Schedule a virtual interactive excursion with DC Design Tours! Enjoy the same incredible stories, beautiful sights, and fascinating secrets you'd experience on tour, plus historical photos, videos, and more! Each talk is a live video conference, in-person with your private guide.
Schedule a virtual interactive excursion with DC Design Tours! Enjoy the same incredible stories, beautiful sights, and fascinating secrets you'd experience on tour, plus historical photos, videos, and more! Each talk is a live video conference, in-person with your private guide.
Our talks are perfect for educational programs, conferences, lunch and learns, social groups, and families. Presentations can be customized for the audience and time allowed, from young students to adults, and from thirty minutes to two hours.
Our "Nation's Attic," the Smithsonian Institution has shaped the character of the National Mall since 1855. Washington's most beloved museums trace the arc of American architecture, from the Gothic Smithsonian Castle to the modern Museum of African American History and Culture. Romanesque to Victorian, neoclassical to Brutalist, each unique building is an architectural study all its own. Learn about the style, design, controversy, construction, and fascinating backstory behind these celebrated museums. Highlights include:
- Smithsonian Castle & Garden
- Arts and Industries Building
- National Museum of Natural History
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
