Walking Tours of Shaw This Weekend

Cultural Tourism DC is offering more than 120 free walking tours (and a few bike tours) in 18 neighborhoods across Washington, DC. this weekend (check out the full detailed schedule here). I think I've captured most of the tours occurring in or around our great neighborhood below. I plan to take the Mid-City at a Crossroads tours on Sunday.

Saturday, May 30

Before Harlem, There Was U Street
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meet and end outside U St/African Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (13th Street exit)
Reservations required: Online

Logan Circle
Saturday, May 30
11 am - 1 pm
Meet outside McPherson Square Metro station (14th Street exit)
End at the corner of 14th and P Streets, NW

Mount Vernon Triangle Development Tour
Sponsored by Steuart Investment Company
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at Carnegie Library, Eighth and K Streets, NW (south entrance)

Renewal and Mural Art: Byron Peck’s Vision
Saturday, May 30
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet beneath the Duke Ellington Mural at the True Reformer Building, 1200 U Street, NW
End at Connecticut and Florida Avenues, NW

Midcity at the Crossroads: Shaw Heritage Trail (self guided)
Saturday, May 30
1:30 pm
Sign 1: Seventh Street and Mount Vernon Place, NW

Historic Logan Circle
Saturday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Meet and end by the statue of General Logan in Logan Circle Park
Reservations required: Online

Sunday, May 31

Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part I
Sunday, May 31
10 am - 12:30 pm
Meet at northwest corner of Seventh Street and Mount Vernon Place, NW
End at Azi’s Café, 1336 Ninth Street, NW

Before Harlem, There Was U Street
Sponsored by M&T Bank
Sunday, May 31
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meet and end outside U St/African Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (13th Street exit)

Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part II
Sunday, May 31
1 - 3:30 pm
Meet at the northwest corner of Seventh and R Streets, NW
End at Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U Street, NW

Mount Vernon Triangle Development Tour
Sponsored by Steuart Investment Company
Sunday, May 31
1 - 2:30 pm
Meet and end at Carnegie Library, Eighth and K Streets, NW (south entrance)

Historic Logan Circle
Sunday, May 31
2 - 4 pm
Meet and end in Logan Circle Park, near statue of General Logan
Reservations required: Online


For more information, email info@CulturalTourismDC.org, or call 202-661-7581. To make reservations for specific tours, click here.

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