Washington Trip Overview
Discover the iconic sights of Washington, DC at your own pace by open-top Hop on Hop off Bus and the only National Park Service authorized tour of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. See the Memorials, Monuments and more on the Patriot Tour (Red Route) to include new stops at Black Lives Matter Plaza and the Wharf. On board, customers will enjoy recorded commentary, including the history of the Washington, DC and the Nation’s famous memorials and monuments.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Washington, United States
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Hop-on Hop-off Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Discover the iconic sights of Washington, DC at your own pace by open-top Hop on Hop off Bus and the only National Park Service authorized tour of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. See the Memorials, Monuments and more on the Patriot Tour (Red Route) to include new stops at Black Lives Matter Plaza and the Wharf. On board, customers will enjoy recorded commentary, including the history of the Washington, DC and the Nation’s famous memorials and monuments.
Itinerary
Red Route
Route Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Capital Bikeshare: 10th St & L’Enfant Plaza SW – Stop 1 – L’Enfant Plaza, Corner Crosswalk in Front of Spy Museum
- 2 15th St NW – Stop 2 – Washington Monument West (between Jefferson Dr. and Independence Ave)
- 121 West Basin Dr SW – Stop 3 – FDR and MLK Memorials (Closed until 8th July 2021)
- 100 Daniel French Dr SW – Stop 4 – Lincoln Memorial South & Korean War Memorial
- VWJP+MC – Stop 5 – Arlington Cemetery
- 10th Street Northwest & Constitution Avenue Northwest – Stop 6 – Natural History Museum
- Big Bus Tours Washington DC Visitor Center – Stop 7 – City Center & Ford Theater
- 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Stop 8 – The White House & Willard Hotel (Outside the Willard Hotel)
- 600 Independence Ave SW – Stop 9 – Air & Space Museum
- 800 Maine Ave SW – Stop 10 – Wharf & Potomac Boat Cruise (NE Corner of Maine)
White House / Tidal Basin / Washington Monument / National Mall / National Museum of African American History and Culture / U.S. Capitol / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden / Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial / Ford’s Theatre / Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History / Smithsonian American Art Museum / Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / Smithsonian Garden / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum / Art Museum of The Americas / Department of the Interior Museum / Lincoln Memorial / Vietnam Veterans Memorial / Korean War Veterans Memorial / Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial / International Spy Museum / National Museum of Women in the Arts / Black Lives Matter Plaza
Operates: First Departure at 10:00 am from 700 L’Enfant Plaza – NW Crosswalk in Front of Spy Museum (Near Capital Bikeshare) Last departure at 5:00 pm. Buses depart every 60 minutes.
We have introduced a number of new health & safety measures to reduce the risk associated with the spread of Covid-19 in line with government advice and requirements of the local health authorities. These include regular cleaning of buses and social distancing measures.
To uphold these new safety and hygiene standards in keeping our guests safe during the Covid-19 Pandemic, we may have to operate a reduced service and changes to ticket inclusions. This may also include frequency of departures, changes to routes and reduction/removal of stops.
Customers are advised to visit our website or to download our app to find out more about our new health and safety measures and for the most update service information to include routes, route times and real live bus tracking.
Black Loop – Panoramic Night Tour (Thursday – Sunday)
Route Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Capital Bikeshare: 10th St & L’Enfant Plaza SW – Stop 1 – L’Enfant Plaza, Corner Crosswalk in Front of Spy Museum
Albert Einstein Memorial / Washington Monument / Jefferson Memorial / Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial / Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial / Vietnam Veterans Memorial / White House / Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (in Georgetown) / The Pentagon
Operates: 1 Departure at 19:00 pm from 700 L’Enfant Plaza – NW Crosswalk in Front of Spy Museum (Near Capital Bikeshare). The tour is non stop and will last 90 minutes
