 hour 40 minutes off the coach in 3 hours. The order and stops can shift with road closures, so read the itinerary for your date. In cherry blossom season, typically late March to early April, there is time to walk under the trees too.
There are two meeting points, 790 and 800 Pennsylvania Ave NW, depending on the option you book; the coach brings you back to the same place. Gratuities and hotel pickup are not included, and luggage or large bags are not allowed, per the listing. At checkout you can add a self-guided reserved ticket to the Washington Monument, the National Air and Space Museum or the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Those tickets are for the next available day after your tour, with a date and time set by the attraction, sent by WhatsApp on your tour date and non-refundable once issued.
Meet at 790 or 800 Pennsylvania Ave NW, depending on your option, and board the coach.
About 20 minutes at each, plus a short stop on Capitol Hill, passing the National Archives.
About 15 minutes on the steps and in the chamber with the statue.
About 10 minutes at the Stone of Hope; cherry trees in season.
About 10 minutes at each, including the Vietnam Women's Memorial near the wall.
Past Arlington Cemetery and the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial as the route allows, then back to Pennsylvania Avenue.
★★★★★Sally was our guide, she was great fun, engaging with everyone and full of interesting anecdotes and stories about Washington’s famous monuments and characters. The tour was 3 hours long but the time just flew by. [...] A wonderful experience.
★★★★★The tour was fantastic. Our tour guide Sally and driver Godfrey were great. Sally was very informative and kept the tour entertaining and interesting
★★★★★Our guide Dwayne is a wealth of information!!! He was professional, Caring and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend this tour.
★★★★★It was amazing! Our guide Sally made the entire night feel very special!
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Ten, per the listing: the National Archives, the Capitol, the White House, the World War II, MLK, Korean War, Lincoln, Vietnam and Vietnam Women's memorials and the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial. You pass more than 20 other sites.
About 1 hour 40 minutes in a 3-hour tour, on the timed itinerary: 20 minutes at the White House and the Capitol, 15 at the Lincoln Memorial and about 10 at the other memorials.
Not during the tour, which runs at night when the monument is closed. You can add a reserved ticket at checkout, valid for the next available day.
At 790 or 800 Pennsylvania Ave NW, depending on the option you book, and it returns to the same place.
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Ten stops by coach from the Capitol to Lincoln, with about 1 hour 40 minutes on foot.
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