National Mall Tour: 10+ Monuments & Optional Museum Tickets
- 3–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
See the very best of Washington DC in a single morning on this guided 3-hour National Mall bus tour. Travel comfortably on a climate-controlled coach while your knowledgeable local guide brings the city’s history, architecture, and landmarks to life. This tour features 10 iconic stops where you’ll hop off the bus to walk, explore, and take photos of the most famous monuments and memorials: White House (exterior) U.S. Capitol (exterior) Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial World War II Memorial FDR Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Vietnam Women’s Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial U.S. Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorial At each stop, enjoy 10–20 minutes to explore the area with your guide, take memorable photos, and hear stories that bring the history to life. Upgrades: Enhance your tour experience with self-guided entry to the Washington Monument, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, or National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Inclusions
What's included
- Pass by sites including Washington Monument, National Archives, National Mall, Kennedy Center & more
- UPGRADE: option available at checkout to include self-guided entry to Air and Space Museum
- Professional Tour Guide that stays with you through out tour, and walks you through the sites
- 3-4 Hour Guided Washington DC Sightseeing Bus Tour
- UPGRADE: option available at checkout to include self-guided entry to Washington Monument
- Complimentary Bottled Water
- Photo Stops at 10 Top Attractions including White House, MLK Memorial, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial
- UPGRADE: option available at checkout to include self-guided entry to African American Museum
What's not
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Itinerary
You will see the outside of our Nation's Capitol. This is a photo stop only.
You will get to see the outside of the White House. This is a photo stop only.
Stop at the World War II Memorial stands as a wonderful tribute to the lasting memories of those soldiers that fought in this war.
Stop at the Jefferson Memorial
A moving tribute to FDR.
A tribute to a legend that fought for civil rights for all.
You will get to walk up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and take pictures.
This is the most visited landmark in Washington, DC. Be ready to be moved.
This Memorial is a tribute to those that fought in the Korean War.
Pass by the Tidal Basin. Bonus: Cherry Blossom season (typically late March-early April) travelers will have time to walk along Cherry Blossoms trees. The official Cherry Blossom peak bloom dates are announced by the National Park Service closer to the dates.
UPGRADE: option available at checkout to include self-guided entry to Air and Space Museum.
UPGRADE: option available at checkout to include self-guided entry to the National African American History Museum.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.3
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Ratings come from 114 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Quick family DC trip
The tour guide Tyrone was phenomenal. Great humor and great knowledge and great pacing. Chris the driver also very attentive and personable and professional. Did get a bit tired toward the last two stops because of the walking in 88° weather.
5Informative, entertaining, and efficient
GREAT narrated 3 hour tour hitting all the National Mall highlights. Ask for Sally and driver Godfrey. Sally was a wealth of trivia and knowledge. Godfrey can get that bus in anywhere! Day and night, DC is crawling with buses; other tour groups, TONS of junior high kids, etc. Sally and Godfrey have the autonomy to re-order stops based on current or anticipated crowds at any particular location, reducing wait time and still not missing anything - making for a more enjoyable and efficient tour. This is THE bus tour to see all the major monuments.
5A wonderful history lesson
I would definitely recommend this tour. It was very thorough as we stopped at many remarkable monuments. The tour guides were friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The sites are breathtaking!
5Family trip
Chris was our driver and Tyrone was our guide…they both took great care of us. It’s was informative and well done. We took our grandchildren and they learned and loved it.
1Bad Cherry Blossom Tour
Check in was confusing. Optional, paid for vouchers, were not issued. Countless calls, texts, emails and chats were not helpful. We paid for a 3 hour tour but we were put on an 8 hour tour bus and dismissed after our 3 hours were up. Clearly our small 3 hour group was not a priority for the tour guide. When I asked him about our optional vouchers, he gave me a phone number and told to call and they would send them to me. No answer or return call. We never got any vouchers sent to us via email or text so that was all money wasted and we went back home. Signature tours were not helpful at all.
4Great tour, but...
Lots of stops long enough to take lot lots of pictures. Friendly driver, excellent tour guide. Only reason it's 4 stars is that it clearly said it would drop us off at the Archives, and it did not, forcing my husband with cancer to walk farther than he should have to get back to our transportation.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet us at 790 Pennsylvania Ave. NW near the National Archives Building. The tour bus will be located near the corner of 9th Street NW and Pennsylvania Ave NW. Please look for the bus labeled "Signature Tours DC" or “DC Guided Tours” upon arrival. Please arrive no later than 9:30 AM.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 40 travellers
- Operated by
- Signature Tours of DC
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Buses are able to accommodate non-motorized/folding wheelchairs only
- There will be standing and walking during this tour. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather as much of the tour is outdoors. DC can be very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Umbrellas and layers are recommended.
How it compares in Washington DC
- Its from-price is 40% below the median of the 158 city tours we list in Washington DC.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 42 of 158.
- 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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