National Mall & Monuments Guided Tour with Optional Tickets
Washington DC, USA
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- 3-Hour Guided Morning Monuments City Tour of Washington DC
- Photo Stops at 8 Top Attractions including White House, MLK Memorial, US Capitol & Lincoln Memorial
- Pass by sites including National Archives, National Mall, Kennedy Center & more
- Complimentary Bottled Water
- Professional Tour Guide that stays with you through out tour, and walks you through the sites
- Washington Monument Admission Ticket for Self-Guided Entry after City Tour portion
- All Fees and Taxes
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 790 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Please meet us at the tour departure location 790 Pennsylvania Ave. NW near the National Archives Building. The bus stop is located near the corner of 9th Street NW, there will be sign on a pole reading "Signature Tours" or "DC Guided Tours" next to a bench. Please arrive no later than 9:30 AM.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.10:00 am
Itinerary
1
U.S. Capitol
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
National World War II Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
The White House
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Lincoln Memorial
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Washington Monument
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Ticket Upgrades: 1. Due to hours of operation at the attractions, tickets will be either be valid for same day or the next available day of travel after your tour. 2. Your attraction tickets will be valid for entry on the date and time assigned by the attraction, which will be noted on your entry ticket upon receipt. Date and time cannot be selected ahead of time, and we are unable to change the date and time assigned to you by the attraction. 3. The tour operator will send your ticket to you on the date of your scheduled tour. Tickets will be sent to travelers via WhatsApp. If you did not provide us with a valid WhatsApp phone number during checkout, please contact us prior to your tour date. 4. Attraction Tickets are non-refundable once issued to travelers. 5. Tickets are used for self-guided entry into the attractions. Entry is not a part of the guided tour experience and is for the traveler to use independently.
- Animal policy: animals are not permitted on tours.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 36 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
Reviews
4.0
based on 39 reviews
Barrington_M, Jan 2026
Great experience. Our tour guide was funny and informative. I was able to see a great deal of DC monument and their stories.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for sharing! We're happy to hear you had such a great time exploring the monuments during your tour of the National Mall. We appreciate the kind words and hope to welcome you back again!
Tracy_G, Sep 2025
Our tour guide was wonderful. It would have been nice if he had a microphone because at times , even on the van, it was hard to hear him. We had purchased the Washington Monument ticket. We were the only ones in our group who had so we were left at the monument 2 1/2 hours before our tour time. There needs to be better communication regarding the description of this tour. We had to rearrange our afternoon plans. Still a good tour, lunch added would be a nice option. We did a Hoover Dam tour from Vegas that included lunch and it was wonderful. The timing of this tour made it difficult to plan the day.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your review, We're really grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us.” We hope to see you again soon.
Malaak.
Julia_H, Jul 2025
This tour is a complete scam. It misleads customers with false advertising. I booked it specifically for the promised entry to the Washington Monument — as the title clearly states: "Entry to Washington Monument with guided bus tour through the city in the morning." Anyone would assume that this includes actual admission (not just the price but the opportunity to enter in and of itself) to the Monument. It's the exact opposite of what was advertised. I wasted both time and money on a tour that failed to deliver its most basic and advertised feature. Avoid at all costs.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Nothing for free please read all the information before you purchase in the future and don’t come back
Adrian_Z, Jul 2025
Good half day tour. The tour stops at various primary places (all good) of interest. Very hot day - water was provided. Public rest rooms were available at several stops. Entertaining narrator, he was good at drawing the kids in our tour in. I was hoping he'd dig a little further in to details behind some of the statues at a few of the sites. Gave general information about what we were seeing along the way and what we were seeing at the various stops we made. Was hoping for a little more detail and insight. A good overview of the city, though. A longer version of the tour is available. We only paid for the 1/2 day tour which included a trip up and down the Washington Monument, which was our primary goal.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for your review, We're really grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us.” We hope to see you again soon.
Malaak.
Christina_R, Jul 2025
Guide was jovial and knowledgeable but much too much joking about Harry Potter and Transformers and references to video games. I cannot relate. I just tuned out. Also the people in my group kept talking with with about barbecue and it dominated their conversation. I just did not enjoy this guide. I left at Lincoln Memorial and used a book instead
Response from Host, Jul 2025
We don’t this name please call us we would like to the name of your your guide please thank you
Elizabeth_M, Jun 2025
The tour and tour guide was excellent. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. What was irritating was it took a while to get the tickets for the Washington Monument. It took some time to get the tickets, then when I got them through my phone, it was for the next day. Very frustrating
Response from Host, Jun 2025
because your phone doesn't receive pictures we spend time until we send it by email we remember you very well and haw much time we spend to to send you the tickets .we understand we cant please everyone and we don't expect thanks from everyone
Jenni_L, Jun 2025
I enjoyed the tour very much. I took it with my adult sons while we were in the city. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and great about bathroom breaks! The only issue was that this was listed as a tour that included a visit and ticket to the Washington Monument, and we never went there.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
please check your whatsapp
Louis_M, May 2025
It was educational and especially good for adults or kids with an interest in history!
