What we’re about
We are a touring club in the Washington, DC area focused on walks in and around historical, cultural, and scenic locales. Especially the towns and neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Alexandria, Lafayette Square, Georgetown, Annapolis, downtown Washington, et al. The excursions are led by a author-historian.
We add to the pleasure of a sociable outing the discovery of the cultural and historical aspects of the wayside along the routes, roads, and trails we tread. While benefiting from an invigorating hike or walk, time is taken for guests to share their knowledge of the architecture, human history, and natural history, of the area with the group.
Our current focus has been on the rich political and cultural history of the Capitol region.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Embassy Row: Center of Spies Tour, and Book Focus, DC, Sunday, May 11, 4 pm!Needs location
Embassy Row: Center of Spies Tour, and Book Focus, DC, Sunday, May 11, 4 pm!
Founded as D.C.’s ritziest neighborhood, and long the sites of foreign embassies and espionage, Embassy Row and Dupont Circle are a center of architecture, statesmanship—and intrigue. Take a walk into the exciting past and alluring present of this world-renowned locale!
We'll explore the sites featured in our host's new spy thriller, Femme Fatalité, and many other cloak-and-dagger episodes:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
MEET outside the James G. Blaine mansion, 2000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036.
When: Sunday, May 11, 4 pm!
Length: c. 2 hours.
Fee: $22.
Pre-Register and Pre-Pay at—
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embassy-rowdupont-circle-tour-sunday-nov-19-1230-pm-tickets-759352342297?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or pay $22 in cash at the start of the tour.Nearest metro stop: Dupont Circle. You might bring water and walking shoes.
Some of our action-packed itinerary!:
· How American agents stole intel from an enemy embassy
· Vanished, and preserved, mansions of the Gilded Age
· A new spy novel set along Embassy Row and Georgetown
· The site of the worst terrorist attack in D.C. history
· The home of a cursed diamond
· The architect of Dupont Circle, and the Lincoln Memorial
· Dueling statues of a great imperialist and a great anti-imperialist
· The home of a doomed President
· The moveable ghost of the moveable graveyard
· The inventor who revolutionized farming
· Where the Attorney General, and a future President, were nearly bombed to death
· The site of the murder of a ranking foreign diplomat
· The astonishing influence of the DuPont family on American history
· Cavalry duel--General Sheridan vs General Stuart
· The traitorous spy of a valued ally
· The secret espionage tunnel
· George Washington’s private club
· And Washington, D.C.’s even more exclusive club
· Dupont Circle’s craziest house
· The Confederacy’s retirement home
· Statues of famed leaders from Turkey, Czech Republic, India….
· House of a witness to a presidential assassination
· A Russian spy nest hiding in plain sight
· The suicide that spun off from a great tragedy
· Museum of a brewer who outwitted Prohibition
· The most qualified man to be President--who was never elected
· And more!Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, and author of the new historical novel, based on actual World War II espionage in Embassy Row and Georgetown, Femme Fatalité:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel/dp/B0F5NPSKDS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Also the political thriller, The Old Town Horror, set in historic Alexandria, Virginia:
THE OLD TOWN HORROR: Murder and Theft in America’s Most Historic Locale - Kindle edition by Moser, Edward P.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.](https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG)
He is also author of the book The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette/dp/1476674868/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrMEET outside the James G. Blaine mansion, 2000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036.
The Dupont Circle metro is nearby.
Think history is boring? Not on this tour!
There'll be giveaways of the new book.Join us on the tour of a neighborhood steeped in history, beautiful buildings, and foreign intrigue! Someone should write a book about it!!
