Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
DC Metro Food Tours
WALKING TOUR
( 800-979-3370;
www.dcmetrofoodtours.com
; per person $30-65)
These walking tours take
in the culinary riches of DC, exploring various neighborhoods and stopping for bites
along the way. Offerings include Eastern Market, U St, Little Ethiopia, Georgetown and
Alexandria, VA.
DC by Foot
WALKING TOUR
(
www.dcbyfoot.com
)
Guides for this free, tip-based walking tour dispense intriguing stories
and historical details on different walks covering the National Mall, Arlington Cemetery
and Lincoln's assassination.
Bike & Roll
CYCLE TOUR
(
www.bikethesites.com
; adult/child from $40/30; mid-Mar-Nov)
Offers a handful of day
and evening bike tours around the city (plus combo boat-bike trips to Mt Vernon).
City Segway Tours
TOUR
( 202-626-0017;
http://citysegwaytours.com/washington-dc
;
$70)
Extremely popular and re-
laxing way of seeing the major sights along the Mall and in Penn Quarter.
Festivals & Events
National Cherry Blossom Festival
CULTURE
late Mar-early Apr)
This festival marks DC at her
prettiest.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
CULTURE
(
www.festival.si.edu
;
Jun & Jul)
This fun family event, held over two weekends in June
and July, features distinctive regional folk art, crafts, food and music.
Independence Day
CULTURE
( Jul 4)
Not surprisingly, Independence Day is a big deal here, celebrated with a
parade, an open-air concert and fireworks over the Mall.
