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WalkingTown, DC Spring Edition 2009 Overview Schedule |
Saturday, May 30, 2009 - Sunday, May 31, 2009
Location: Across the City
Join Cultural Tourism DC for more than 120 free walking tours (and a few bike tours) in 18 neighborhoods across Washington, DC.
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SATURDAY, MAY 30
Anacostia: The Ridge and the River
- THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
8 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at Harbor Police parking lot, 550 Water Street, SW
Reservations required: Online
Note: Helmets are mandatory. Bring water and snacks.
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
9 - 10:30 am
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
Spies of Georgetown - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
9 - 11:30 am
Meet at Wisconsin Avenue and R Street, NW (in front of Georgetown Public Library)
End at Wisconsin Avenue and O Street, NW
Reservations required: email@spiesofwashingtontour.com
St. Elizabeths East Campus Tour – Past, Present, and Future - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
9 - 10:30 am
Meet and end at St. Elizabeth's Chapel parking lot, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
9 - 10:30 am
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Museum of Health and Medicine - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
9 - 11 am
Meet at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Building 1 (enter through Georgia Avenue gate)
End at National Museum of Health and Medicine, Building 54
Reservations required: Andrea.Schierkolk@us.army.mil
Note: Photo ID required.
Anacostia by Bike
- THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
9 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at entrance to Washington Fish and Seafood Market Place, 1100 Maine Avenue, SW
Reservations required: Online
Green Building EcoTour by Bike 
Saturday, May 30
9 am - 2 pm
Meet and end at National Geographic Society, 1145 17th Street, NW
End at 1425 K Street, NW
Reservations required: www.WholenessForHumanity.com
Kids Architectural Tour of Dupont Circle 
Saturday, May 30
9:30 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at American Institute of Architects, Washington Chapter, 1777 Church Street, NW
Reservations required: www.wafonline.org
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
10 - 10:45 am
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets NW (north side of Q Street)
From the Beatles to XM Radio: The Evolution of NoMa
Saturday, May 30
10 - 11 am
Meet and end at New York Avenue Metro station (south entrance at M Street, NE)
Explore Florida Market / Capital City Market
Saturday, May 30
10 - 11:30 am
Meet outside New York Avenue Metro station (Florida Avenue exit)
End at Litteri’s Italian Deli, 517 Morse Street, NE
Tour of Historical St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Saturday, May 30
10 - 11:30 am
Meet outside Foggy Bottom Metro station
End at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 728 23rd Street, NW
U.S. Capitol Grounds - Olmsted Landscape Tour - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
10 - 11:30 am
Meet outside Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, First Street and Independence Avenue, SE, south terrace
End at First Street and Maryland Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Peirce Mill: Two Hundred Years in the Nation’s Capital
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 11:30 am
Meet and end at Peirce Mill, Tilden Street, NW and Rock Creek Park (across from Beach Drive)
From Slavery to Freedom in Adams Morgan
Saturday, May 30
10 - 11:30 am
Meet at 18th Street and Columbia Road, NW (Sun Trust Bank plaza)
End at Walter Pierce Park
The Sumner School and Its Lost Neighborhood
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end outside Charles Sumner School Museum, 17th and M Streets, NW (near Farragut North Metro station)
Embassy Row - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet at Dupont Circle Metro station (Dupont South exit by the pay phones)
End at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Lincoln Assassination - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet in center of Lafayette Square (16th and H Streets, NW) near the statue of Andrew Jackson
End at Ford’s Theatre, 510 10th Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Get Back to Your Roots: U.S. National Arboretum
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at the circle in front of the Administration Building (near 24th and R Streets, NE)
Note: Bring water and wear hiking boots.
