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History & Heritage

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    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    Americas Trusted Tours and Attractions
    America's Trusted Tours and Attractions provides tickets to Washington DC's top tours and attractions. Choose from over 35 Washington DC excursions, museums, attractions, city day tours, night...Read More
    American Scandal - Walking Tour
    202-421-4053
    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    American Scandal - Walking Tour
    As featured in Politico, RTTV, The Hill, Washington Examiner, and more - DC Walkabout's American Scandal walking tour is surely a very unique and entertaining history lesson:...
    Anacostia
    Anacostia Community Museum
    This museum documents and interprets the effect of historical and contemporary social and cultural issues on communities. Features dynamic changing exhibitions and public programs. Tours by...Read More
    Dupont Circle
    Anderson House - The Society of the Cincinnati
    Experience the history and splendor of Gilded Age Washington at Anderson House, a 1905 Beaux Arts mansion built as the winter home of Larz Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wife, Isabel....Read More
    703-235-1530
    Virginia
    Arlington House
    Former home of Robert E. Lee. Open daily 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Closed Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st.Read More
    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    Black History National Recreation Trail
    Directs visitors to sites in historic neighborhoods that illustrate aspects of African-American history. For a free brochure, write Washington, DC Black History Recreation Trail, National Park...Read More
    Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront
    The Civil War in America
    The Civil War in America assembles more than 200 unique items, many of which have never been seen by the public, to commemorate the sesquicentennial of this nation’s greatest military and...Read More
    202-393-1099
    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    Crime Museum
    Explore the technology and science behind fighting and solving crimes, discover the heroes of law enforcement, and venture into the dark side of the criminal mind through this intensely interactive...Read More
    202-370-1830
    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    DC by Foot
    DC's highest rated walking tour company - plus the tours are free! DC by Foot presents the only free, tip-based walking and bus tours of Washington, DC. These high energy tours will take you...Read More
    Downtown/Penn Quarter/Chinatown
    Decatur House on Lafayette Square
    The Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Completed in 1818...Read More