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ARLINGTON CEMETERY CIVIL WAR WALKING TOUR. Meet at the Arlington Cemetery Visitor's Center, Memorial Drive, Arlington. Saturdays & Sundays at 1 p.m.; to Sept. 1. $20. For reservations call (202) 903-6255. DECATUR HOUSE MUSEUM TOUR, features one of the oldest residences in Washington, D.C., designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, America's first professional architect. Decatur House Museum, 748 Jackson Place NW. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 842-0918. DUMBARTON HOUSE TOUR. Meet at Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. Thursdays-Saturdays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays at 10:15 & 11:15 a.m., 12:15 & 1:15 p.m.; to Aug. 31. $5. (202) 337-2288. FOLGER ELIZABETHAN GARDEN TOUR, walking tour of the Folger Shakespeare Library's Elizabethan Garden. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. Sat., 8/16, at 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. Free. (202) 544-7077. FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY GUIDED TOUR. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. NE. Daily at 11 a.m.; Saturdays at 1 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 544-7077. FREER GALLERY OF ART HIGHLIGHTS TOUR. Meet at Freer Gallery of Art, 12th & Independence Ave. SW. Thursdays-Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 357-4880. GRANDEUR OF EMBASSY ROW, walking tour of Dupont Circle and Massachusetts Ave.; sponsored by Washington Walks. Meet at the Dupont Circle Metro Station, Dupont South exit, 19th & Connecticut Ave. NW. Thursdays at 5 p.m.; to Oct. 31. $10. (202) 484-1565. I'VE GOT A SECRET, walking tour includes little-known facts about Washington, D.C.; sponsored by Washington Walks. Meet at Smithsonian Metro Station, Independence Ave. exit, 12th & Independence Ave. SW. Mondays at 6 p.m.; to Oct. 31. $10. (202) 484-1565. KENNEDY CENTER TOUR, led by members of Friends of the Kennedy Center. Meet at the Kennedy Center, Level A parking plaza. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 416-8340. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TOUR. Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Great Hall, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Mondays-Fridays at 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.; 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.; 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 707-8000. LINCOLN ASSASSINATION SITES, walking tour led by author Anthony S. Pitch. Meet at the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Ave. between Jackson & Madison Places NW. Sun., 8/17, at 11 a.m. $15. For reservations call (301) 294-9514. MOUNT VERNON GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE TOUR. Meet at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, George Washington Memorial Parkway & Route 235, Mount Vernon. Daily at 11 a.m.; 1 & 3 p.m.; to Oct. 31. $11 (includes admission to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens). (703) 780-2000. POINTS OF VIEW: THE PAINTER'S CHOICES TOUR, gallery tour led by a National Gallery of Art docent. Meet at the National Gallery of Art, West Building rotunda, 4th & Constitution Ave. NW. Mondays-Fridays at 12:30 p.m.; to Aug. 31. Free. (202) 737-4215. POTOMAC RIVER SUNSET SAIL AND HISTORY TOUR, features a 90-minute Potomac dory-boat excursion. Alexandria Waterfront, Prince & Lee Sts., Alexandria. Fridays at 6 p.m.; Sundays at 5 p.m.; to Oct. 31. $8 (suggested donation; proceeds benefit the Alexandria Seaport Foundation). For reservations call (703) 549-7078. SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE TOUR, tour of the headquarters of the National Women's Party. Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Ave. NE. Thursdays, Fridays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.; to Aug. 31. $3 (suggested donation). (202) 546-1210. SLAVE LIFE AT MOUNT VERNON TOUR. Meet at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, George Washington Memorial Parkway & Route 235, Mount Vernon. Daily at 10 a.m., noon, 2 & 4 p.m.; to Oct. 31. $11 (includes admission to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens). (703) 780-2000. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL BISHOP'S GARDEN TOUR, walking tour led by Washington National Cathedral All Hallows Guild docents. Meet at Washington National Cathedral, Herb Cottage, Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves. NW. Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; to Oct. 31. Free. (202) 986-1290. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL TOUR AND TEA, includes a tea service in the cathedral's Pilgrim Observatory Gallery. Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves. NW. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.; to Aug. 31. $20. For reservations call (202) 537-8993. THE WHITE HOUSE UN-TOUR, walking tour of the area surrounding 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.; sponsored by Washington Walks. Meet at the McPherson Square Metro Station, White House exit. Thursdays-Saturdays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; to Aug. 31. $10. (202) 484-1565. |
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