The tour is perfect for an initial overview of several important sites around town. This is good for returning later and doing an in-depth tour! FDR memorial was out favorite and of course the Washington Monument.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about your tour experience with us. It also helps other future guests see what we are all about! It is always our goal to give people a tour to remember and we are so happy you thought it was! We love hearing that our guests loved their tour experience. It really makes our day! We strive to make our tours fun and memorable for everyone every time. Hopefully we will see you back with us soon!
Malaak.
Jeffrey_A, Apr 2025
Our driver, Zuma, and tour guide Rochelle were very fun and full of knowledge. Everything went smoothly throughout the tour.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
“This review made our day!” “Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review.” “We are so grateful for your kind words. Thanks for sharing your review with us and we hope to see you again.
Malaak
Don_K, Apr 2025
Chris and Tyrone were amazing and I’m glad I booked this tour. Tyrone kept the tour fun and moving. You could tell he has passion for the city
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for your comment. I'm happy to hear that our team provided you with excellent service. I'll make sure that they receive your feedback. I'm sure it will make their day!
Malaak
Jon_L, Mar 2025
Great caption of three significant sights of DC. Chris and Sally were our tour guides and they have us great information.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about your tour experience with us. It also helps other future guests see what we are all about! It is always our goal to give people a tour to remember and we are so happy you thought it was! We love hearing that our guests loved their tour experience. It really makes our day! We strive to make our tours fun and memorable for everyone every time. Hopefully we will see you back with us soon!
Malaak.
Cat_C, Sep 2024
I had booked on Saturday Sept 28 the Washington Monument Admission with Moring City Narrated Bus tour. I got text to me the previous day from the number 1-202-489-2346 this text, "Hello this is signature tours "Due to event at the Washington monument Saturday sept 28 and Sunday sept 29 is closed" , They offered alternate museums. Please let us know After I asked who this was, asking if it is for the tour tomorrow, and specifically telling them I booked tomorrows our specifically for the monument. I booked this tour specifically for the monument portion so I was pretty upset. I was unable to get through to the tour operator so I called Viator, who was able to get through to someone and they validated the monument is closed.
THE MONUMENT WAS NOT CLOSED. IT WAS OPEN ALL WEEKEND !!!!!! I WAS LIED TO. VIATOR TOLD ME THEY VERIFIED IT IS CLOSED. I COULD HAVE BOOKED ANY OTHER TOUR AND GONE.
WHY DID YOU LIE? WE WENT TO THE MONUMENT, IT WAS OPEN AND PEOPLE WERE GOING IN. OF COURSE NO TICKETS.
YOU LIED.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
yes we did text you regarding the information that we got it from the washington monument and after that they change and they open it . you don't need to call people who tray serve you name because you will find any 1 serve you in the future please don't come back and ask for our service again ,what make us doing this business for over 40 years because we love to serve people
Christine_B, Sep 2024
We loved our Driver, Chris, and our Guide, Tyrone. Both men were fun and made the experience a winner for us. We appreciated the tip-bits they shared about the city and the monuments.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
“We’re happy to see that you had a 5-Star experience with us , We are grateful that you took
the time out to leave us a review and taking the tour with us , we hope to see you again.
Malaak
Ramona_K, Aug 2024
The tour was great and the guide was even better!!! Very knowledgeable and imaginative. Each site was interesting and we were in position to take great pictures.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
“This review made our day!” “Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review.” “We are so grateful for your kind words. Thanks for sharing your review with us and we we hope to see you again.
Malaak
Debbie_H, Jul 2024
Our tour guide was Vernon. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He made it very enjoyable. He told some interesting stories and facts most people don’t know about.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you for your kind words about our tour guide, Vernon! We're thrilled to hear that he made your experience enjoyable with his knowledge and entertaining stories. We appreciate your feedback!
Julie_H, Jul 2024
Calling about a Washington Monument tour.. being told there was one on this tour… only to find out that there wasn’t. False advertising.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
please read the information on your ticket, the Washington close by 5 clock pm but we give the tickets for the flowing day if you have the night tour and its very clear on our policy
Wendy_C, Jul 2024
The tour guide was very knowledgeable. Thank you for an excellent tour. We enjoyed the Washington monument.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you for your kind words! We are thrilled to hear that you found our tour guide knowledgeable and that you enjoyed the visit to the Washington Monument. We strive to provide informative and engaging experiences for all our guests. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and we hope to welcome you back on another tour soon. Thank you for choosing us!
