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Seller: WashWalks
(Washington Walks)
Seller Description:
The best way to tour any historic city is by foot. Since 1999, Washington Walks guides have been escorting visitors and locals alike through quaint neighborhoods, along hip urban thoroughfares, and past D.C.’s instantly recognizable landmarks and memorials.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or long-time resident, the same holds true: if you haven’t been on a Washington Walk, you haven’t been to Washington, D.C.!
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Activity Information:
Activity Description
Dupont Circle evolved from a hardscrabble “wilderness” to Washington’s most fashionable address at the close of the 19th-century. The mansions and elegant rowhouses remain, many as single family residences. Others house museums, bed and breakfasts, embassies or non-profit organizations.
- Start with a look at a brewmaster’s castle.
- Then it’s on to Dupont Circle itself, the crossroads of the neighborhood and home to its best farmer's market.
- Contrast a former luxury apartment building with a nearby bohemian inn proffering irresistible potato chips.
- A historic church that rose from the ashes to become a beacon of social activism is next.
- A block of stunning rowhouses designed by one of D.C’s. most prolific architects leads to the city’s tallest building.
- An ornate mansion houses a church famous for its celebrity membership.
What Is Not Included?
This walk does not include an interior tour of any buildings seen or discussed during the tour.
Meeting Location:
Dupont Circle (Washington, DC)
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon purchase of tickets.)
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