Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to the U.S. Capitol

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Washington DC

  Here is a Viator-ready itinerary under 1,000 characters: Meet your guide near the White House and begin with views of the Executive Mansion, Lafayette Square, and the U.S. Treasury Building. Continue along Pennsylvania Avenue past the historic Willard Hotel, Freedom Plaza, and the National Theatre while hearing stories of presidents, protests, political dealmaking, and public celebrations. Walk past the Old Post Office clock tower, the U.S. Navy Memorial, and the National Archives, home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Along the route, discover lesser-known stories involving African American life, local businesses, newspapers, theaters, and government institutions that once shaped the avenue. As the U.S. Capitol comes into view, pass the National Gallery of Art, the Canadian Embassy, and surrounding federal buildings. Tour concludes near the Capitol grounds with a final discussion of the symbolic connection between the White House and Congress.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Freedom Plaza

  A grand plaza with 13 patriot statues, fountains, and a map of Washington, D.C.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The Old Post Office and Observation Tower now converted to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

  Admission ticket free
• Ford's Theatre (Pass by)

  Ford’s Theatre, where Lincoln was shot, and Petersen House, where he died.

  Admission ticket free
• 3
  United States Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center

  A granite plaza, fountains, ship masts, and the Lone Sailor statue honoring naval service.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• FBI Headquarters (Pass by)

  Pass by the J. Edgar Hoover Building and see all the iterations of the U.S. flag beginning with original 13 colonies.

  Admission ticket free
• Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (Pass by)

  A grand Art Deco building, completed in 1935, housing the U.S. Department of Justice.

  Admission ticket free
• 4
  The National Archives Museum

  See America’s founding documents inside John Russell Pope’s grand Neoclassical “temple to history.”

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink (Pass by)

  See Pope’s grand Neoclassical West Building and Pei’s bold, triangular Modernist East Building. The collection comprises Masterpieces of European and American art, sculpture gardens, and striking classical architecture.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  See the Canadian Embassy and the U. S. Department of Labor's Frances Perkins Building.

  Admission ticket free
• 5
  Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

  See Henry Shrady’s dramatic Grant Memorial, with cavalry and artillery groups, amid Olmsted’s landscaped Capitol Grounds.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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