Memorial Day Tour of the National Mall & White House Neighborhood DC!
Schedule
Mon May 25 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
John Paul Jones Memorial | Washington, DC
About this Event
Memorial Day History Tour of the National Mall & White House Neighborhood!
Examine 250 years of U.S. history in this unique walking tour, on Memorial Day, around the National Mall & White House.
MEET at John Paul Jones statue, near the World War Two memorial, at 17th St SW, Washington, DC 20004
Our packed itinerary will draw from:
o The locale where the most famous military anthem was written
o The World War One memorial park
o How the White House was secretly designed
o The Kennedy Center star who was a war hero at Yorktown
o The humble woman who faced down an enemy general
o The official who brokered America's first Civil War--of 1794
o Civil War spies
o Presidential humor
o Where Frederick Douglass worked after recruiting troops for the Union Army
o Sites of presidential assassination attempts
o How Lafayette was saved by an American President
o The Union sea captain who nearly lost the Civil War
o Where Dolley Madison saved the National Archives
o General Jackson's battles and duels
o The greatest of the early U.S. Navy heroes
o The secret of George Washington's martinet
o How the "Paul Revere of the South" saved the American Revolution
o The scoundrel who saved the Battle of Gettysburg
o The battle of Army generals vs. Army veterans
o The house of astronauts and scientists
o The greatest caregiver to America's soldiers.
o The White House racetrack
o Thrilling monuments to the military's most valiant units.
And more!
Your guide is a former Presidential speechwriter, former Tonight Show writer, and author of a Second World War spy novel:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel/dp/B0F5NPSKDS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
And of The White House's Unruly Neighborhood:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7
And a forthcoming book on Georgetown's history:
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/georgetown-on-the-potomac/
MEET at John Paul Jones statue, 17th St SW, Washington, DC 20004
Celebrate U.S. military history, and more, on Memorial Day, at some of America's most historic locales.
Where is it happening?
John Paul Jones Memorial, 17th Street Southwest, Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 29.05
