Walking Tours
Adults: $10 Children 4-11: $5
2 hours — Exact change please!
Motorcoach Tour
5 hours
Bus (20 pax minimum)
Tour Guide Training Course
40 hours
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First Pet Tails*
Sunday August 3, 3:00pm to 4:00pm – 1 hr.
Adults: $10 Children 4-10: $5
Follow the pitter-patter of little paws through Lafayette Square as you hear tales of the adventures of “First Pets” who have lived in the White House. Your own furry friend (on a leash, please) is welcome to come along. Remember to “BYOB” (Bring You Own Baggie).
Enter your pet companion in the 1st Pet Look-Alike contest. The winner who most closely resembles an official White House 1st Pet will receive a laurel trophy and have his winning photo placed on our website: uctours.com! Reservations not required. Come with your pooch or un-escorted.
Meet at the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square - across from the White House
Duration: 1 hour*
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Fountains & Falls Coursing the Mall
Saturday August 16, 6:30pm
Adults: $10 Children 4-10: $5
“Water is the most valuable element in our lives. It is a dancer of many forms. It makes sounds of many pitches, passionate, soothing, and ethereal.” Alev Lytle Croutier from Taking the Waters
Come and capture this twilight adventure! Hear the murmuring cascades that echo near Capitol Hill and view the mirrored stillness of reflecting pools.
This pleasant walk includes visits to the Capitol’s Summer House, the Bartholdi Fountain, the Japanese American Memorial, Columbus Fountain at Union Station and other commanding aquatic sites.
Meet at the front (south entrance) to Union Station (Red Line Metro) at the Freedom Bell. Duration: 2 hours
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The Lincoln Memorial: Platform for a Dream
Saturday August 23, 11:00am
Adults: $10 Children 4-10: $5
The Lincoln Memorial is not only a striking monument to Abraham Lincoln — it has also provided the setting for several landmark events in our nation’s cultural history. This is the platform where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood when he delivered his ‘I have a dream’ speech. Americans have favored this majestic site as the background to demonstrate their basic freedoms and right to assemble — ever since its dedication in 1922.
Walk with us to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington. Hear how Dr. Robert Moten, president of Tuskegee Institute gave the keynote dedication address – and where he was seated. Learn about the events that led to Marian Anderson’s concert before a grateful audience of 50,000 people! Also visit the Vietnam and Korean and World War II war memorials; and the proposed site for the Dr. Martin Luther King memorial near the Tidal Basin.
Meet at the refreshment stand south of the Lincoln Memorial
Duration: 2 hours
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UC Bus Tour
THE JACQUELINE KENNEDY
'AT HOME IN WASHINGTON' TOUR
Saturday July 26, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
5 Hours $75
This event is an elegant introduction to the world of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, while she lived in the nation's capital. In 1941, she was a middle school student here in Washington, DC. Twenty years later she was the First Lady of the nation.
This tour views some of her favorite places and details the many examples of how important she considered the idea of home and how she influenced the American home of the 60's - and American society for all time.
Tour includes lovely commemorative gift and itinerary. Please dine before arrival. There is some walking at Georgetown sites. This tour does not include time or cost for meals. Small refreshment will be served. Meet at entrance to Union Station near the Columbus Fountain.
Please RSVP by July 5, 2008. Must have 20-patron minimum.
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Tour Guide Training Course
40 hrs
Wednesday July 30 to Saturday August 30
Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 11:30am
Presented in conjunction with TourThat Tours of Washington DC www.tourthat.com/description.html
This course is an excellent opportunity to learn the city's memorials and monuments — in-depth Each student will learn effective guiding methods as well as how to develop interesting commentary about the city’s many attractions.
The course will be 40 hours given over a one month period, and taught by two experienced and successful tour guides. The majority of this course is taught in the field with the students contributing extensively in the exchange of information. Click here to learn about the course instructors.
The Course breakdown is as follows:
- 11 class periods including:
- 2 four-hour class periods spent on a shuttle bus or motor coach in order to give the students the opportunity to speak into a microphone while on-route to an attraction.
- In the final week of the course, each student will spend time working one-on-one with one of the instructors to ensure that the student has had the chance to practice and improve techniques specific to the individual student’s needs.
- Each week, study sessions will be arranged in order to prepare for the DC Tour guide test.
- Guest speakers such as other successful tour guides, motor coach operators, security personnel or DCRA employees will address the class in order to impart information about how to be a successful tour guide and how to obtain the tour guide license.
If you are interested in taking this course, please call 202.251.7205 or e-mail register@tourthat.com. You will need to fill out a course application form as well as submit a $25 deposit in order to hold your spot in the class. The deposit is non-refundable but may be applied to the cost of the course.
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A grateful nation continues to celebrate
the veterans of WORLD WAR II, in remembering the defining event
of the 20th Century.
The stories of those who served
continue to be told – through the arts, through the media,
through the monument.
CURRENTLY – Visit the monument!
The World War II Memorial stands in appreciation
to all those who served and the 400,000 Americans who died in this
war in which over 80 million people world-wide lost their lives.
(See The National Mall – Monuments
& All)
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
ALWAYS – See and hear the stories -
remember the greatness!
Experience a digital war story as recalled by heroic
Tuskegee Airman, Capt. Stanley L. Harris. Click on “Flying
with Neeta”. This story and many other Stories of Service were produced by the Digital Clubhouse Network of San Jose, California and New York City. Visit digiclub.org.
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