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Visit our full Schedule listing upcoming dates for all of our walking tours, including Embassy Row. Private groups can book any of these walks on any day of the week. Click here for Private Group booking and cost information.DIVIDED and TORN: The Civil War in Georgetown and the
WOMEN, LOVE and PROPERTYWe partner with Tudor Place Historic House and Gardens (right) to combine a house tour with a walking tour in Georgetown that highlights women, love & property over 200 years. Some of the women owned mansions here both before and after the Civil War. Some of the women on our tour were African-Americans who, against great odds, became property owners and teachers even before slavery was abolished in Washington, D.C. Hannah Pope moved from an enslavement that began at Tudor Place to a life of freedom and her own home a few blocks away. In more recent years, Washington Post owner Katharine Graham stepped out from the shadow of her deceased husband to become one the country's outstanding publishers. And socialite and diplomat Pamela Harriman and the always intriguing Jackie Kennedy have left their mark on Georgetown property. April 5th & 19th. Call 202-965-0400 to reserve a spot on this joint house and walking tour. $15/Members $12. 10:30 am. Meet at Tudor Place. 10:30 am.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wedding of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier. Sadly, it also marks the 40th anniversary of John Kennedy's death. Some say they were the happiest together when they were newlyweds in Georgetown. Join us for a unique walking tour that features the early years of one of America's most magnetic couples. We begin, of course, with the two-bedroom rental (above) where the newlyweds first lived together. We'll go on to the brick federal home that Jackie loved, and see a few of the homes where JFK lived as a bachelor - always taking the family cook along with him.
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GEORGETOWNMay 3rd, May 31st and June 28th
2 pm. Call 301.588.8999 to reserve.
OAK HILL CEMETERY
Join us for a rare treat inside Oak Hill Cemetery for two Saturdays this spring. Founded by Georgetown native son W.W. Corcoran in 1849, Oak Hill, with its naturally landscaped terraces and winding paths, quickly became one of the gems of the rural cemetery movement. And it is as rich in history as it is in beauty. Lincoln's Secretary of War is buried near one of those tenacious Confederate female spies who operated brazenly in Washington. And the attractive woman with dark hair who threw Andrew Jackson's entire cabinet into disarray is here too - in an unmarked grave. Katharine Graham, a 19th century Russian count, abolitionists, southern supporters, writers, and, of course, the best families of Georgetown and Washington all call Oak Hill home. And two men, who became locked as adversaries in a long and bloody war - Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis - walked these paths in grief. Both mourned children who were buried here and then moved after the war.
May 17 and June 21. Sponsored by Tour DC. Call 301-588-8999 for reservations. $15 per person. 2 pm. A portion of the proceeds from this walk will go to the upkeep of this beautiful cemetery.
We have more walks that will return (and are always available for private groups) ...
SPIES and SCANDALS
A Civil War Union officer who fell in love with a beautiful Confederate spy are buried together in Georgetown. A scandalous woman who threatened the White House (no, not Monica) is too. And we'll show you where Katharine Graham reigned during the Watergate scandal, homes of other Watergate figures and, of course, spies that range from the Civil to the post-Cold War years.
end of slavery.Discover how the Civil War reverberated through a divided Georgetown. Hear the intriguing story of one family whose pro-Union father watched his sons sneak across the Potomac to join the Confederate Army. Louisa May Alcott nursed wounded soldiers in a Georgetown hotel turned into hospital - even a couple of Confederate ones. Georgetown slave owners were compensated when their slaves were freed with one catch - a loyalty oath to the north.UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in Georgetown
Join us for a walking tour in Georgetown that highlights the story of the "Pearl," when 77 enslaved Americans attempted to escape from Georgetown and Washington on a 54-ton schooner. We only recently learned that in 1858 a woman and her daughter escaped from one of Georgetown's most historic homes and made it safely to freedom.Central to our story in Georgetown is the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church - founded in 1816 as the first African-American church in the District of Columbia. We begin our walk at Mt. Zion's cemetery, which is long believed to have been used as stop on flights to freedom. We are often welcomed into the Mt. Zion Church and their community center to share their rich history.a specialized and highly detailed walk in Georgetown.
Click on Dupont Circle/Embassy Row for more walks in another wonderful Washington neighborhood.
click here for detailsFrom Dupont Circle Metro the most direct route to many of our meetings places is on a regular Metrobus or even by foot. From Foggy Bottom or Crystal City, the Georgetown Metro Connection is your best bet.
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