National Mall Walking Tour

DC By Foot is pleased to present the original Free, “name your own price” walking tour of the monuments and memorials of the National Mall in Washington DC! This highly engaging tour will take you through the heart of the National Mall entertaining you and your family with stories, hidden secrets and historical information.

Washington D.C. has played a pivotal role on every step of America’s journey. And on every step of the tour, our expert guides, part professors, part performers, will explain how. See schedule below.

Sights we cover on the tour:

  • Washington Monument (no entry)
  • White House*
  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial*
  • National WW2 Memorial
  • Reflecting Pool
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • and much more

*Sights we cover from a distance

Tour information

Reservations: REQUIRED. Click here to reserve. Groups of 6 or more must contact us before booking.

Where: We meet at the SW corner of 15th and Constitution Ave. NW, closest to the Washington Monument. Look for your guide with the DC by Foot logo! Tour ends at the Lincoln Memorial.

Duration: Tour lasts approx. 2 hours. Total walking is just over one mile (1.6km).

When: View our Calendar

Cost: This tour is free to take, and you get to decide what, if anything, the tour was worth when it’s done. A name-your-own-price tour is a tour for anyone’s budget.

Closest Metro: Federal Triangle (Blue, Orange lines)

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