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:

• 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!
PHONE: 888-273-3748 or 301-445-2098

ADDRESS: Silver Springs, MD

WEBSITE: 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:

• Frederick Douglas House
• African American Civil War Memorial
• Metropolitan AME Church
• Benjamin Banneker Circle
• Lincoln Theater
• Howard University
• Emancipation Park
• Prince Hall Grand Hall
• Freedom Plaza
• Mary McLeod Bethune Statue & Museum
• Lincoln Memorial
• US Capitol
• The White House and various other sites

The 8-Hour Tour will include the above sites plus the Arlington Cemetery, Anacostia Museum, and various other sites. Contact KB Tours

PHONE: 301-248-6360

WEBSITE: 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

PHONE: 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

ADDRESS: 1250 H Street NW, #850

PHONE: 202-661-7581

WEBSITE: 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

PHONE: 410-732-5098

WEBSITE: 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

PHONE: 202-639-0908