Georgetown Powerhouse Women Walking Tour

March - May 2025, tour is offered the second Sunday of the month at 2pm.
June - August 2025, tour is offered the second Sunday of the month at 10am.
Learn about some powerhouse women while walking through DC's beautiful Georgetown Neighborhood!

During the early days of the Cold War and the Kennedy era, the Georgetown neighborhood was the center of Western power. Men made most of the policy, but women also made history. On this tour, you will learn about the fascinating lives of several women who learned how to make their mark in a man's world in politics, journalism, and spycraft, all while walking through one of DC's most picturesque neighborhoods! Tour is approximately two hours.

Meeting Point

Thomas Sweet

3214 P St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

Your guide will be on the corner of P St. and Wisconsin Avenue in front of the Thomas Sweet Shop.

What's included:

• 2 hours of fabulous information about some fabulous women, in DC's most charming neighborhood.

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

3327 P St NW

3327 P St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

This is the former house of Polly and Frank Wisner, who started the Sunday Night Supper Clubs that would serve as the stage for critical policy making in 1950s - 1970s.

10 minutes

1523 34th St NW

1523 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The house of the ill-fated Mary Pinchot Meyer. Artist, bohemian, and mistress of JFK, she was brutally murdered on the C&O Canal and her killer remains a mystery to this day.

10 minutes

1405 34th St NW

1405 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The former residence of Evangeline and Ambassador David Bruce. "Vangie" Bruce was the ultimate Ambassador's wife, acting as the face of our Embassy's in the most critical posts during the Cold War.

10 minutes

Martin's Tavern

1264 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

THE watering hole of the era, Martin's is where JFK proposed to Jackie, where Bob Woodward would go to find the latest story, and where Madeleine Albright still shows up to occasionally.

5 minutes

3307 N St NW

3307 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The house where John and Jackie Kennedy lived while JFK was a senator.

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3014 N St NW

3014 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The former residence of Pamela and Averelll Harriman. Pamela was knows as the "Greatest Courtesan of the Century" and can also be credited with fundraising Bill Clinton all the way to the Presidency.

10 minutes

1222 28th St NW

1222 28th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The former home of one of DC's most famous Cold War-era codebreakers, Ann Caracristi.

10 minutes