Tour - Kalorama Walking Tour
Location
Phone: 202-484-1565
Joel Barlow named the estate he purchased in 1807 Kalorama for the expansive views to be had from its place overlooking today’s Rock Creek Park. No more exquisitely beautiful enclave exists in America’s capital. Kalorama has always been a prime residential area, its glory the urban mansions located on the high ground between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues. We’ll start by ascending the “Spanish Steps” to reach the heights where Washington’s diplomatic community is evident everywhere you look, many of the original single family homes now occupied by ambassadors or embassy offices. Former police and fire call boxes punctuate the neighborhood as imaginative works of public art as does a brightly colored panda. See if you can identify the oldest house in the District and discover the Woodrow Wilson House. Wilson was the only U.S. president to retire in D.C. Like him, once you’ve sampled the architectural and natural radiance that is Kalorama, you won’t want to leave!
Led by Carolyn
Highlights Sheridan-Kalorama Art on Call
About Washington Walks:
Since 1999, Washington Walks guides have been leading visitors and locals alike along the streets of America’s capital city, revealing the stories and sites that abound on the National Mall and beyond. Our walking tours require no reservations, take place rain or shine, and are reasonably priced. Most of our walk routes are wheelchair accessible. For more information, please visit our website at www.washingtonwalks.com
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Phone: 202-484-1565
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