Washington DC Donut and History Walking Tour
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Washington DC, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If there’s one thing Washington D.C. is known for, it’s donuts. That’s not true, but it should be—you’ll taste and see why on this tour. Following your guide, you’ll travel from local donut institutions to the joints favored by politicians, exploring from cake and raised classics to the global donuts of Chinatown. Bonus: You’ll also catch views of the White House, learn about the city’s non-donut history, and more.
- Fresh donut samples provided across several stops
- Get all the fun of a walking tour—but with more flavor
- Taste your way from Lafayette Square to Palmer Alley and beyond
- Mix donut fun with city history, learning about D.C.'s Civil War past and more
What's Included
- BreakfastDonuts
- Gratuities
- Parking Fees
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 2000 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Meet inside of Western Market. Look out for your guide. They'll be wearing a donut tour hat, shirt or both.
End point
- 825 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
The tour ends at CityCenterDC (825 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20001).
Itinerary
1
Western Market
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
The White House
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Palmer Alley
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Chinatown
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
CityCenterDC
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Featured review
Patrick_C
Michael was an expert tour guide and made the whole experience top level! First of all, the donuts were delightful, but also, the stories and history of DC elevated the experience so much more! This tour is definitely a must-do on your list of DC fun!!
Reviews
4.9
based on 540 reviews
Mio_F, Apr 2026
It was a great way to see the city, walking around and tasting some sweet treats. Leap was an amazing guide. All the donuts were delicious which makes it great!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
hank you so much for spending time with us in DC—we truly appreciate it! Leap says 👋 and will love hearing this! We’re so grateful you took the time to share your experience—it means a lot. We hope to welcome you back to the Nation’s Capital or one of our donut holes around the world!
Patrick_C, Mar 2026
Michael was an expert tour guide and made the whole experience top level! First of all, the donuts were delightful, but also, the stories and history of DC elevated the experience so much more! This tour is definitely a must-do on your list of DC fun!!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for spending time with us in DC—we truly appreciate it! Michael says 👋 and will love hearing this! We’re so grateful you took the time to share your experience, and we hope to welcome you back to the Nation’s Capital or one of our donut holes around the world!
Sarah_L, Dec 2025
Small walking tour while sampling donuts. You visit 4 stops . Guide was very friendly and answered any questions you had. Be prepared to be stuffed by the end.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Sounds like a hole-lotta fun in DC! 🍩 We’re glazed you enjoyed the friendly guide, tasty stops, and left happily stuffed. Thanks for rolling with us—we hope to host you again in Washington, DC or one of our donut holes around the world!
David_E, Sep 2025
Not much history but the donuts were good. Needed to see of the historical sites. Guide was good but program was weak not her fault.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! 🍩 We’re glad you enjoyed the donuts and your guide, and we appreciate your honest feedback about the balance of history on the tour. We’d love the chance to earn those final two stars and sprinkle in more of what you’re looking for next time—whether here or at one of our other donut holes around the world.
Cassie_M, Jul 2025
Great food, great tour, great tour guide. Our tour started with bignettes- delicious. We were provided cold water. That was very nice for a super hot day. Maple Bacon donuts were great and a must try. My favorite was the chocolate s'mores donut, it was a cake donut, nice and moist, not dry like cake donuts can be. We hadn't seen the White House yet, and this tour took us to it thankfully! The tour ended at a coffee/gelato spot, a perfect spot to end on. We could choose coffee or gelato. We choose gelato because it was terribly hot. There were unique delicious flavors.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
WOW! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We hope to host you again!
Brett_F, Jul 2025
Sam was a fantastic guide. This tour was a lot of fun, the donuts were delicious, and I learned a lot! I highly recommend this tour and will be telling all my friends about it.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
We can't wait to host you again with your friends! Thank you so much for hanging with us in DC! Come back soon!