Eckington - 100 Years of Capital Traction - CANCELLED
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end outside New York Avenue Metro station (Florida Avenue exit)
John Phillip Sousa - Marching Along - CANCELLED
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at Eastern Market Metro station
Spanish Stroll
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet in front of OAS Building, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, at Queen Isabella statue
End at 2200 F Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Old Takoma Park
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet at Takoma Metro station
End at Carroll and Laurel Avenues (Three blocks from Takoma Metro)
Barry Farm, Anacostia
Saturday, May 30
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at Anacostia Metro station
The Glories of Gothic
Saturday, May 30
10:30 - 11:30 am
Meet and end at the west end docent desk inside the National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
United States Botanic Garden - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Meet at Visitor Information Desk, 350 Maryland Avenue, SW
Reservations required: Online
GLBT Writers of Washington, DC
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12 noon
Meet outside Starbucks at the intersection of Connecticut and New Hampshire Avenues, NW, in Dupont Circle
End at The DC Center, 1111 14th Street, NW
Reservations required: DanVeraDC@aol.com
Robert G. Ingersoll, the Great Agnostic, in Washington, DC
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12 noon
Meet at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
End at 14th and K Streets, NW
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
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Before Harlem, There Was U Street - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meet and end outside U St/African Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (13th Street exit)
Reservations required: Online
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Introductory Tour, Congressional Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
11 - 11:30 am
Meet and end at 1801 E Street, SE
Tour of the Bishop’s Garden, Washington National Cathedral
Saturday, May 30
11 - 11:40 am
Meet and end at Herb Cottage, South Road, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue
Logan Circle
Saturday, May 30
11 am - 1 pm
Meet outside McPherson Square Metro station (14th Street exit)
End at the corner of 14th and P Streets, NW
Introductory Tour, Congressional Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
11:30 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at 1801 E Street, SE
Before Harlem, There Was U Street - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Meet and end outside U St/African Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (13th Street exit)
Reservations required: Online
Introductory Tour, Congressional Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 12:30 pm
Meet and end at 1801 E Street, SE
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus - Current, Future, and Green!
Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet and end in the ground floor lobby of the GW Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Ward 3 Bicycle Safety & Neighborhood Ramble with Councilmember Mary Cheh

Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 2 pm
Meet and end at the Second District Metropolitan Police District Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Avenue, NW
Note: Tour involves street traffic, except for car-free segment in Rock Creek Park.
Temperance Tour
Saturday, May 30
12 noon - 3 pm
Meet at Cogswell Temperance Fountain, Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
End at Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S Street, NW
Note: Bring Metro fare card.
Check out comments about this tour!
Introductory Tour, Congressional Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
12:30 - 1 pm
Meet and end at 1801 E Street, SE
Galleries 1054 - Canal Square
Saturday, May 30
12:30 - 2 pm
Meet and end at the southwest corner 31st and M Streets, NW
Tour of the Bishop’s Garden, Washington National Cathedral
Saturday, May 30
1 - 1:40 pm
Meet and end at Herb Cottage, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue
Kingman Island, from a Theme Park to Parklands
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2 pm
Meet and end at Kingman Island entrance (through RFK parking lot 6)
Note: Wear walking shoes; trails are fairly flat.
Courage! The Civil War in Washington
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:20 pm
Meet at Potbelly Sandwich Works, 637 Indiana Avenue, NW
Chinese and German Immigrants and Their Culture
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet in front of Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh Street, NW
End near Gallery Pl-Chinatown Metro station
Mount Vernon Triangle Development Tour
Sponsored by Steuart Investment Company
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at Carnegie Library, Eighth and K Streets, NW (south entrance)
Gay and Lesbian Dupont Circle
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet in front of 1724 20th Street, NW
End at 22nd and P Streets, NW
Renewal and Mural Art: Byron Peck’s Vision
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet beneath the Duke Ellington Mural at the True Reformer Building, 1200 U Street, NW
End at Connecticut and Florida Avenues, NW
Lafayette Park and White House Architecture
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at 16th and H Streets, NW (south side)
The National Mall: What the Memorials Don’t Tell You
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet at the foot of the Jefferson Memorial
End at the FDR Memorial on the Tidal Basin
The Sumner School and Its Lost Neighborhood
Saturday, May 30
1 - 3 pm
Meet and end outside Charles Sumner School Museum, 17th and M Streets, NW (near Farragut North Metro station)
Embassy Row - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Saturday, May 30
1 - 3 pm
Meet Dupont Circle Metro station (Dupont South exit by the pay phones)
End at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
East Dupont Gay History Tour
Saturday, May 30
1 - 3:30 pm
Meet in front of 2335 18th Street, NW
End at 17th and Q Streets, NW
Note: Tour is about 3 miles.
