Dupont Circle and Embassy Row Architectural Walking Tour
Make your way to Dupont Circle, where you’ll meet a guide and small group for this 2-hour walking tour. Stroll alongside your guide, who will share interesting facts and historic tidbits throughout the tour, filling you on the unique culture of America’s capital city. Start by passing by the James Blaine Mansion, the Embassy of Indonesia, the Cosmos Club, and the the Society of Cincinnati. Then continue on to see the Embassies of Latvia and Turkey, and learn about the Washington élite that built the impressive structures as private homes. Pass Sheridan Circle and the Embassy of Cameroon before you see the former home of President Woodrow Wilson. Your tour takes you past DC’s own Spanish Steps, Mitchell Park, and the spot ‘The Hobbitt House,’ where Edward Lind Morse painted his famous inventor father. Lastly, take in the red brick exterior of The Philip’s Collection modern art museum, before re-entering Dupont Circle, where this tour concludes.
Highlights
- ✓2-hour walking tour of Dupont Circle and Embassy Row
- ✓See historic DC homes
- ✓Fully narrated tour
- ✓Led by a local guide
- ✓Small group ensures personal service
What you'll see & do
- ✓Dupont Circle is the heart of this historic neighborhood, with a photogenic fountain at it's center by the designers of the Lincoln Memorial.
- ✓Walk along Embassy Row and see some of the city's most impressive properties, spanning the architectural gamut from Neo-classical to Beaux-Arts to Queen Anne and more. Meet the city’s social climbers, power brokers, and eccentric residents—from influential socialite Alice Roosevelt Longworth to Evalyn Walsh McLean and her infamous Hope Diamond.
- ✓Hear the story behind the the opulent Indonesian Embassy, once home to the Hope Diamond.
- ✓This imposing mansion was the former home of the wealthiest power couple in Washington DC, now headquarters to the the Nation's oldest patriotic organization.
- ✓A gorgeous beaux-arts mansion off Sheridan Circle, where music legend Ahmet Ertegun got his start.
- ✓A Civil War monument with a bizarre backstory, designed by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore.
- ✓A quiet residential neighborhood off Embassy Row who's name means "Beautiful View" in Greek. Now home to some of Washington's most influential characters.
- ✓Former post-presidency home of Woodrow Wilson
- ✓Washington's own modest version of the famed European landmark makes for a quiet hidden oasis in the middle of the city.
- ✓The first modern art museum in the United States
What's included
- ✓Local guide
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Dupont Circle and Embassy Row Architectural Walking Tour
Make your way to Dupont Circle, where you’ll meet a guide and small group for this 2-hour walking tour. Stroll alongside your guide, who will share interesting facts and historic tidbits throughout the tour, filling you on the unique culture of America’s capital city. Start by passing by the James Blaine Mansion, the Embassy of Indonesia, the Cosmos Club, and the the Society of Cincinnati. Then continue on to see the Embassies of Latvia and Turkey, and learn about the Washington élite that built the impressive structures as private homes. Pass Sheridan Circle and the Embassy of Cameroon before you see the former home of President Woodrow Wilson. Your tour takes you past DC’s own Spanish Steps, Mitchell Park, and the spot ‘The Hobbitt House,’ where Edward Lind Morse painted his famous inventor father. Lastly, take in the red brick exterior of The Philip’s Collection modern art museum, before re-entering Dupont Circle, where this tour concludes.
Highlights
- ✓2-hour walking tour of Dupont Circle and Embassy Row
- ✓See historic DC homes
- ✓Fully narrated tour
- ✓Led by a local guide
- ✓Small group ensures personal service
What you'll see & do
- ✓Dupont Circle is the heart of this historic neighborhood, with a photogenic fountain at it's center by the designers of the Lincoln Memorial.
- ✓Walk along Embassy Row and see some of the city's most impressive properties, spanning the architectural gamut from Neo-classical to Beaux-Arts to Queen Anne and more. Meet the city’s social climbers, power brokers, and eccentric residents—from influential socialite Alice Roosevelt Longworth to Evalyn Walsh McLean and her infamous Hope Diamond.
- ✓Hear the story behind the the opulent Indonesian Embassy, once home to the Hope Diamond.
- ✓This imposing mansion was the former home of the wealthiest power couple in Washington DC, now headquarters to the the Nation's oldest patriotic organization.
- ✓A gorgeous beaux-arts mansion off Sheridan Circle, where music legend Ahmet Ertegun got his start.
- ✓A Civil War monument with a bizarre backstory, designed by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore.
- ✓A quiet residential neighborhood off Embassy Row who's name means "Beautiful View" in Greek. Now home to some of Washington's most influential characters.
- ✓Former post-presidency home of Woodrow Wilson
- ✓Washington's own modest version of the famed European landmark makes for a quiet hidden oasis in the middle of the city.
- ✓The first modern art museum in the United States
What's included
- ✓Local guide
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.