Washington DC Monuments Tour by Electric Cart Day and Night
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Washington DC, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the famous monuments and memorials of Washington DC by night on this small-group (or private) sightseeing tour. Hop aboard an open-air, electric vehicle and enjoy an educational and entertaining narrated history of the nation’s capital. Travel by the wealth of famous attractions, with views of the Washington Monument, the White House, and many other landmarks lit up after dark, and don't forget to bring your camera to capture this magical time of day.
- Enjoy a different, less crowded way to explore the city
- Get great photo ops of illuminated Washington DC landmarks
- Pick between small-group or private options to fit your preferences
- Your open-air eCruiser offers unobstructed views of the sights
What's Included
- Ride in Style: Cruise Like Royalty in All‑Electric 7‑Passenger Red Roadsters
- Breath-taking Day or Night Views of Washington DC
- Explore DC’s Top Monuments & Memorials
- Hear engaging Stories from Expert Local Guide
- Enjoy dedicated photo stops for stunning night or day shots
- Explore with a friendly, expert local guide
- Get insider tips to plan your DC adventure
- Food and drinks
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 450 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
450 F Street NW, Washington, DC — on the side of the road next to the Judiciary Square Metro
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
This unique eCruiser tour provides an entirely new perspective on the city of Washington, DC and its many famous landmark locations by the light of night.
Climb aboard a nifty eCruiser vehicle; the open-air, eco-friendly electric cart offers as much in style as it does with substance.
See the Washington Monument lit up for the evening; the Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorials, illuminated by indirect lighting from the Tidal Basin; the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, featuring cascading waterfalls and scenic sculptures; and many other landmark attractions.
There’s also the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the White House, Capitol Hill and the world-famous dome of the United States Capitol.
Along the way, hear the historic stories and facts that make the city of Washington, DC one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. Finally, end the tour at your original departure point.
Climb aboard a nifty eCruiser vehicle; the open-air, eco-friendly electric cart offers as much in style as it does with substance.
See the Washington Monument lit up for the evening; the Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorials, illuminated by indirect lighting from the Tidal Basin; the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, featuring cascading waterfalls and scenic sculptures; and many other landmark attractions.
There’s also the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the White House, Capitol Hill and the world-famous dome of the United States Capitol.
Along the way, hear the historic stories and facts that make the city of Washington, DC one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. Finally, end the tour at your original departure point.
1
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
United States Capitol
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
National Mall (Pass By)
National Gallery of Art (Pass By)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Pass By)
National Air and Space Museum (Pass By)
National Museum of American History (Pass By)
National Museum of African American History and Culture (Pass By)
3
Washington Monument
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Pass By)
Tidal Basin (Pass By)
Jefferson Memorial (Pass By)
4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Lincoln Memorial
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Korean War Veterans Memorial (Pass By)
6
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The White House (Pass By)
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Each electric cart accommodates up to 7 travellers, and multiple carts may operate per departure. Groups may be split across carts. Vehicles include two rear-facing seats, with seating assigned on a first come, first served basis at the meeting point. While guides will do their best to accommodate seating preferences, including rear-facing seat requests, specific seat assignments cannot be guaranteed.
- For the private experience, your group will have exclusive use of an electric cart (maximum 7 people). This option is priced at a fixed total rate for up to 7 guests, meaning the full price applies regardless of group size.
- Please arrive as scheduled, dress appropriately for the weather, and check your messages for any updates. Since our electric carts are not heated and are open to the environment, we recommend wearing layers of clothing during colder months.
- This is a child-friendly tour, however, please note that all children will be charged at full adult rate due to limited seating. Our eCruisers can accommodate most types of infant seats and you are encouraged to bring your own. Children are not permitted to sit on their parent's laps. We can provide an infant seat if needed, provided you call us at least 48 hours before the tour and inform us of the age and weight of the infant.
- Charts can accommodate folding wheelchairs for guests who can transfer into the cart on their own or with assistance. Please note that there is no ramp access, and we are unable to accept motorized or non-folding wheelchairs due to vehicle limitations. Wheelchairs are not provided. If bringing your own, please let us know at the time of booking. All requests are subject to availability.
- The itinerary and its order of stops are subject to change at any time. Monuments visited may change due to local road or monument closure which are beyond our control. Most travelers can participate
- Tour covers the National Mall in an all-electric vehicle. We're committed to reducing the environmental impact of vehicle-based tourism in Washington DC, which makes up the vast majority of tours given in this city. Make a "green" difference by seeing the Mall via electric transportation!
- Tour runs year-round and goes ahead rain or shine, unless conditions are dangerous. Cancellation decisions may be made at the meeting point. We may delay up to 30 minutes for weather to improve. Please arrive as scheduled, dress appropriately, and check messages for updates.
- This experience uses roadsters with two rear-facing seats per vehicle. Seating is allocated on a first come, first served basis and cannot be guaranteed. If you would prefer a rear-facing seat, please speak to your guide on arrival
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers praise this family-friendly tour for engaging guides, a well-paced itinerary, and striking nighttime views of major DC monuments such as the Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials. Drivers receive commendations for professionalism and safety, enhancing the experience with local knowledge. While open-air vehicles offer unique city views, some flag safety concerns and limited comfort. A few desire more stops and exploration time, but most find the tour well organized and inclusive.
