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PERSONALIZED ATTENTION IS THE HALLMARK OF OUR COMPANY
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Let Tailored Tours, Ltd, help you discover Washington, DC
by giving you access to points of interest not accessible to the general visitor. We will TAILOR your visit to meet your
specifications for a truly exciting and memorable experience. Following, are a few of our most popular tours:
WASHINGTON HIGHLIGHTS TOUR:
This special narrated riding tour provides you with a general
orientation of our Capital City. It includes many famous landmarks of our Nation’s Capital. You will drive through Capitol
Hill where you will see the U.S. Capitol, the Library
of Congress, and the Supreme Court,. Our route takes
us near the White House, various buildings of the Smithsonian Institution, the Washington
Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and World War II
Memorial. We will make a short stop at some of the memorials time permitting, and look at Arlington
National Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Monument.
Any Four Hour Period
WASHINGTON FAVORITES AT NIGHT
Washington is spectacular while bathed in light.
We will enjoy a narrated riding tour by expert licensed tour guides as we travel along Constitution, Independence, and Pennsylvania
Avenues viewing the nation’s capital in all of its splendor. View the Washington Monument,
the Capitol, and when we disembark from the coach, you can enjoy the impressive panorama
from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. We will visit the inspiring FDR
Memorial from which we will see the Jefferson Memorial. We will also be among
the first to view the recently completed World War II Memorial. Our tour will pass the
famous Watergate complex and proceed across Memorial Bridge to Iwo Jima Memorial, the Marine
Corps War Memorial of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. A short walk through the Hall of Nations and Hall of States at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be our last stop.
A waiter during several
of our stops will serve wine and cheese. We also have the option of dessert and liqueur, or picnic dinners for the tour.
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, MT. VERNON
& ALEXANDRIA
On our tour of Arlington National Cemetery we will view
the Tomb of the Unkown under constant vigil of a lone sentry, and witness the ceremonial
changing of the Honor Guard. A stop will be made at the Kennedy Gravesites marked by the Eternal Flame. Then we proceed
via scenic George Washington Parkway to Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s handsome estate
on the Potomac. The buildings and grounds survive as one of the finest examples of an 8th Century plantation. We will then
proceed to Alexandria, which was founded in 1749 and was a flourishing seaport before the
Federal City of Washington, DC existed. Among the historic buildings to be seen in Alexandria are Christ
Church, where pews of George Washington and Robert E.
Lee are still preserved, and Ramsey House, Alexandria’s oldest home. After
a luncheon in a historic tavern, time will be made available for shopping in the Torpedo Factory Art
Center, an actual weapons factory from both world wars, and other interesting shops in the area.
9:30
a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM and FORD’S THEATER
Chalk marks
on a mailbox, a torn box of lime Jell-o, the third button on a stranger’s coat, all around you, before your very eyes, things
are altering the course of world events. The International Spy Museum is the first public
museum in the U.S. solely dedicated to the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. Exhibits include School
for Spied, The Secret History of History, Spies Among Us, War of the Spies and the 21st Century. There are many interactive
exhibits about disguise, surveillance and more that you can explore. Viewing President Lincoln’s
box at historic Ford’s Theater is a highlight of our tour today. A museum of Lincoln Memorabilia
is housed in the basement of this celebrated theater. Across the street at Petersen House
we will see where the President was taken after being shot.
Any 4 hours
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