Elizabeth_H, Jun 2024
James and Chris were outstanding. It was amazing to us regarding how informed James was on the historical aspects of all of the monuments, as well as the Capital and White House, to include the architects, craftsmen, and notable people involved with the structures. Chris was a consummate host, calmly navigating us through the chaotic streets of DC--that takes nerves of steel. Definitely recommend thos tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you so much for your great rating! We're pleased to hear that James and Chris made your tour experience so memorable. It's comforting to know that James' knowledge of the historical aspects impressed you, and that Chris was able to guide you through the bustling streets of DC with ease. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you on another tour soon!
Deborah_S, Apr 2024
Excellent tour guide and driver. Especially appreciated being able to charge up my phone on the bus😊. Definitely 5 stsr service and would highly recommend to everyone
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you for rating your tour as 'outstanding'. We expected no less. We strive to make our tours convenient so our guests focus on the fun part of exploring the marvels.
Chris_L, Apr 2024
We had a scheduling conflict. We appreciated that they worked with us easily so that we were able to tour the monument.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you for choosing us to be your guide in the exploration of this beautiful city. We take great care of our guests and spare no effort to accommodate their schedules as much as we can.
FPBaco, Mar 2024
Sally and Chris were great resources. They were able to navigate us thru the Cherry Blossom crowd. Enough time at the memorial and monuments to recognize their historical value and their meaning.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
thank you for joining us on our tour and we are happy to hear that. We’re glad to have you and we hope to see you again.
Malaak.
Michael_L, Mar 2024
Excellent tour, it was EXACTLY as described. Included all the top 10 DC sites and a timed ticket to the Washington Monument which is hard to get. Would definitely recommend. Plus, James, the tour guide was the GOAT, greatest of all time. He knows every date, every monument, every person. Unbelievable.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
We're happy to hear you had a great experience with US.Your review made our day! Our whole team works very hard to keep our customers happy, but we can only do it thanks to amazing customers like you. we hope to see you again.
Malaak.
Brenda_V, Jan 2024
The Washington monument tour was not included in the bus tour. It was a whole separate experience by itself. Very confusing.
The bus tour guide guy tho really nice, just kept on repeating his historical facts over and over again. I feel like it wasn’t very informative.
I would not recommend the guided tour. It adds close to nothing to the experience. Going by yourself is better.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you for letting us know
Govind_V, Jun 2023
I booked my ticket and tried cancelling immediately but the cancellation fee was full amount so I dropped an email they reached back saying they enquired with the guide or the person who reached me
And as per the information they are not able to refund the amount saying iam not at the venue( when I reached the guide and said iam not coming to the venue as I was trying to cancel and when tried to cancel immediately it is showing full fee for cancellation) then he guide or the person cut the phone without any other answer.
Not sure what enquiry was done sent me an email saying they can’t do refund.
Thank you
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Please contact you agent and visit our website
Www.Dcguidedtours.com
Edward_N, May 2023
Awesome....great way to begin our stay in DC. Driver and tour guide great as well! Highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for your review, We're really grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us.” We hope to see you again soon.
Malaak.
Larry_B, May 2023
Enjoyed seeing so much in a short time. The ride was clean. Left on time and we got to go to many if the places folks would like to see. A great trip. The only negative was that since we also paid to go up the Washing monument we were give our passes as we boarded. The trip was to last roughly 3 hours. We started at 10 AM and should end around 1. But our passes were set for 3PM. So it was a long wait to get into the tour. My suggestion would be to try to set that time a bit closer to the end of the bus tour ending so as to not make people to wait so long. However the guides were great and I enjoyed our time here.
Response from Host, May 2023
“This review made our day!” “Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review.” “We are so grateful for your kind words. Thanks for sharing your review with us and we hope to see you again.
Malaak
Melissa_W, Apr 2023
This tour company needs to get its story straight and UPDATE all its information on the websites it uses (its own website, viators, etc) so it accurately reflects the tour. THEY ALSO NEED TO STOP BOOKING tours with WASHINGTON MONUMENT ADMISSION once they have no tickets left for it!!! Long story short, for our out of state visit for our college bound nephew (a one time chance to do this) we did not get into the Washington Monument which was to be the highlight of our visit!!!!!
I booked this tour to take my nephew up the Washington Monument. We travelled 4 hours out of state to DC and this was to be the highlight of the trip. He is going to college next fall and I wasn't going to get another opportunity to take him. Since I could not get the regular 1.00 tickets through the park service I booked this tour figuring that a guided tour of the rest of the monuments would be a nice addition. I was only half right.