Lea_E, Jul 2025
Fun experience but be ready for the sugar coma! Guide was great, donuts were delicious. Coffee at the end was perfect.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for spending some time with us in The District! We hope to host you again!
JOANNE_V, Jul 2025
The tour guide Sam was amazing! They were very excited, friendly, knowledgeable about DC, overall very professional. The donuts were good. Some were cold and not as pretty as some of the pictures. However, for the price either they should have been more donuts, or getting half of donuts, but what you are really getting are tasters of donuts, full donuts cut into 5 or 6 pieces. For this tour as is its really worth $40 - $50 per person. $70 is way to expensive.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thanks a hole bunch for the kind words about Sam—we’re so glad you enjoyed the tour!
We’re sorry the donuts didn’t quite meet your expectations. To offer variety, we serve full donuts sliced for sharing, but all our messages say: if you want more, just ask! We’re always happy to sweeten the deal so everyone leaves satisfied.
We hope to earn those final stars on a future tour—maybe in another city, or right back here in DC!
Bethany_G, Jun 2025
This was such a fun tour with interesting facts about D.C. and delicious donuts! Sam was a great tour guide! I highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you so much for spending some time with us in DC! We hope to host you again! Sam says 👋!
Brooke_S, May 2025
Our tour guide Michael was fantastic! Im not a huge history buff but he made the entire thing so enjoyable and I learned a lot! My husband and I got lucky and were the only ones on the tour during the time and it was a lovely time. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, May 2025
YAY! Thank you so much for hanging with us and Michael in DC! We hope to host you again, in any of our donut holes around the world!
Kevin_T, May 2025
Sam, our guide, was very informative and fun, and the doughnuts were delicious! I would highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for the great review! We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed the DC highlights that Sam shared along with the donuts.
We would love to host you again soon on another one of our tours around the globe soon.
Cheers
andre_l, Apr 2025
Sam, our guide was very accommodative and informative The tour of Washington was great for the adults and the kids loved the donuts.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review. We are thrilled to hear that you and the kiddos enjoyed the highlights of DC along with the donuts. Sam sure enjoyed you all.
We'd love to have the opportunity to host you again soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
Megan_M, Apr 2025
Great Tour! The historical knowledge shared was very interesting. Even better was the delicious 🍩! !
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the highlights of DC along with the donuts!
We would love to have the opportunity to host you again soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
Elizabeth_H, Apr 2025
Our tour guides were awesome! We had a big group but they taught us a lot, connected with us, and made for a fun morning
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the highlights of DC along with the donuts!
We would love to have the opportunity to host you again soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
shokesdeane, Apr 2025
Great experience with our guide, Leap. In addition to a variety of donuts, she shared lots of fun history and facts as we walked by sights in DC. From kids to grandparents, we all had a wonderful time!
Jorie_F, Mar 2025
Sam and Ethan did a great job with an enthusiastic tour around the White House. Donuts and coffee were delicious!! Especially Astrodonuts
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review! Our donut shaped hearts are thrilled you had a good time and Astro def does not disappoint.
We'd love to see you soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
Sam & Ethan pass on their hellos
Allison_N, Mar 2025
Great tour! Ethan and Sam were great tour guides! They were knowledgeable and friendly and navigated the extremely busy streets with ease. We had a large group of 19 and they were able to keep everyone together. The only suggestion I would give would to give each participant a bottle of water at the beginning of the tour. Otherwise excellent tour, donuts were delicious and u would recommend!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review and for the water tip! We value all feedback. Our donut shaped hearts are thrilled you had a good time.
We'd love to see you soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
Daniella_S, Mar 2025
We loveeeee it! Definitely a must do if you are traveling with kids. Love the donuts and Sam was great and knowledgeable!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for the great review! Our donut shaped hearts are thrilled you and the kiddos had a good time. We aim to please and that includes all ages
We'd love to see you soon on another one of our tours around the globe.
Cheers!
