Audio tour · United States
Washington DC
A self guided audio tour of Washington DC.
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A self guided audio tour of Washington DC.
Washington D.C. grew from a planned 1791 grid, designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, into the political engine of the United States. This city houses the core of the federal government, anchoring institutions like the Capitol Building and the White House. Walk the National Mall to encounter memorials dedicated to Lincoln and Jefferson, or explore the dense, policy-driven streets around K Street. From 1800, the city has served as the nation's permanent seat of power, making every corner a collision point of history and modern governance.
In the app, 100 stops in Washington DC are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"When you stand here, you are walking through a place that has been the home and office for."
"If you look at this building, you might not realize how much it represents."
"When you look at this monument, it's hard to imagine how much political drama went into its creation."
"You might be standing here, looking at the site where the new ballroom will stand."
"This arch was proposed by Donald Trump to celebrate America's 250th anniversary."
"You're standing on ground that has seen incredible change."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A tight loop around the most famous address in America taking in the presidential grounds, a storied public square, and the art-filled Renwick Gallery next door
A solemn walk from the five-sided nerve center of American defense to the moving tributes that honour those lost in service and in the September 11 attack
Start at the soaring obelisk on the edge of the Reflecting Pool grounds and work east past Constitution Gardens to the Freer and the Holocaust Museum
Cross from the rolling hillside graves of Arlington National Cemetery over the Potomac to the marble steps where Lincoln still watches over the Mall
Wander the green spine of the capital from the Sculpture Garden through a row of Smithsonian museums that stretches all the way to the Hirshhorn
A rambling northwest walk from the Gothic towers of the National Cathedral through embassy-lined streets to the gardens and galleries of upper Georgetown
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.
Every place on TourTour has its own routes and its own stories.