Best DC Neighborhood Walking Tours

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.

Capitol Hill and Eastern Market Tour

Capitol Hill is one of Washington’s oldest neighborhoods. We'll show you our favorite hidden gems on this walk, including remains of a 1795 estate.

Saturday, October 15, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

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

Capitol Riverfront

Venture with us through the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Discover evidence of its historic past while seeing new landmarks.

Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

Also available for private and group tours. 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.

Dupont Circle

Splendid mansions are just the start. Join us for an adventure in one of Washington's most storied neighborhoods.

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

Foggy Bottom

Once a port town called Hamburg, we'll guide you to Foggy Bottom’s historic alleys, courts and neat row houses, plus explore new additions.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

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

Georgetown

Join us for stories of historic mansions and their eccentric owners, of fortunes won and lost, political intrigue, and Jackie & JFK's early years.

Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on April 2, May 28, October 22, November 5, November 19, 2023

Saturday at 10:00 a.m. November 11, 2023

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

Georgetown Waterfront

Trace the evolution from tobacco port to industrial mill to upscale neighborhood on this walk while taking in panoramic views of the Potomac River.

Available for private bookings. Contact us at info@washingtonwalks.com for details.

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

The Cloud Swing light sculpture by Lindsay Glatz & Curious Form

Georgetown Waterfront GLOW

Join us as we explore Georgetown's Waterfront and the Georgetown GLOW outdoor artworks

2023 walk dates will be published in November.

Gilded Age Washington

Get to know DC's Gilded Age society. We'll tell you how fortunes were made and show you the lavish homes built.

This walk begins at 11:00 a.m. and will take place on:

Saturdays September 30 | October 21 | November 18

Sundays October 29

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

Grande Dames of Embassy Row

Saturday March 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

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

Facade of DACOR Bacon House with magnolia in bloom 2021

Hiding in Plain Sight: Historic Foggy Bottom Mansions

Join Washington Walks on a specialvwalking tour exploring the late 18th and early 19th-century mansions of Foggy Bottom.

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

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.

Kalorama

Kalorma is one of D.C.'s most beautifully elegant neighborhoods. Get to know its exquisite mansions and famed residents on our walk.

Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

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

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.

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Mt. Pleasant Walking Whiskey Tour

Join the co-founder of Mt. Pleasant Club Whiskey for a walking tour that recounts Mt. Pleasant's connection to pre-Prohibition whiskey making.

Sunday, October 8 and Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

Penn Quarter

Part walk, part urban scavenger hunt. We'll discover remnants of bygone eras set amidst gleaming museums in this 21st-century neighborhood.

Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. THIS WALK DATE HAS BEEN CANCELED.

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

Renewing Urban Renewal

We take a closer look at Southwest DC architecture and the urban renewal movement of the 1960s, including works of architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith.

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

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.

Photo of mansion at 2860 Woodland Drive, photo credit Arts Home Base

Woodland Normanstone

Explore the Woodland-Normanstone neighborhood with its exquisite, cascading estates designed by renowned architects for D.C.'s rich and powerful.

Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

Also available for private and group tour bookings.

Woodley Park

Venture to Woodley Park and explore a neighborhood rich in history, architecture, and zoo animals!

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

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