Washington DC Trolley Tour: Iconic Sites and History

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Experience the best of Washington, DC on a 90-minute trolley tour. Explore historic locations, iconic landmarks, and the beautiful scenery of the Nation’s Capital.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Hop-on Hop-Off Trolley Tour and Arlington National Cemetery Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: Tours depart every 30 minutes from the Washington Welcome Center (1001 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20004) starting at 9am until 4pm. The tour runs daily. A shuttle is available from the Lincoln Memorial to Arlington National Cemetery for that segment of the…

Hop-on Hop-Off Trolley Tour and Arlington National Cemetery Tour (Route)

1. Washington Welcome Center
Washington DC Welcome Center/Ford’s Theater/Peterson House

2. 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
White House/White House Visitor Center/WWI Memorial

3. 701 Constitution Ave. NW
National Archives (West/East Gallery of the NGA, Navy Memorial)

4. 400 New Jersey Ave NW
Japanese American Memorial/Hyatt Regency

5. Events at Union Station
Union Station/Smithsonian Postal Museum

6. First Street Southwest
US Capitol (Botanic Gardens, Supreme Court and Library of Congress)

7. 600 Independence Ave SW
Air/Space Museum, Museum of the American Indian, Eisenhower Memorial

8. 114 Maine Ave SW

9. International Spy Museum
International Spy Museum

10. 1398 Independence Ave SW
Washington Monument, Smithsonian Museums and Castle, Holocaust Memorial

11. 16 E Basin Dr SW
Jefferson Memorial and George Mason Memorial

12. 1964 Independence Ave SW
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

13. 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
Lincoln Memorial/Vietnam Veterans Memorial/Korean War Veterans Memorial

14. 1400 Constitution Ave. NW
National Museum of American History/National Museum of African American History

15. 800 F St NW
National Portrait Gallery/American Art Museum

16. Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center
Welcome Center

17. President John F. Kennedy Gravesite
President John F. Kennedy Gravesite/Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

18. Arlington Cemetery Future Expansion Area
Pershing Gravesite

19. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

20. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington House

21. 226 Ord & Weitzel Dr
Ord & Weitzel Iwo Jima Memorial Outside Gate

Points of Interest

Arlington National Cemetery
White House
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Smithsonian Institution Building
Old Town Trolley Tours Washington DC
Lincoln Memorial
U.S. Capitol
Jefferson Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
John F. Kennedy Gravesite
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial

What's Included

Live commentary on-board the trolley
Children 3 and under are free
Hop-On Hop-Off Tour of Washington DC and Arlington National Cemetery

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Parking fees

Additional Information

Embark on a 90-minute panoramic trolley journey around Washington, DC. The carefully planned route allows an efficient use of your time and offers a great overview of Washington, DC’s stunning landscapes and fascinating history. Board our specially designed Stadium Trolleys, which guarantee every seat is the best seat in the house.
The Trolley will make…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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A_tom070707

Dec 29, 2024

Great recommend - Worth it. You see all the major landmarks. The connection to the Arlington Cemetery wasn’t great. We ended up going the next day. The tickets for the cemetery don’t expire like the trolley tickets. So it worked out with taking the entire day for the hop-on-hop-off. And then a few hours the next day for the cemetery.

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Andrea

Dec 1, 2024

Best tour ever! - Absolutely loved everything about this tour!Explanation of all the history in Washington DC was detailed and very informative. The tour guides are super friendly, inviting, funny (especially mighty Joe) and welcoming! All the stops on this tour are amazing!

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904toddr

Nov 27, 2024

Washington DC Trolley Tour - Great Way to See the City - The trolley is a great way to see Washington DC. Trolley passed by all of the key monuments and tourist attractions. The trolley drivers were very knowledgeable and provided great insights into the attractions. They also were very personable and had great sense of humors.

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Patricia_r

Nov 21, 2024

Highly recommend tour bus - The tour guide, bus driver was excellent in informing us on all the sites we passed as we went on a journey around the circle to see all the sites on the tour. He was very pleasant and extremely helpful.

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Lucia_m

Nov 20, 2024

Great for what we needed to explore the city - This tour was perfect for what we needed...transportation, history narration, and freedom to step off when we wanted to. Bama our guide/driver was very funny and pleasant. I would def recommend.

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Susan_d

Dec 1, 2024

Worthwhile - It was a cold day. Most bus drivers friendly. Some not so. However I would recommend as far as the stops involved. The narrators in Arlington were fabulous.

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Dianna_h

Nov 18, 2024

Good times! - It was fantastic way to see a lot in the one day we had in DC. Would most assuredly do this again. Absolutely the best way to make the rounds in DC

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Tammy_t

Dec 15, 2024

Didn't stop at all locations advertised - My DC trolley tour i paid for was suppose to stop at Arlington cemetary and tomb of unknown solider and have 21 stops. I never got notified and for some reason this day (12/13/24) they did not. I've taken this company's trolley in other us locations and never experienced not stopping at locations that are advertised. I was disappointed in this tour. If you want to see major monuments they are all centralized by Washington monument and in walking distance no need for trolley only to get downtown and to capital/white house but with preparations for anagugration you can't get close to either.

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Sonya_s

Dec 15, 2024

Not the experience we were expecting - We purchased tickets through your website for the 15 stop hop on hop off plus the Arlington Cemetery tour with 6 stops. Once we got to the trolly station and he scanned our tickets he informed us that 3 of the stops were closed (the White House being one of them) and that the Arlington Cemetery was also closed due to a football game. We paid extra for this part of the tour and there was nothing on your website stating it would be closed. The Trolly said they would be happy to refund us but couldn’t because we purchased through Viator. I have requested a full refund and hopefully your company will make it right.

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Trent_h

Dec 15, 2024

Terrible - 3 of the stops were closed. Including the White House, Spy Museum and Arlington cemetery which we paid more to see and were not told it was closed. A driver also dropped us off at a stop and they later closed the stop and no trolley ever came to pick us up. We had to walk to another stop after waiting an hour.

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