Washington D.C.

Are you looking for interesting things to do in Washington D.C.? Try one of our self-guided walking tours, our Tourist Scavenger Hunts (walking tours with challenges).

You will find three Tourist Scavenger Hunts here: on the eastern side of the National Mall / around the numerous museums, on the western side of the National Mall / around all the monuments, and north of the White House including Logan and Dupont Circles.

A Tourist Scavenger Hunts is a 2-3 hour self-guided walking tour with instructions through our mobile website on your smartphone. You’ll learn the history of the city or neighborhood, and the significance of various sites, monuments, and historical figures. Also, you’ll enjoy solving our various challenges at almost every stop along the way.

Our Tours

Washington Monuments: This tour of the west half of the National Mall takes you from the Ellipse, south of the White House to the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and ends at the Washington Monument. You, will see many other monuments, and museums and learn much history.

Washington Museums: This tour of the east half of the National Mall takes you from the Federal Triangle (EPA & IRS) and takes you to most Smithsonian museums around the mall. You’ll also see the Capitol Building, the Botanical Gardens, and the Washington Monument.

Dupont & Logan Circles: This tour starts in Lafayette Square, north of the Which house, and takes you through residential and ambassadorial areas of the city, looping around Dupont Circle, then Logan Circle, before ending 1 block east of your start location.

Additional details

Further, they all end within a few blocks of their starting point. Indeed, you’ll never walk more than 5 minutes between 2 stops. However, this isn’t a race. Take as much, or as little time as you want.

You’re sure to find plenty of things to do in Washington D.C. when doing one of our scavenger hunts.

Contact us if you have any questions.

Each one is available in English and in French.