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Inauguration Daytime Events
Saturday, January 17, 2009

Secrets of Washington, D.C. Walking Tour

Description:
On this special patriotic weekend, join your fellow young professionals on the National Mall for a special guided tour that exposes the greatest secrets of our Nation's Capitol.

We weren't sure we wanted to offer this walk at all. Did we really want to share our secrets about America's capital city with everyone? But they're just too unreal and amazing to keep to ourselves. This walk is perfect for every smarty-pants suffering the delusion of omniscience about the nation’s capital as well as those looking for Little Known Facts with which to impress friends and loved ones.  We’ll test your knowledge with fun-filled quizzes (prizes awarded for correct answers!) as we meander through one of D.C.’s most familiar places: the National Mall.  What could possibly be secret about it?  Without giving anything away, we offer the following tidbits: a tree house on the National Mall, a castle’s petulant ghost, a bordello under a museum, driving down a canal, and the severed leg of a Civil War general.

Not only will you learn about secret political hideaways and the meeting places of some of our most renowned spies, but we’ll also take a historical look into some of the best keep secrets about our Nation's Capital, including scandals our leaders would rather keep secret. This walk is perfect for everyone suffering from the delusion of omniscience about Washington, D.C., as well as those looking for little known facts which will impress friends and office mates.

This event is being co-promoted with Things To Do DC.

Suggested Attire:
Casual

Directions:
The National Mall
Smithsonian Metro Stop
Washington, DC (map)
Meet outside the Smithsonian Metro Stop at the INDEPENDENCE AVENUE exit (not the Mall Exit)