First, Viator sent us info that said to be at the meeting spot at 10am. The TOUR COMPANY NEEDS to correct this with Viator. Everyone who booked directly with the
tour company was told 9:30AM. We were also told to look for a DC signature tours sign. When we exited the metro at the Archives stop at 10am we found ourselves on a very large square with other tour groups but no signs. When we walked the 400 yards to the large intersection we saw a white DC Signature bus across the street. We had to get to a cross walk down the road, wait to cross a lot of busy lanes of traffic, and then walk back down to the bus. As we were doing so we passed another tour bus, black and orange that had DC Trails written on it. It was also pulled over. No signs around it or people. We walked up to the white DC Trails bus and saw the door open and a man there and expected to get on the bus only to be told that the tour was leaving only to watch the black bus behind us pull out. IF we had been told WHAT bus to look for and IF there had been a sign for DC Signature at that bus we wouldnt have walked by it but waited at its door to be let on. POOR COMMUNICATION all around!!
Next we were chastised by the man at the white bus for being there late that even if the meeting time was 10 why were we there at 10:10 (really 10:05). Well we were there at 10AM but couldnt find the SIGN they said would be there. And why are you chastising your customers? Bad business. Three other people also walked up then because they had also been told 10am but couldnt find parking. I dont recommend trying to park. Take the metro! So all of us waited for this guy to decide if he could take us to join the tour. He did finally take us but we missed most of the first stop at the Capitol building. Usually tour companies will wait when they are missing 5 people who have not checked in. They may even call the number on that persons reservation. Especially when you pay that much money. They did not. They left at about 10:07.
BTW, when I found out the black bus was the one it was at the stoplight 200 yards from us. I walked frantically toward it and waved but they didnt stop.
So we did finally get on the bus. The tour stops are not exactly as outlined in the description. I will say once we were on the bus the tour was great. Our tour guide Tyrone is one of the best. He also agreed the info on the websites and in the emails sent out needs to be updated (AND HE HAS MENTIONED THIS TO MANAGEMENT). Listen to your star employees please. They are your direct contact with your customers.
So we got on the bus at the first stop: The Capitol and then drove through DC and got a good narrated tour from Tyrone. Never did see Kennedy Center as the description mentioned. Next we stopped at the White House. Then the WWII memorial where he also pointed out the bathrooms (thank you!). Our next stop was at the FDR 4 rooms monument. Tyrone really knew his stuff here. We walked from here to the MLK monument. A longer but not too bad a walk and Im old and stiff. From here we boarded the bus and was taken a short drive down to the Korean War Memorial.
Our guide Tyrone explained then that we would start at this memorial, then cross the street for a short walk down to the Lincoln memorial, then a short walk to the Vietnam memorial where Morning Tour people would end their tour and Full days would get back on the bus to be taken to Georgetown.
What!?!? Okay, where was the Washington Monument stop? This is where I fully expected to get on after this stop and be AT LEAST taken to the Washington Monument by the bus. We were a good 10 to 15 minute walk from it. I expected the bus to take us and to be handed our tickets where we would self tour the monument. The description sure makes it sound that way!!
Okay, so we have to walk. But what about our tickets? I asked Tyrone and he said "The guy checking you in didn't give you yours?". Nope. So he calls and after some back and forth the tour management guy says he can get us tickets for TOMORROW. WHAT? HUH? But we booked this tour for today. This is our last day in DC. We had to leave that Sunday afternoon. We booked this tour well in advance. WHY WERE WASHINGTON MONUMENT TICKETS NOT HELD FOR US??????? Its the only reason I booked this tour!!! FALSE ADVERTISEMENT and POOR PLANNING on the part of the tour company. THEY SHOULD ONLY SELL THE NUMBER OF TICKETS THEY HAVE!!!
So we were left there at the Vietnam Memorial with no tickets for the one thing I had promised my nephew we would do. And with his schedule and college coming up no chance for us to come back to DC to do this. It is heart breaking to me.
The only thing good I can say is our tour guide Tyrone was great and both of us did enjoy the parts of the tour we did do. BUT TOUR MANAGEMENT STINKS. GET your act together on your communication and reservations or lose customers like me. You have great guides and part of your tour is well planned but you need to fix the rest!!!
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you for taking the tour with us and really sorry for any inconvenience we tray to please everyone and we know that we can’t .the only thing we can do that continue serving people .
Your tour was on the busiest day in the year and it’s true like you said you arrive at 10:10 that was after all the buses lift but we did take you to one of the buses to make you happy and about the tickets for the Washington monument was close since April 6 for Maintnsnce and impact the tickets
And we understand your are not happy again sorry about that. And hopefully Next time you can join us again with better experience
Patricia_K, Mar 2023
Vernon was a great guide. He shared lots of interesting facts about the monuments. He was very humorous and entertaining. Chris was a very good driver. we also very much enjoyed the trip to the top of the Washington Monument.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
thank you for your review! I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour and service. We're always looking for ways to improve the experience our tour , but it's great to know that we are on the right track.
Malaak.
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