District of Punk
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
*For Fall 2026, this tour will be the 1st Saturday of the month at 2pm. Learn about DC's under-recognized, but impactful, punk scene. In the 1980s, the Reagan Administration was reinstating the Selective Service, hippies were turning in yuppies, and the punk scene rose as a reaction to what was received as a souless government. While punk is often associated with London, New York, and LA, there was a substantial scene in DC that had anchors in the Gallery Place neighborhood and elsewhere. On this tour you'll discover what made the DC punk culture distinct from others, the major contributors to the scene, and it's lasting impact on the local music scene today. Tour ends at the MLK Jr. Library, which holds DC's Punk Archive.
Inclusions
What's included
- 1.5 Hours of Cool Information about DC's Punk Scene
What's not
- Private transportation
Itinerary
Former d.c. space, the first club to host the Unheard Of Music Festival
The former location of the Lansburgh Center, a popular venue for punk shows in the 1980s.
This tour visits the former location of the first 9:30 Club, now one of DC's most iconic performance venues.
The MLK Memorial Library is the location of the D.C. Punk Archive, the only collection of Punk ephemera documenting the DC scene.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The meeting point is at the F and 7th Street Exit of the Gallery Place Metro Station
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Off the Mall Tours
- 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
How it compares in Washington DC
- Its from-price is 68% below the median of the 767 experiences we list in Washington DC.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 285 of 767.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Washington DC
Washington, DC is the US capital, a planned city on the Potomac, with a National Mall of monuments and museums and cherry trees in spring.
Washington was planned as a capital in the 1790s, with broad avenues radiating from the Capitol. The National Mall stretches from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, past the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool. Memorials to Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr stand around the Tidal Basin, where cherry trees bloom in late March or early April. The White House stands just north of the Mall.
Top-ranked sights in Washington DC: The White House, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial.
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