About us
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
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USA 250--Lunch with George Washington, Alexandria, VA, July 2, 2026
Christ Church, 118 N. Washington Street, ALEXANDRIA, VA, USUSA 250--George Washington--Lunchtime history walk in his hometown of Alexandria, Virginia, July 2, 2026!
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, take a noon-time walk through historic Alexandria’s core, to examine the epochal life of "The Father of His Country."
Old Town Alexandria has an astonishing dense array of famous persons and noted events related to George Washington's life and times. Especially those involving the American Revolution, in what was George Washington's home away from home, just miles from Mt. Vernon.
Accompanied by a historian/author, immerse yourself in this special tour on a special week, taking place in one of America’s most fascinating towns.
MEET outside Christ Church, Columbus St. entrance.
About 90 minutes in length.
Fee: Prices start at $20.
Pre-register and Pre-pay--
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usa-250-george-washington-lunchtime-history-walk-in-old-town-alexandria-tickets-1991942603950?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or:
PayPal, sending $21 to savvyveteran@gmail.com
https://www.paypal.com/us/home
Or pay $21 at the start of the tour.Our packed itinerary will select from:
• The Alexandria houses and taverns where George Washington stayed
• Lafayette's triumphant reunion tour to America, and his stay in Alexandria
• GW, Old Town surveyor
• The noted architects behind the city’s stunning architecture
• Martha Washington's school
• John Adams, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and other Founders in town
• Lafayette, first abolitionist
• The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls
• The nation’s narrowest houses
• Where GW passed by on the way to the battle of Yorktown
• Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were hatched
• What did the Founding Fathers do for fun? Violent horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day.
• A World War Two munitions factory, and spy nest
• How GW started a world war
• The horrific attack on a Revolutionary War hero
• "Give me liberty or give me death!"
• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier--of the American Revolution
• The sea battle of Alexandria, 1776
• The real “Father” of his country
• GW's fistfight!
And more!!Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of a crime thriller set in Alexandria that draws on its rich history:
https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYGHis book on D.C.’s history, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788And his latest, a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for lunch.
Your host's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China!:
MEET outside Christ Church, Columbus St. entrance, 121 N Columbus St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Every 250 years, let's celebrate America's Independence!
4 attendees
American Revolution, History Tour, White House Area, Washington DC, July 2
National Theater, 1321 E Street NW, Washington, DC, USThe American Revolution, History Tour, White House Neighborhood, Washington D.C.
Held around and about White House’s Lafayette Square, on Independence Week 250, this tour will examine the accomplishments of, and many crises faced, by the Founding Fathers. There are dozens of sites near the Executive Mansion linked to Washington,
Jefferson, Hamilton, George Mason, John Adams, James Madison, Aaron Burr, James Monroe, and others!MEET outside the National Theater, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Thursday, Jul 2 · 5:30 PM
Length: 2 hours.
Nearest metros: Length: Farragut North or Farragut West or Metro CenterDiscover, from among these persons and events:
• The man who reconciled Hamilton and Jefferson
• George Mason’s battle against—the U.S. Constitution
• Lafayette’s amazing & perilous associations with multiple American Presidents
• Hamilton's genius successor as America's money man
• Inventor of farm, kitchen, and spy apparatus
• GW's "obstinate Scotchman"
• The longest-serving head of the U.S. Army--and a foreign spy!
• Sally Hemings, Maria Reynolds, Sally Fairfax, Eliza Jumel, Maria Cosway
• John Adams, Lion of the Revolution
• Dealing with America's first pandemics
• “The room where it happened”
• The love child of a French general from the battle of Yorktown
• The secret design of the White House
• The heroic family of the Revolution, and the Civil War
• The hidden life of Washington's drillmaster
• The war hero who betrayed Jefferson, killed Hamilton, and tried setting up his own country!
• The African-American double agent
• The Pirates of the Carib--the Mediterranean!
• Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Eliza Hamilton, Rachel Donelson
• The Revolution's forgotten philosopher-king
• "Lafayette, we have returned!"
• Polish heroes of the Revolution
• How did a junior delegate from Virginia come to write the Declaration of Independence?
• The Forgotten Founder
• The twin families of two Presidents
• The secret life of Washington's drillmaster
• And more!Pre-Register and Pre-Pay via--
Eventbrite, at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-revolution-history-tour-white-house-area-washington-dc-july-2-tickets-1992687583203?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or PayPal, sending $25 to paypal.me/EMoser460
Or pay $25 in cash at the start of the tour.We’re highly rated on TripAdvisor:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.htmlYour tour guide is a former speechwriter to the President of the United States, a former writer for Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show”, & author of the newly published spy novel, set in Georgetown, Femme Fatalité:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5Also the hidden history of Lafayette Square—The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood!:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Questions?: [[191.EP.JM.56@proton.me](mailto:191.EP.JM.56@proton.me)](mailto:191.EP.JM.56@proton.me), or 703 203 2670
Bring your walking shoes, and water to drink.
Nearby restaurants for afterwards: Old Ebbit Grill, the Hamilton...
Celebrate America 250 with a deep dive into America's most historic locale.
Think history is boring? Not on our tours!
4 attendees
Special 250th Independence Week Tour! Thomas Jefferson’s Wild Life & Times, D.C.
The Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, USSpecial 250th Independence Day Tour! Thomas Jefferson’s Wild Life & Times, Washington D.C.
Friday, July 3, 2026, starting from the Willard Hotel!
Held in and around the White House’s Lafayette Square, on the 250th anniversary weekend of Independence Day, this tour will examine the accomplishments of, and many crises faced, by Jefferson—D.C.’s first two-term President--during the American Revolution, in Europe, and during his eventful stay in the then-new Executive Mansion. And of his colleagues & rivals Alexander Hamilton, George Mason, Benjamin Banneker, James Madison, Aaron Burr, George Washington, & John Adams, and others, all of whom left a significant mark on the capital, and America, from the first July 4th and thereafter.
Friday, July 3, 5:45 pm.
MEET in the lobby of the Willard Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Length: 2 hours.
Nearest metros: Length: Farragut North or Farragut WestLafayette Square next to the White House has dozens of sites related to the American Revolution, Thomas Jefferson, Alexandria Hamilton, et al. Discover:
• A traitor’s attempted overthrow of Jefferson’s Lewis & Clark expedition
• The man who reconciled Hamilton and Jefferson
• The other Jefferson memorial--outside the White House
• George Mason’s battle against—the U.S. Constitution
• The Marquis de Lafayette’s amazing & perilous associations with multiple American Presidents
• Inventor of farm, kitchen, and spy apparatus
• The secret language of the Jefferson Memorial
• The undeclared naval war, and declared trade war, that nearly wrecked Jefferson’s second term
• Sally Hemings and Maria Cosway
• Disputes over the Jefferson Memorial
• Rollercoaster relationship with John Adams
• “The room where it happened”
• The “miracle mansion” of TJ’s militia chief
• The scoundrel who betrayed Jefferson, killed Hamilton, and tried setting up his own country—with the head of the U.S. Army!
• Architect-in-Chief: Did TJ secretly design the White House?
• When Jefferson was almost hanged
• How Mason & Jefferson ended the slave trade—from Minnesota to the Mediterranean!
• President Jefferson’s “First Lady”
• Did Jefferson plagiarize Mason?
• How TJ came to write the Declaration of Independence, and its hidden coda
• And more!Pre-Register and Pre-Pay via--
Eventbrite, at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-250th-independence-day-tour-thomas-jeffersons-wild-life-times-dc-tickets-1602841434879?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or PayPal, sending $26 to paypal.me/EMoser460
Or pay $25 in cash at the start of the tour.We’re highly rated on TripAdvisor:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.htmlYour tour guide is a former speechwriter to the President of the United States, a former writer for Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show”, & author of the newly published spy novel, set in Georgetown, Femme Fatalité:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5Also the hidden history of Lafayette Square—The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood!:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=And:
https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook/dp/B076MR3XS3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=And, The Lost History of the Capitol--
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Questions?: 191.EP.JM.56@proton.me
Bring your walking shoes, and perhaps water and sunscreen.
Kick off this special Independence Day weekend with this unique tour!
Think history is boring? Not on our tours!
2 attendees
USA 250--George Washington & American Revolution, Alexandria, VA, July 4, 11 am!
The Light Horse, 715 King St, Alexandria, VA, USUSA 250--George Washington & American Revolution, Alexandria, VA, July 4 2026, 11 am!
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, let's take a walk through historic Alexandria’s core, to examine the epochal life of "The Father of His Country."
Adding a morning edition to our sold-out early evening tour.
Old Town Alexandria has an astonishing dense array of famous persons and noted events related to George Washington's life and times. Especially those involving the American Revolution, in what was George Washington's home away from home, just miles from Mt. Vernon.
Accompanied by a historian/author, immerse yourself in this special tour on a special day, taking place in one of America’s most fascinating towns.
MEET outside the Light Horse (Harry Lee) Restaurant, 715 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
About 2 hours in length. Fireworks on the waterfront afterwards.
Fee: Prices start at $25.
Pre-register and Pre-pay--
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usa-250-george-washington-american-revolution-alexandria-july-4-11-am-tickets-1992674399771?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or:
PayPal, sending $26 to savvyveteran@gmail.com
https://www.paypal.com/us/home
Or pay $25 at the start of the tour.Our packed itinerary will select from:
• George Washington, Old Town surveyor
• John Adams, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and other Founders in town
• Lafayette's triumphant reunion tour to America, and his stay in Alexandria
• The noted architects behind the city’s stunning architecture
• Martha Washington's school
• The Alexandria houses and taverns where GW stayed
• Lafayette, first abolitionist
• The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls
• The nation’s narrowest houses
• Where GW passed by on the way to the battle of Yorktown
• Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were hatched
• What did the Founding Fathers do for fun? Violent horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day.
• A World War Two munitions factory, and spy nest
• How GW started a world war
• The horrific attack on a Revolutionary War hero
• "Give me liberty or give me death!"
• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier--of the American Revolution
• The sea battle of Alexandria, 1776
• The real “Father” of his country
• GW's fistfight
And more!Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of a crime thriller set in Alexandria that draws on its rich history:
https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYGHis book on D.C.’s history, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788And his latest, a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for afterwards and before the July 4 fireworks on the riverfront at sundown.
Your host's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China!:
MEET outside the Light Horse Restaurant, 715 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Every 250 years, let's celebrate America's Independence!
2 attendees
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