Washington DC Essential Sightseeing Tour

Based on the popular Grand Tour of Washington, this condensed tour is designed for those of you who are short on time and would like to have an overview of the essential DC. It is a one hour and half live guided sightseeing tour that that is fun and informative. It will give you the opportunity to explore two of the leading landmarks in the capital city: US capitol and White House. At each of those two stops you will get a chance to step off, walk around and take pictures. After that, you will be treated to a bus ride that will drive by the other top tourist sites and main attractions of the capital city such as Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, Korean War Memorial and many more. You will enjoy a once in a lifetime experience that you will remember for a long time.

Meeting Point

400 New Jersey Ave NW

400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

You'll see a bus parked in front of the Hyatt Regency hotel

Not included:

• Personal Expenses

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

U.S. Capitol

Washington DC, 20510, District of Columbia

Stop by the US Capitol ground and take time to explore the main building and surroundings. 15 minutes

15 minutes

White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave, , Washington DC, 20500, District of Columbia

Stop by the White House and step off to walk around and get close, take selfies. 15 minutes

15 minutes

Washington Monument

2 15th St. NW, Washington DC, 20024, District of Columbia

Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C

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Arlington National Cemetery

Entrance at Arlington Memorial Bridge, , Arlington, 22211, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres in Arlington County, Virginia.

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Lincoln Memorial

2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington DC, 20002, District of Columbia

The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial that honors the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. An example of neoclassicism, it is in the form of a classical temple and is located at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Henry Bacon is the memorial's architect and Daniel Chester French designed the large interior statue of a seated Abraham Lincoln (1920), which was carved in marble by the Piccirilli brothers.[3] Jules Guerin painted the interior murals, and the epitaph above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated on May 30, 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has been a major tourist attraction since its opening, and over the years, has occasionally been used as a symbolic center focused on race relations and civil rights.

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Jefferson Memorial

701 E Basin Dr SW, At the south shore of the Tidal Basin, Washington DC, 20242, District of Columbia

The Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the nation's third president

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Korean War Veterans Memorial

10 Daniel French Dr SW, Washington DC, 20002, District of Columbia

Korean War Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1995 in Washington, DC. A primary feature is the memorial's mural wall.

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The National Archives Museum

701 Constitution Avenue NW, , Washington DC, 20408-0001, District of Columbia

The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

1850 West Basin Dr SW, , Washington DC, 20242, District of Columbia

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial — The memorial traces twelve years of American History through a sequence of four outdoor rooms—each one devoted to one of FDR's terms of office.

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