Battleground to Community: Brightwood Heritage Trail 
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Colorado Avenue, 14th, and Jefferson Streets, NW
Midcity at the Crossroads: Shaw Heritage Trail 
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Seventh Street and Mount Vernon Place, NW
River Farms to Urban Towers: Southwest Heritage Trail 
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Fourth and M Streets, SW
Roads to Diversity: Adams Morgan Heritage Trail 
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: 16th Street and Florida Avenue, NW
Village in the City: Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail 
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: 16th and Mount Pleasant Streets, NW
The Glories of Gothic
Saturday, May 30
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end inside the National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW at west end docent desk
United States Botanic Garden - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Meet inside at the Visitor Information Desk
Reservations required: Online
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
1:30 - 3 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
At Home on Capitol Hill - CANCELLED
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Saturday, May 30
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Meet outside Eastern Market Metro station
End at Eastern Market, Seventh Street and North Carolina Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Moveable Feast - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Meet outside Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Metro station
End at 15th and U Streets, NW
Reservations required: Online
Note: Bring Metro fare card; participants must pay for all food purchases.
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
1:30 - 3 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
2 - 2:45 pm
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets NW (north side of Q Street)
U.S. Capitol Grounds - Olmsted Landscape Tour - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
2 - 3:30 pm
Meet outside Library of Congress Jefferson Building, First Street and Independence Avenue, SE, south terrace
End at First Street and Maryland Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Historic Logan Circle - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Meet and end by the statue of General Logan in Logan Circle Park
Reservations required: Online
Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Georgetown Scavenger Hunt - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Meet at the obelisk on Wisconsin Avenue, NW just south of M Street
Reservations required: www.WatsonAdventures.com
Hillcrest and “East Washington Heights”
Saturday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Meet and end outside Hillcrest Recreation Center, 3100 Denver Street, SE (Naylor Road Metro station to #36 bus to Camden Street)
Reservations required: Online
Note: Expect steep hills and park trails.
Check out comments about this tour!
Lincoln Assassination - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Meet in center of Lafayette Square (16th and H Streets, NW) near the statue of Andrew Jackson
End at Ford’s Theatre, 510 10th Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Historical Tour at Twin Oaks - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Meet and end at 34th Street and Woodley Road, NW
Reservations required: Online
Check out comments about this tour!
Washington Waterfront
Sponsored by Forest City
Saturday, May 30
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Meet outside Waterfront/SEU Metro station
End at Seventh Street and Maine Avenue, SW
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
3 - 3:45 pm
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets NW (north side of Q Street)
If These Streets Could Talk
Saturday, May 30
3 - 4:30 pm
Meet outside Eastern Market Metro station (Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE)
End at Eighth and Eye Streets, SE
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Saturday, May 30
3 - 4 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
3 - 4:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Saturday, May 30
3 - 4:30 pm
Meet at Ford’s Theatre, 510 10th Street, NW
End at Eighth and F Streets, NW
Reservations required: Online
Note: Tour distance is about 1.5 miles.
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Saturday, May 30
4 - 5:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
SUNDAY, MAY 31
Civil War Forts: Fort Totten to Fort Reno
- THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
8 am - 12 noon
Meet at Brookland-CUA Metro station (Red line)
End at Tenleytown-AU Metro station (Red line)
Reservations required: Online
Note: Bring helmet, water, and snacks. Tour includes hills, urban streets, and unpaved trails.
