More than just a guided tour, they charge is to set the record straight. Hear from those who lived the history that fascinates us and created the legacy we honor. Walk to popular and lesser-known sites in vibrant neighborhoods of historic significance. Visit institutions at the center of life in Washington, during and after the Civil War, and today. Take one of their incredible pre-packaged tours: The 8-Hour Tour will include the above sites plus the Arlington Cemetery, Anacostia Museum, and various other sites. Contact KB Tours; 301-248-6360
• African American Educational & Cultural
• Civil Rights
• When We Were Colored
• Washington Highlights
Year-round pre-packaged walking and bus tours, and custom designed tours are also available. Laverne Holmes, owner of Site Seeing Tours, likes to say: Accurate, Complete, Exciting! Now that’s a Site Seeing Tour!
888-273-3748 or 301-445-2098 in Silver Springs, MD; http://www.siteseeingtoursinc.com
KB Tours
Amaze your convention, school, church or civic group with an excellent and exciting tour of Washington, DC. We will use your bus or provide a luxurious bus. Our 4-Hour Tour will include:
http://www.Tourwashingtondc.com
Capital Entertainment Services
Offers “African American Heritage Tour” that stops at Frederick Douglass National Historic site, National Museum of African Art, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial; reservations required; 202-636-9203
DC Heritage Tourism Coalition
Presents a consortium of attractions in Washington's beautiful historic neighborhoods, historic sites, parks and gardens, places of worship, and ethnic; walking tour of Duke Ellington's neighborhood each Saturday, May-Oct; 1250 H Street NW, #850; 202-661-7581; http://www.dcheritage.org
DC Circulator
Links cultural, entertainment and business destinations within the city's central core; recently introduced bus service sfor tourists to circulate among 3 routes every 10 minutes:
Georgetown-K Street-Union Station
Convention Center-Mall-SW Waterfront
Smithsonian-National Gallery of Art
Georgetown and Convention Center buses run 7a-9p daily, Smithsonian buses run 10a-4p daily coincident with museum hours; fare is $1 per ride; seats up to 25 passengers on a mini-bus or van; 410-732-5098; http://www.dccirculator.com
Discover Historic Downtown DC
90 minute guided tours of the sites you learned about in civics classes, including Lincoln's assassination at ford Theatre; tickets $7.50; call for reservations; 202-639-0908
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