A small-group night tour by van

About this experience

See DC Today runs this tour in a climate-controlled 12-passenger van with phone chargers, umbrellas and a flat-screen TV, led by a professional guide. You meet at 1000 H Street NW, and the tour lasts 3 hours, which gives the guide time for the stories as well as the stops. Check the times for your date.

The sites, per the listing: the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the World War II Memorial. On the drive you pass several Smithsonian museums, the FBI headquarters and the U.S. Treasury. Time on foot: the listing says you will be stopping and touring at most sites, so expect to get out several times over the evening and walk into the memorials with your guide.

Included, per the listing: the guide, DC maps, a free Smithsonian museum guide, umbrellas, phone chargers and bottled water. Not included: hotel pickup and drop-off, and gratuities, which are optional. Scooters are not allowed. Keep the museum guide for the next morning: most Smithsonian museums on the Mall open about 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., per the Smithsonian, so they close before dark for much of the year.

• A 12-passenger van, so the group stays small
• A professional guide with the stories behind each site
• Stops at most sites: Lincoln, Jefferson, WWII, Vietnam and Korean War
• The U.S. Capitol and the White House at night
• Water, umbrellas and phone chargers on board
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

How the day runs

1. Meet1000 H Street NW

   Meet the guide and the van at the listing's meeting point. Check the times for your date.

2. From the vanCapitol and White House

   The lit U.S. Capitol and the White House, with the guide's commentary on the way.

3. Drive-bysMuseums and federal buildings

   Several Smithsonian museums, the FBI headquarters and the U.S. Treasury from your seat.

4. On footLincoln, Vietnam, Korean War and WWII

   Out of the van to walk into the memorials at the west end of the Mall, with your guide.

5. On footJefferson Memorial

   The domed Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin, lit after dark.

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Tips before you book

• Wear comfortable walking shoes: you will be stopping and touring at most sites, per the listing.
• Low battery after a day of photos? The van has phone chargers on board.
• Umbrellas are on board too, so a light shower does not have to change your plans. Memorial stones can be slippery when wet, the National Park Service warns, so stay on the pathways after rain.
• The memorials themselves are free and open 24 hours a day, per the National Park Service, and rangers are on duty at them from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. With a guide and a van you see them in one evening without the walk between them.
• Choosing which memorials matter most to you? Read our guide to the best memorials at night first.

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• Best monuments at night
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