Scandals, Scoundrels, and Scallywags: The Seamier Side of Georgetown - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
10 - 11:30 am
Meet at C&O Canal Lock 3, at intersection with 30th Street, NW (near the bust of William O. Douglas)
End at Potomac Street/C&O Canal Pedestrian Bridge
Reservations required: Online
Please note: This route is not handicapped accessible.
U.S. Capitol Grounds - Olmsted Landscape Tour - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
10 - 11:30 am
Meet outside Library of Congress Jefferson Building, First Street and Independence Avenue, SE, south terrace
End at First Street and Maryland Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Robert G. Ingersoll, the Great Agnostic, in Washington, DC
Sunday, May 31
10 am - 12 noon
Meet at National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW
End at 14th and K Streets, NW
Georgetown - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Sunday, May 31
10 am - 12 noon
Meet in park at 28th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (next to gas station)
End at Francis Scott Key Park
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
John Phillip Sousa - Marching Along - CANCELLED
Sunday, May 31
10 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at Eastern Market Metro station
Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part I
Sunday, May 31
10 - 12:30 pm
Meet at northwest corner of Seventh Street and Mount Vernon Place, NW
End at Azi’s Café, 1336 Ninth Street, NW
Before Harlem, There Was U Street
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Sunday, May 31
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meet and end outside U St/African Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (13th Street exit)
Chevy Chase, DC
Sunday, May 31
11 - 11:40 am
Meet and end outside the Avalon Theater, 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW (one block south of Chevy Chase Circle)
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
11 - 11:45 am
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets, NW (north side of Q Street)
Gallaudet University
Sunday, May 31
11 am - 12 noon
Meet and end at Gallaudet University Visitors Center, EMG building, 800 Florida Avenue, NE
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Capitol Riverfront, the Growing Neighborhood around Nationals Park
Sponsored by Forest City
Sunday, May 31
11 am - 12:30 pm
Meet at Navy Yard Metro station (New Jersey Avenue exit)
End at Navy Yard Metro station (Half Street exit)
Embassy Row - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
11 am - 1 pm
Meet at the Dupont Circle Metro station (Dupont South exit by the pay phones)
End at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Sunday, May 31
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus - Current, Future and Green!
Sunday, May 31
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Meet and end in lobby of GW’s Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW
Alley Living in Capitol Hill
Sunday, May 31
12 noon - 2:30 pm
Meet at northeast corner of Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (next to the SunTrust Bank)
End near Eastern Market
Temperance Tour
Sunday, May 31
12 noon - 3 pm
Meet at Cogswell Temperance Fountain, Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
End at Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S Street, NW
Note: Bring Metro fare card.
Check out comments about this tour!
East Capitol Street
Sunday, May 31
1 - 1:45 pm
Meet at East Capitol and 11th Streets, NE, by the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
End at Stadium-Armory Metro station (19th and East Capitol Streets, SE)
Tudor Place: Historic Garden Tour
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2 pm
Meet and end at Tudor Place, 1644 31st Street, NW, by the main gate
Reservations required: www.TudorPlace.org or 202-965-0400
Courage! The Civil War in Washington
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:20 pm
Meet at Potbelly Sandwich Works, 637 Indiana Avenue, NW
Mount Vernon Triangle Development Tour
Sponsored by Steuart Investment Company
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at Carnegie Library, Eighth and K Streets, NW (south entrance)
Gay and Lesbian Capitol Hill
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet in front of Mr. Henry's restaurant, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
End at 327 Seventh Street, SE
The National Mall: What the Memorials Don’t Tell You
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet at the Jefferson Memorial, at the foot of steps
End at the FDR Memorial on the Tidal Basin
Chinatown
Sponsored by DC Chamber of Commerce
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at Chinatown Community Cultural Center, 616 H Street, NW #201
Bike Tour of SW Gateway Mosaics
Sunday, May 31
1 - 3 pm
Meet at 12th Street Tunnel at 12th Street and Maine Avenue, SW
End at Nationals Ballpark, 1500 South Capitol Street, SE
Georgetown - CANCELLED
Sunday, May 31
1 - 3 pm
Meet in park at 28th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (next to gas station)
End at Francis Scott Key Park
Reservations required: Online
Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part II
Sunday, May 31
1 - 3:30 pm
Meet at the northwest corner of Seventh and R Streets, NW
End at Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U Street, NW
Roads to Diversity: Adams Morgan Heritage Trail 
Sunday, May 31
1:30 pm
Sign 1: 16th Street and Florida Avenue, NW
A Self-Reliant People: Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail 
Sunday, May 31
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Division Avenue and Foote Street, NE
Tour of Duty: Barracks Row Heritage Trail 
Sunday, May 31
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 3 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 3 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
At Home on Capitol Hill - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Meet outside Eastern Market Metro station
End at Eastern Market, Seventh Street and North Carolina Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Foggy Bottom Black History Tour
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 4 pm
Meet at the corner of 20th and G Streets, NW
End at the corner of 21st and H Streets, NW
Reservations required: bdemczuk@gwu.edu
History Before History: The Geologic Saga of Washington, DC
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Meet in park near Zoo entrance on Harvard Street, NW (across from 1845 Harvard Street)
Note: Some terrain is hilly and unpaved. Wear appropriate footwear. Total distance is about two miles.
