Washington DC's Historic Heart

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Washington DC's Historic Heart

  • 3 hr 2 min
  • 5.5 mi
  • 12 stops
  • Historical
  • Free
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Few cities on earth carry the weight of history quite like Washington DC, and nowhere is that weight felt more profoundly than along and around the National Mall. This tour immerses you in the stories, struggles, and ideals that have shaped the United States — from its founding ambitions to its ongoing reckoning with the full breadth of the American experience.

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Stops on this tour

  1. Lafayette Square
  2. The White House
  3. United States Capitol
  4. National Museum of the American Indian
  5. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  6. National Museum of African American History and Culture
  7. Washington Monument
  8. World War II Memorial
  9. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
  10. Korean War Veterans Memorial
  11. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  12. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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