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Private, custom sports history tours for corporate groups, conference attendees, teams, and more. Licensed local guide, unforgettable DC stories.
Private, custom sports history tours for corporate groups, conference attendees, and teams. Playmaker Tours DC is led by a local guide and lifelong sports history junkie, delivering unforgettable DC stories – how sports history is American history, with DC at the center of the action for generations.
Our tours highlight sports’ role in civil rights, military history, Capitol Hill scandals, spy capers, and journalism. Guests discover stories like an MLB catcher who became a wartime spy; Jackie Robinson's trailblazing time in the Army before baseball; DC's own "Grandfather of Black Basketball"; the President's daughter whose gambling led to a horse racing ban in DC – and more!
Tours are private, so we can tailor the route, pacing, and themes to your group and schedule. Choose an existing route or ask for a custom itinerary for a particular sport, era, event, or neighborhood.
Tour options include:
• Common Ground: Sports History & the American Experience (National Mall)
• Changing the Game: Sports and Civil Rights (NW DC)
• Shaw to the Show: A Home Field History of DC Baseball (Shaw Neighborhood and Nationals Park, including Metro)
• Custom sport tours: Football, Basketball, Golf, Road Racing, College Sports, and more!
Private sports history tours are a natural fit for team-building outings, hosted activities for VIP guests, or a break between sessions — and work well for retreats and university athletic groups.
Amenities
- Open to public
