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Washington DC Capital Sites Bike Tour

Recommended by 90% of travelers
Washington DC, USA
  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Washington DC is full of historical sites and while it’s easy to explore on foot or by bus, this 2-wheel tour option gives travelers access to some of the city’s most popular landmarks. Check out the Lincoln Memorial, White House exterior, Supreme Court and the Capitol on this Capital Sites Bike Tour. Your friendly guide shares plenty of history, facts, and city knowledge on this easy bike ride through the nation’s capital.
  • Tick off more sights than you possibly could by walking
  • Sites include the Lincoln Memorial, White House exterior, Supreme Court, and the Capitol
  • Learn the history, interesting facts, and a love for the city on an easy bike ride
  • Get the latest information on Smithsonian exhibits, special events, and other local insider tips

What's Included

  • Fully guided two hour bike tour
  • Use of Bicycle
  • Helmet (Mandatory)
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and beverages, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • 801 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

    We are located at 801 D Street NW, right by the US Navy Memorial Plaza

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Enjoy all of the city highlights on this Washington DC Capital Sites Bike Tour. Find the perfect fit bike for your capital ride and listen to your local guide share history, insight and information about the city’s most popular destinations.

Get an up-close look at some of D.C.’s famous sites, like the National Mall, White House, Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, and Capitol. Your guide shares insider tips about special events and new exhibits as your tour the town on two wheels. This city highlights afternoon adventure is perfect for all levels of riders.
1

Smithsonian Institution Building

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

2

National Gallery of Art

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

3

U.S. Capitol

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

4

Library of Congress

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

5

Supreme Court

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

6

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

7

Washington Monument

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

8

White House

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

9

National World War II Memorial

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

10

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

11

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

12

The National Archives Museum

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

13

FBI Headquarters

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Tours begin on time, your tour check-in time is important. You must check-in 15 minutes prior to tour departure time. We can not guarantee we can accommodate late customers. Please OPEN your voucher and read directions, you may need extra time to find us if you are traveling during rush hour or on metro train on a weekend.
  • Tours may be canceled if the weather makes for dangerous riding conditions
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Trailer carriages and trailer tandems are available for children not old enough or comfortable on their own bike.
  • To ride in a trailer carriage, the child needs to be able to hold up their head up and wear a helmet.
  • Near public transportation
  • Please note that due to security at our location, we are unable to hold luggage while you are on tour.
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Please note: the itinerary is subject to change based on traffic and other factors. The itinerary does not account for travel time.
  • Remaining time is allotted for travel
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Leila_W
Great tour to get a look at the major parts of DC. We are here during the government shut down so many of our tours are cancelled. Greg gave us great historical tidbits along the way. We did the e-bike option and I highly recommend doing that as I think we got to see more as the faster path has uphill parts that you probably wouldn’t do on a regular bike. Overall so glad we did it and would do it again! Thanks Greg!

Reviews

4.6
based on 198 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fun and Safe Bike Ride in DC

Sherry_C, Oct 2025
Fun and interesting bike ride to major points of interest in Washington DC. Ride to important historic monuments in a small group.

Great Tour During the Gov. Shutdown

Leila_W, Oct 2025
Great tour to get a look at the major parts of DC. We are here during the government shut down so many of our tours are cancelled. Greg gave us great historical tidbits along the way. We did the e-bike option and I highly recommend doing that as I think we got to see more as the faster path has uphill parts that you probably wouldn’t do on a regular bike. Overall so glad we did it and would do it again! Thanks Greg!

Missed tour due to flight delay

LeeAnne_S, May 2025
Due to a flight delay, we were unable to attend. As soon as we landed, we directly contacted the tour operator and received no reply. It has now been over 24 hours and still no reply.

Great Guide! Average Rental Experience.

Tara_D, Jul 2024
The check in and check out process was lack luster. Directions on how to check in and out was as if no cares were given. Reps on their phones and just sort of barking at you what to do. It did not feel like we were appreciated clients. We didn't have to be— we could have used other bike/scooter options and self guided around the sites. Our guide Wally was GRAND! Kind and helpful and enjoyable!! The bike business itself could have cared less about us as customers.

Great cycle tour

Carmel_S, Jun 2024
My cycle tour with Adrian was first class. We saw the sights while hearing the background and history. The bikes were good quality and comfortable.

Bad bike.

Ned_H, Apr 2024
David was a great guide. My bike kept changing to a lower gear. Then the chain came off. When I returned bike there appeared to be no attempt to fix the problem. Won’t be doing this again.

Tour guide was not...

Azarakhsh_B, Apr 2024
Tour guide was not feeling well. We bare could hear him talking. I recommend a microphone for the guide to communicate with the group.

Exactly what we wanted

Stein_T, Mar 2024
Great bike tour in blooming Washingon. The guide took us safely through town and its landmarks. His knowledge was impressive and we also got time to explore on our own.

The highlight of our trip, great way to see the sights!

Amanda_G, Mar 2024
Our tour guide Greg H was phenomenal and knowledgeable! I was with my son who had just turned 10, Greg was welcoming and patient and didn’t mind being a human google for 2 hours. He had my son engaged and interested. This was the highlight of our trip to DC, we had a blast! I would definitely do this again, next time I will book further in advance to see all the monuments that this tour missed.

