District Heights Trip Overview
Want a quick overview of the National Mall? Then this is the tour for you. Learn the history of how the mall came into existence. Ride along the inauguration parade route, Pennsylvania Avenue, and find out how Thomas Jefferson influenced part of its look. Learn how 2 men a century apart created the layout for the Nation’s Capital. At the end, choose to return to your hotel or get dropped off at one of the Smithsonian Museums.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: District Heights, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting District Heights, Maryland, United States
Want a quick overview of the National Mall? Then this is the tour for you. Learn the history of how the mall came into existence. Ride along the inauguration parade route, Pennsylvania Avenue, and find out how Thomas Jefferson influenced part of its look. Learn how 2 men a century apart created the layout for the Nation’s Capital. At the end, choose to return to your hotel or get dropped off at one of the Smithsonian Museums.
Itinerary
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Stop At: White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC, DC 20500
A picture stop on the south side of the White House from the Ellispe.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: U.S. Capitol, East Capitol St NE & First St SE, Washington DC, DC 20004
Picture from the west lawn of the Capitol building.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington DC, DC 20037
See the famous statue by Daniel Chester French, the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famed speech, and the beautiful view of the Reflecting Pool towards the Washington Monument.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Korean War Veterans Memorial, 10 Daniel French Dr SW, Washington DC, DC 20002
See the famed 19 statues sculpted by Frank Gaylord as well as the wall with over 2400 photos etched on it.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington DC, DC 20002
Visit the 500ft. wall with over 58,000 names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, 1850 West Basin Dr SW, Washington DC, DC 20242
Walk through the rooms of the memorial to only person to be elected 4 times president of the United States.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, 1850 West Basin Drive SW Near West Basin Drive SW & Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC, DC 20024
See the largest sculpted image of anyone in the city. Read several of the 14 quotes within the memorial.
Duration: 20 minutes