Tracy_A, Mar 2025
Would not recommend, so extravagantly over priced. Our tour guide was super nice and informative, but the tour starts out with cold donuts served off a napkin, your next stop is a box of donuts cut up outside with a spatula from your tour guide’s backpack and served to you on a napkin. Third stop is a donut cut in half, angain served on a napkin. And the last stop is a coffee. Would absolutely not recommend spending $70 on this- literally spent $420 for my kids to learn 30 min of history (which if you do any other you’re it’s the same information) and eat maybe 2 donuts in total.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for the review. We value all feedback.
At your convenience please give us a call on the donut line 844-366-8848 so we can make this right.
Thank you
Leah_H, Mar 2025
It was a good little walk and we learned about dc history while going to different donut places. I would suggest going in spring or fall, so it won’t be as hot.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for the great review. Our donut shaped hearts are thrilled you had a good time and learned along the way. Thanks for throwing out the weather tip too
We'd love to see you on another one of our tours around the globe soon.
Cheers!
Jessica_F, Mar 2025
We had the best time and the donuts were amazing!! Such a great tour with our very knowledgeable guide! A really fun way to walk the city and see the sights in DC!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for the great review! We are thrilled you enjoyed yourselves there in our nation's capitol.
We'd love to see you on another one of our tours around the globe soon.
Cheers!
Kera_G, Jan 2025
Delicious food and interesting information. Not a bad way to start my Saturday. We will definitely do this tour again!
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thank you for the great review! We sure enjoyed hosting you.
We'd love to see you on another one of our tours.
Cheers!
Roberto_R, Nov 2024
I was in Washington with my 2 little daughters, they were so excited about the tour and so I was. The downside came when I realized that I paid $170.00 dollars for walking 10 blocks, 5 donuts and 3 mini chocolate filled things. So let´s say that we had 8 "donuts" thats $21usd per donut. If I payed full price for me and my kids is it not logical that we get 1 donut (for every different store or flavor) per person??? Don´t waste your money... it is like being robbed and besides paying for it. unbelievable...
Chris_A, Oct 2024
Sam was friendly and knowledgeable and the donuts were delicious. It was a nice walking tour through DC
Nicholas_G, Oct 2024
Arrived at the Western Market before our meeting time at 10am, but we could not locate the tour guide. We attempted to contact by messaging them through the app, but no reply. Called Viator and they gave us the tour guide’s number only to be scolded for being late which we were not. She told us we could meet them at a location 24min away by walking as they were not coming back for us. We are fighting for a refund, but trust me when I say it is absolutely not about the $$$ as no one should be condescending when there is lack of communication on their part.
Benjamin_B, Sep 2024
We enjoyed the donut tour immensely! Our tour guide, Leap, really made the time special. Informative and entertaining
Tiffany_N, Sep 2024
Sam was a great guide!! She was so kind, fun, personable, and knew so many interesting facts. It was a great way to see parts of the city and we had a lot of fun. Would highly recommend!!
DAWN_P, Sep 2024
Our guide Sam was great, personality and energy! We were provided a large bottle of water before we started. I still had some water left at the end of the tour (so drink responsibility, LOL). Good ratio of walking, talking, and eating! Great donut verity, and great establishments visited. You end at a Gelato place for a snack, which was the perfect place to conclude the tour! My husband loves donuts but I'm a diabetic; however, I still thought this tour was worth it, even being a diabetic!
Maggie_P, Sep 2024
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind, provided a great experience for the walking tour. Donuts were mediocre. First batch were cold so tasted like oil, second stop two donuts were fine but nothing legendary, third stop had the best donut, forth stop wasn’t a donut. Value of the cost for myself and my niece vs the total of 4 donuts and gelato we received did not seem worth it.
Donna_h, Jul 2024
It was a fun way to walk around the city and enjoy donuts. Sam asked all our questions! And I will definitely tell others that they need to book this experience!
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