The annual cherry blossom display is guaranteed to dazzle your senses. But have you ever wondered why the trees are planted along the Tidal Basin? Why cherry trees? Whose idea were they anyway? Hear the stories and secrets...
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The Blossom Secrets Stroll
March 24, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
March 31, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
April 7, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
April 14, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
$15
Columbia Heights Historical Drinkabout
Toast your favorite POTUS this Presidents' Weekend during the the fun and filling Drinkabout. Columbia Heights is home to a growing number of cafes and bars (conveniently located along the walk route...
February 18, 2012 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
$20.00
Tour: Discover African American History in Downtown Washington
African Americans have been a significant part of life in Washington, DC since the area became the nation’s capital in 1790. They have made important contributions to the culture and development of the city and played a leading role in the...
January 16, 2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Discover African American History in Downtown Washington
African Americans have been a significant part of life in Washington, DC since the area became the nation’s capital in 1790. They have made important contributions to the culture and development of the city and played a leading role in the...
December 31, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Explore U Street/Shaw
Explore the neighborhood of Shaw. Learn about the “shakers and movers” in the arts, civil rights, education, law, and science who lived in the neighborhood. See its eclectic mix of housing, entertainment venues, restaurants, and shops...
December 30, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Neighborhood Walking Tour
Trace the development of Columbia Heights from rural hinterland to upscale suburb, middle and working-class neighborhood, and now an ethnically and economically diverse residential area with many commercial, entertainment, and cultural amenities...
December 26, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Group Tour Culture and Entertainment: Barracks Row Heritage Trail presents John Phillip Sousa’s Washington, D.C.
Barracks Row Heritage Trail presents John Phillip Sousa’s Washington, D.C.
Author: Northeastern Article
Link: http://www.grouptourculture.com/artdetail.php?recid=59702
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Washington Post: Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Author: Terence McArdle
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-news-in-brief/2011/10/...
Washington Times: Heller: Tribute paid to D.C.’s bygone ballpark
Heller: Tribute paid to D.C.’s bygone ballpark
Author: Dick Heller
Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/17/heller-tribute-paid-to-dcs-bygone-ballpark/...
Washington, DC Displays a Wide Range of Civil War History
October 24, 2011
A historic decision was made 150 years ago. On November 1, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed George McClellan as the general-in-chief of the Union armies. McClellan accepted, saying, “I can do it all....
Lift Every Voice: Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail
Countless dreams and memories reside in this short stretch of Georgia Avenue. Follow Lift Every Voice: Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail to relive the heyday of Seventh and T and the Howard Theatre. Make the...
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Linda Donovan Harper, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC; Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee; Jane Freundel Levey, Director of Heritage Programs, Cultural Tourism DC; David Maloney, State...
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee, and Mara Cherkasky, Heritage Programs Associate, Cultural Tourism DC, with the 100th plaque
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee, and Jane Freundel Levey, Director of Heritage Programs, Cultural Tourism DC, unveil the 100th plaque
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Crowd watches unveiling of the 100th plaque along the African American Heritage Trail
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Joseph A. Quander, Retired DC Assistant Fire Chief, speaks
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Crowd watching unveiling of 100th plaque along the African American Heritage Trail
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Linda Donovan Harper, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC, speaks
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Washington, DC
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits." - The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther...
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