Watergate: The Building and the Scandal

Pioneering Architecture, Presidential Crisis

Duration and Cost

Approximately 90 minutes.
$35 per person. ($30 with federal or D.C. gov’t ID)

Reservations

Required (Public tours are limited to 15 participants.)

Time and Dates

7:00pm on

  • 6/15

This tour is also available for private groups.
Please contact us for details.

The Watergate Complex in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood is renowned for two major contributions to 20th-century history—its role in the 1972 political scandal that reshaped American democracy and its status as a pioneering example of modern architecture and urban planning.

Join this evening walking tour that will highlight the neighborhood’s Mid-Century architecture, stopping at buildings such as:

  • St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church (1961)
  • Potomac Plaza Co-op (1956)
  • Columbia Plaza (1964)
  • Plus an exploration of the Watergate Complex

An Exclusive Tour of “Watergate Portraits”

The walk will conclude with an exclusive visit to the pop-up exhibit “Watergate Portraits,” an experience produced by the future Watergate Museum.

If you like this Washington walking tour, you might also like: U.S. Presidents in Kalorama Heights and Madison and Monroe: Founding Fathers in D.C.

Where We Meet

Outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station (890 23rd Street, NW)

Your Guide

One of our talented experts that may lead your tour.

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