African American D.C. Walking Tours

Decatur House Slave Quarters, LOC

Black History in Lafayette Park

Explore the Black history in Lafayette Park with Washington Walks founder, Carolyn Crouch.

Available for private and group tour bookings - please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

Brookland

Tour the landmark architecture and gardens of DC's "Little Rome," including the Franciscan Monastery gardens and a hidden complex.

Available for private bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

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Carnegie Library and Mount Vernon Square

Join Washington Walks on a guided tour of the Carnegie Library building and other historical sites in Mt. Vernon Square.

Available for private and group tour bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

Columbia Heights

On this historic walk, we'll trace the evolution of DC's Columbia Heights from the streetcar era to the vibrant community it is today.

Available for private bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

Newly-renovated Franklin Park in 2021 AUSTERMUHLE DCist

D.C. Emancipation Day

Celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day with a walk that starts where Black Washingtonians originally celebrated their freedom from enslavement.

Also available to book privately. Contact us at info@washingtonwalks.com for details.

Thomas Law House in Southwest Washington, D.C. MAPIO

Historic Southwest Waterfront

An all-new waterfront in D.C.'s Southwest neighborhood is steps away from some of the city's most historic buildings.

Saturday, April 15 and July 8, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Washington, D.C. artist Alma Thomas

Logan Circle

Logan Circle evolved from rural obscurity to an enclave of architectural splendor.

Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Also available for private and group tour bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

Demonstrators marching in the street during the March on Washington, 1963

The March on Washington

Follow the route taken by demonstrators at the 1963 March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom and relive a pivotal moment in U.S. history.

9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on:

Friday, August 25 | Sunday, August 20, 27

Photo of Howard Theater, credit Ron Cogswell

U Street: D.C.'s Black Broadway

Dubbed “Black Broadway” for its theaters and nightclubs that showcased black talent, U Street still keeps beat to African American history in D.C.

Available for private and group tour bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

Dorothy Height with her mentor Mary McLeod Bethune NPS NABWH

Women Who Changed America

They founded organizations, sponsored legislation, blazed trails, and suffered trials. Meet the Women Who Changed America.

Available for private and group tour bookings. Please email info@washingtonwalks.com for more information.

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