Let’s Meander Together!
Echoes of the Early City:
The Origin of DC’s First Downtown
When: Fridays 3pm and Saturdays 11am
Where: Meet at corner of 7th and H St. NW, Near the Friendship Arch on the Metro side
Duration: 2 Hours
Approximate Mileage: 1.5 miles, flat elevation
Note about Parking: Parking can be challenging in this part of the city due to events at the convention center and arena. We recommend you check parking costs and travel times, so you are able to join us at the start of the tour! As always, Metro, Uber and biking are always options as well!
Celebrate the start of spring with us! Use READYFORSPRING at checkout for $15 off your visit!
Highlights:
✓ Discover the rich history of Washington D.C.’s first Asian community
✓ Learn about the failed lottery that had hoped to jumpstart the beginnings of Washington, D.C. as a place of power
✓ Take a step back into the first commercial center for Washington, D.C. in Penn Quarter
✓ Explore the history of a woman who received the death penalty for her role in the Lincoln Assassination
✓ Understand the efforts of Clara Barton to locate the missing soldiers of the Civil War
✓ And, much more!
Following in Her Footsteps:
Women’s Advocacy on Capitol Hill
When: Fridays 10am
Where: Meet on the corner of Constitution Ave. NE, and 2nd St. NE, in front of the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Duration: 2 Hours
Approximate Mileage: 1.5 miles, some minor elevation changes as we walk around the Capitol (it is a hill, after all…)
Note about Parking: Parking can be challenging in this part of the city due to events at the Capitol and street parking restrictions. We recommend you check parking costs and travel times, so you are able to join us at the start of the tour! As always, Metro, Uber and biking are always options as well!
Celebrate the start of spring with us! Use READYFORSPRING at checkout for $15 off your visit!
Highlights:
✓ Take a step into woman’s suffrage advocacy in the Nation’s Capital
✓ Learn about Belva Lockwood, the first woman to argue in front of the Supreme Court (as well as her unusual mode of transportation…)
✓ Discover the women who laid the foundation for the D.C. cherry trees
✓ Listen to the songs and hear about the Civil Rights advocacy of Fannie Lou Hamer
✓ Learn about Marian Anderson, the first black woman to sing on the National Mall
✓ And, much more!
Meandering on the National Mall:
A Walking Tour of the Memorials and Monuments
When: Sundays at 10am
Where: Meet in front of the Washington Monument Lodge on 15th Street
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Approximate Mileage: 2.5 miles, mostly flat
Note about Parking: Parking can be challenging in this part of the city. We recommend you check parking costs and travel times, so you are able to join us at the start of the tour! As always, Metro, Uber and biking are always options as well!
Celebrate the start of spring with us! Use READYFORSPRING at checkout for $15 off your visit!
Highlights:
✓ Get an in-depth look at the Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorials, and Lincoln Memorial
✓ Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the only First Lady to have a statue on the National Mall
✓ Discover the women who laid the foundation for the D.C. cherry trees
✓ Take time to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt at their memorials
✓ We will cover the major sites and celebrate some of the amazing stories of this remarkable area’s past (I’m talking about you Marian Anderson!)
✓And much more!
✓ Would you like us to design a tour specifically tailored to your interests?
✓ Want to modify a walking tour to meet your group’s specific accessibility needs?
✓ Interested in a private tour for a specific group, such as a team building event, conference activity or classroom fieldtrip?
✓ Contact us at MeanderingMap@gmail.com or contact us with the form to the left and we will work with you to bring your vision to life.