Washington DC-2023

Yusuff_B, Dec 2023
Joseph was out tour guide, very knowledgeable and update guy. I recommend this experience with Unlimited Biking to anyone visiting Washington DC.

Wally,...

Fish_V, Nov 2023
Wally, He was the best tour guide for me and my teammate I will definitely refer him to friends when there traveling to DC! I want to say it was amazing and beautiful here I hopefully in the future I will come back!

Not good

Kripa_H, Sep 2023
Off the 2 hour tour 45 mins we waited for late comers .. toured for 30 and then were told to return to the end point on our own !

Bike Rides of Washington, DC

Ronald_C, Sep 2023
Great host and cohost, very friendly and professional. The tour was a lot of fun and informative to all riders. Definitely it was worth it.

a must!

KImberly_S, Aug 2023
my son and i had the best time. highly recommend, excellent way to see the monuments. the guide Greg S. was awesome and provided a lot of fun and interesting stories to put the locations in perspective.

History and exercise

Jake_B, Aug 2023
Was looking for something fun to do on a weekday and came across this bike tour. A fun activity to do if you want to learn interesting facts about DC and get some exercise in.

Engaging educating and fun!

Ciara_K, Jul 2023
I had James as my tour guide and he was really enthusiastic and engaging. Perfect amount of history was delivered and this tour was value for money. My favorite part was definitely capital hill, especially biking down it afterwards! Overall it was a really fun experience.

Awesome and fun

vee_n, Jul 2023
Our host was Greg. The tour was fun and we felt very looked after. Greg has amazing knowledge on all landmarks and DC alone.He was very helpful and accommodating. The bikes were easy to ride, well maintained. Thank you very much.

Avoid Viator for bookings - Very RUDE

Marianne_H, Jun 2023
I want to make this perfectly clear. Arranging the bike tour through viator was a nightmare. Their site for Unlimited Biking was deceiving. When I called to change the date to one day later because of an unknown conflict the would do nothing but state over and over what I already new that there were no refund for any cancellations or changes. The person I spoke with on the phone was extremely rude. I then went directly to the Unlimited Biking site and had a WONDERFUL experience. They had an excellent cancellation policy and were exceptionally kind and gracious. We took the bike tour and had a FANTASTIC time. I will never book anything through Viator ever again - BUT if you are going to Washington DC - take the bike tour with Unlimited Biking - I HIGHLY recommend it. This is from a 70 year old grandmother and her 12 year old grandson.

Great tour

Sonia_P, May 2023
Paul our guide was great, very informative and knowledgable. Best tour I’ve done in Washington DC, very enjoyable

Just do it!

Marie_M, Apr 2023
The most memorable thing we did in DC. Definitely worth the time and $$ to see the sites this way. Perfect way for our 7, 10, and 14 year old to learn a little about several sites without overwhelming or boring them and while keeping us all active. I’m sure it also helped that we had an amazing guide and amazing weather for it too.

Fun, memorable experience

Brendan_K, Apr 2023
This was such a unique experience! Our guide Greg was very informative and fun! Great way to see and learn about DC 😊

Great family ride.

Beth_S, Dec 2022
We had a great ride with Joe. Our ride ended up being just our family of four. Since it was quite chilly, Joe modified our tour to keep our kids most engaged.

Best ever and Joe and David are outstanding and have a superb tour.

Kurt_A, Dec 2022
I proposed to my future wife on this tour and Joe Brady and David did an absolute great Job. They are such great tour guides.

Great tour to experience D.C. with kids!

Sarah_J, Oct 2022
There were many bike options that were suitable for my kids. We opted for one riding solo and one on a tandem bike with me which was fantastic! Biking D.C. is the way to go! Greg - the tour guide - was so knowledgeable and shared so many insights and experiences from his life in D.C. He brought us to sites on the tour that I hadn't heard of yet! We saw so many things! Every question my son has about statues all over town he was happy to answer. We loved the tour so much and would highly recommend! Thank you!

Wonderful experience for family of 5!

Melissa_F, Oct 2022
This bike tour was an awesome experience! Greg our guide was kind, knowledgeable and careful. The tour was a great way to see some of the sights and learn some history. This was a tour that worked for both my husband I as well as our 3 kids age 10-12. I would highly recommend this trip to others. The only disappointment was that we didn’t do the 3 hour trip.

Nicole is very friendly...

Aaron_T, Jul 2022
Nicole is very friendly and knowledgeable, and kept us on a good pace and on schedule………asdhkhgfddak

Great tour experience

Matthias_B, Jul 2022
Greg was an excellent local guide who made this bike trip to funny experience including lots of informationes.

Fun way to experience a bit of DC history

Susan_B, Jul 2022
Our guide was attentive to our safety and comfort, and full of great information. The ride was very easy, even in the heat.

STAY AWAY!

Jonathan_B, Jul 2022
Fraudulent company, full of liars and fraudsters - look elsewhere. Communication was poor and advertisements are misleading. Save yourself some money and book direct with a local business.

Bike tour for families

Jessica_P, Jun 2022
Great way to see several important monuments and sights. It was an easy ride and avoided the long walk and crowds.

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

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