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It's a great way to see lots of small sights that wouldn't be worth it if you were just doing one. Seeing a large number and with such a knowledgeable guide is definitely the way to go. Courtland was excellent.
This is a fun way to see the city. The additional knowledge from the tour guide was a great addition to just seeing the sites.
What an awesome tour and our guide, Peter, made it an even more enjoyable experience. Would recommend this tour group to everyone. I would give it 10 stars if that was an option.
Very informative. Guide was fantastic. DC. Is so peaceful and beautiful at night Highly recommend this when in town
It’s a wonderful overview of the monuments and very interesting. Our guide, Lorenzo, was extremely learned about history, architecture and Washington.
Great tour! Our guide Joel very knowledgeable and entertaining!! If we return we would request him again!
We absolutely loved our Monument tour with Intrepid! The old Ford replica car was really cute and comfortable for the whole family. Our guide Cortland was really knowledgeable and informative and we learned so much from him. He did an excellent job. We saw all the Monuments and even got time to walk up to some of them. Overall 10 stars on this awesome tour.
Joel was a great guide. We learned a lot and it was a great tour. Seeing the monuments at night are a great experience.
Dee was our tour guide for our night tour. She was awesome and so much knowledge. Our family really enjoyed it.
Our guide was awesome! He shared so many interesting facts about DC and stopped at very interesting stops. Enjoyed our evening!
This was well worth the money!! Our tour guide was so great and gave such great tips!! Highly recommend. Saw so many attractions and detailed information.
We opted for this mid-week of our trip and so glad we did!! Seeing most stops by day at our leisure, having the breathtaking views from a different perspective was INCREDIBLE! To top it off, Ron our guide, provided additional insight and knowledge and went above and beyond for our small group!
We had a very great experience on our nighttime tour with Teddy. He was very knowledgeable.
He went the extra mile to take care of us
He’s very good at his job
The tour was amazing
It was beautiful. The tour guide was full of information. It was cold, but it's October in DC. We felt safe in the electric car. Not a lot of leg room if your over 5'
Excellent information! We really enjoyed our tour with Alan. He was friendly, entertaining and helped us navigate the city with recommendations.
We chose this as our first activity on the day of arrival and while we were able to see these same historical sites during daylight hours over the next few days, it just didn't have the same impact. The nighttime tour really keeps the focus on the monuments. I'm glad our first look at (and in some cases, walk around) these historic monuments was at night. There were fewer crowds and less traffic, and the monuments were literally in the spotlight!
had awesomw tour guide named Peter, very knowledgeable and fun guide. would definitely recommend. family friendly. got to see lots of great views of the monument.
The electric cart’s seats/rows are close so it’s a little tight but the open air is great. Also our tour guide was great. Very knowledgeable and fun.
So fun and super informative.
Great way to see the city at night
Peter gave us so many details on everything we saw
I can not begin to put into words how unexpectedly amazing this tour was. Amanda is an absolute superstar. If you’re looking for an easy way to see all the sites with a friendly guide, this is your best bet. Thank you Amanda!
Reggie was very knowledgeable. He did such a great job of speaking clearly and was easy to understand. I can tell he cared enough to do extra research!
Fantastic Experience. Extremely knowledgeable of all DC history, current events and everything in between! Peter was excellent
The weather was perfect for the ride. Our guide, Peter, was very knowledgeable and had a lot of fun and interesting factoids that you don't always get in the brochures. It was a great way to view as many of the monuments and buildings as possible helping us narrow down which ones we would like to go back to and explore. With so many options and not enough time, this was an awesome kicking off point to get an overview of the DC mall and see as much as possible in a condensed amount of time. Even our teenagers loved it!
Our travel guide was Cortland and he was wonderful! It was great having a 3rd generation local to show us around the city. We thought we knew everything already but we did not!! We ended up learning some interesting facts and touring places we weren’t aware of. My adult son enjoyed it as well and we both highly recommend this tour.
The customer service was honestly amazing! When we arrived for our tour, it was POURING.
Not a light drizzle, not just rain.. it was buckets. Our groups were huddled outside a building’s lobby when several groups said no way, they want to cancel. In my group, the other party did cancel.. but our guide said that’s okay.. if we want to cancel, totally fine. If we want to wait a few more minutes, he’ll wait with us and see if the rain clears. I didn’t hear any other guide offer this kindness. We decided since he was so kind, we would give it a few more minutes. And then I was worried about the seats being wet, and he found a towel to wipe them off! We had a private tour, the rain did stop and our guide was knowledgeable, funny and made sure we had the best time!
Great experience in Washington DC and got a noce view of all the monuments in the cart along with photos
This was a great experience and our guide Lorenzo was amazing! I highly recommend this tour. It was the best one we did in DC.
Very interesting and a must to do! loved every minute of the tour! very interesting and new knowledge!
Lorenzo was a lovely tour guide - the good vibes more than made up for some less than good weather. Would recommend.
This tour was the highlight of our trip. You get to see everything without having to walk for miles. Plus Peter our guide explained all the history.
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