Interfaith EcoTour by Bike 
Sunday, May 31
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Meet outside Tenleytown/AU Metro station, Wisconsin Avenue and Albemarle Street, NW
End at Gandhi Memorial Statue, Massachusetts Avenue and 21st Street, NW
Reservations required: www.WholenessForHumanity.com
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
2 - 2:45 pm
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets, NW (north side of Q Street)
U.S. Capitol Grounds - Olmsted Landscape Tour - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
2 - 3:30 pm
Meet outside Library of Congress Jefferson Building, First Street and Independence Avenue, SE, south terrace
End at First Street and Maryland Avenue, SE
Reservations required: Online
Historic Logan Circle - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
2 - 4 pm
Meet and end in Logan Circle Park, near statue of General Logan
Reservations required: Online
A Musical Tour of Mount Pleasant - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
2 - 4 pm
Meet on 14th Street across from Columbia Heights Metro (in front of CVS)
End in Lamont Park
Reservations required: Online
Check out comments about this tour!
Lincoln's Washington
Sunday, May 31
2 - 4:30 pm
Meet at the Jackson Statue in Lafayette Park
End at Ford's Theatre, 511 10th Street, NW
Can You Dig It? The Past, Present, and Future of Mt. Zion Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
3 - 3:45 pm
Meet and end at 27th and Q Streets NW (north side of Q Street)
St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Cemetery
Sunday, May 31
3 - 4 pm
Meet and end at St. Paul's Rock Creek Parish Center, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street, NW
Reservations required: Online
If These Streets Could Talk
Sunday, May 31
3 - 4:30 pm
Meet outside Eastern Market Metro station (Eighth Street side)
Ends at Eighth and Eye Streets, SE
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Sunday, May 31
3 - 4:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
Georgetown - THIS TOUR IS FULL
Sunday, May 31
3 - 5 pm
Meet in park at 28th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (next to gas station)
End at Francis Scott Key Park
Reservations required: Online
Penn Quarter
Sunday, May 31
3 - 5 pm
Meet outside Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Metro station
End at Third and S Streets, NW
Note: This tour includes an American Sign Language interpreter.
Brookland: Then, Now, and in the Future
Sunday, May 31
4 - 5:30 pm
Meet inside St. Anthony’s School cafeteria, 3400 12th Street, NE
End at Brookland-CUA Metro station
Check out comments about this tour!
Notorious Scandals of Dupont Circle
Sunday, May 31
4 - 6 pm
Meet and end at 9 Dupont Circle
SUPPORTERS
Cultural Tourism DC thanks the following organizations for their support: M&T Bank, DC Chamber of Commerce, Forest City Washington, and Steuart Investment Company. Additional support from the DC Circulator, the Deputy Mayor's Office for Planning and Economic Development, and media sponsor WAMU-FM. Special thanks to Washington Walks.








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