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Explore the history of DC’s exclusive Georgetown neighborhood, home to palatial mansions, elegant cemeteries, stately churches, and a world-class university. Founded fifty years before the federal capital of Washington, DC, Georgetown got its start as a gritty port city on the banks of the Potomac River, described by Abigail Adams as a “dirty little hole.” Despite very modest beginnings, this neighborhood eventually came to have some of the most expensive and desirable property in the District.

On a 2.5-hour guided walking tour, we start near the picturesque Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, then visit the nearby unassuming Old Stone House—the oldest structure in DC. Then we’ll head north away from the popular shopping district and into the manicured residential neighborhood, home to the Newton D. Baker House, once occupied by former first lady Jackie Kennedy, Alexander Graham Bell’s Volta Laboratory, a hidden historic alley, and the world-class Georgetown University. Near the end of the tour, we’ll take a stroll down the steep steps made famous by the 1973 film The Exorcist—a must-see for film history buffs.

Historic Georgetown Tour Sights and Stops:

• Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
• Old Stone House
• Newton D. Baker House
• Miss Lydia’s English Seminary
• Christ Episcopal Church
• Pomander Walk
• Volta Laboratory
• Georgetown University
• Exorcist Steps
• Georgetown Waterfront