Monumental sTOURies

                                              Monumental sTOURies

Click HERE for the schedule for the current Spring and Summer of 2012 

Fall 2012 schedules to follow. Please check back.

Join me on this fun and informative walking tour that covers DC's favorite sites and a few hidden gems along the way! We'll visit up-close and discover interesting facts and anecdotes about:

* The White House
* The Lincoln Memorial
* The Washington Monument
* The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam Women's Memorial
* The Korean War Veterans Memorial
* The Reflecting Pool (currently being refurbished)
* The DC War Memorial (WWI Memorial)
* The World War II Memorial
* The Treasury Department
* Constitution Gardens and Signer's Island
* The Canal Lockkeeper's House
* The National Ellipse

On the way, we will be able to observe from a distance ...

* The U.S. Capitol Building
* The Old Post Office Tower
* The Museums of the Smithsonian Institute
* The Jefferson Memorial
* The Memorial Bridge and Potomac River
* Arlington National Cemetary and Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial)

The tour will finish near the grounds of the Washington Monument, leaving you in a conveniently located spot very close to a variety of dining possibilities (that will be discussed on the tour), nearby Metro stations, the museums of the Smithsonian Institute, the National Archives, The National Gallery of Art and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, as well as other attractions that will be identified.

Starting time: 10:30 a.m. (tour lasts about 3 hours)    10:00 am start time beginning in June

Starting location: We start on 15th Street NW, just steps from the NW corner of the Commerce Department and the intersection of 15th Street (300 Block) and Pennsylvania Ave. (Scroll down for map.)



Helpful Hints for Finding the Starting Location:
Come to the entrance of the White House Visitors Center (look for the blue awnings!) We will start just steps away from the entrance, where the above picture was taken.



If you are standing on the correct corner you will see the above sign. Make sure you are seeing the 15th Street sign with a 300 under it. Be careful: there is another 15th and Pennsylvania just one block away that says 400 under it.

Other surrounding landmarks near starting location: Directly west, across the street is the Ellipse an the Ellopse visitor pavillion. Diagonally northwest across the street is the Equestrian Statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Directly north is Pershing Park. I'll be just steps from the entrance to the White House Visitor Center.

Look for me! I'll be wearing a hat, a backpack and my tour guide license around my neck. Don't worry; if you are there I'll find you!

Ending Location: The grounds of the Washington Monument, close to many DC attractions, dining possibilities and Metro Stops.

The following map shows the route we will take onthis tour, and what you can expect to see:

Map used courtesy of the National Parks Service

                                                         If Traveling by Metro:


I reccomend taking the Metro to either the Metro Center of the Federal Triangle metro stations for a short walk to the start of the Monumental sTOURies tour.

The closest Metro stations to the finishing point of the Monumental sTOURies Tour are the Smithsonian and the Federal Triangle stations.

                                                          You can find the Metro Web site HERE.

Parking
Public parking is limited near the National Mall. On Saturday and Sunday, free parking spaces can be found along Constitution Avenue, but they can fill up quickly. Sunday is the only day, I personally find it easy to drive in and park near the National Mall. If at all possible, it really is easiest to use public transportation and the Metro system to get in and around Washington DC. Your hotel staff will know the most efficient metro routes into town.

For more information regarding parking near the National Mall and DC click HERE