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
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY Tour of DC’s Noted Irish-Americans—Sunday, March 17, 3:30 pm!
Organization of American States, 200 17th St NW, Washington, DC, USST. PATRICK’S DAY Tour of DC’s Noted Irish-Americans—March 17 2026!
Let's take a brisk walk around the White House area on the day when everyone is Irish, to learn about the many Irish-Americans key to the history of this historic neighborhood.
Meet in front of the Organization of America States (OAS) building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W., D.C.
Thrill over:
• The Irishman who finished the Washington Monument
• Irish immigrants, the C&O canal, and the K St. and Pennsylvania Avenue riots!
• The Irish architect who designed the White House
• Was Elvis Irish?
• The Irish Mayor’s “Miracle Mansion” that saved his sister from certain death!
• An Irish-American co-founder of the U.S. Navy
• The Irishwoman whose seductive charms brought down an entire Cabinet, in the biggest scandal in American history!
• The Irish-American soldier who led America’s most epic military expedition
• The humble Irish doorman who save the White House’s most precious documents from a rampaging army
• The Irish-American President whose romance with a foreign spy brought on the wrath of the FBI
• The Irish artisan who glorified African-American soldiers
• The Irish-American grand dame whose espionage defeated an entire U.S. army
• Presidents & politicos of Celtic descent
• The photographers of Irish descent who took 10,000 photos of the Civil War
• The Emerald Isle washerwoman who saved D.C.’s biggest bank from the depredations of British invaders
• The Anglo-Saxon Chief Executive who is an "honorary Irishman".
• The tragic killing of the Irishman who was America’s greatest war hero
• The Irish person who was D.C.’s greatest philanthropist.
When: Tuesday, March 17, 5:45 pm.
Meet in front of the Organization of American States
200 17th St NW · Washington, DC
Pre-Register and Pre-Pay via--
PayPal, sending $24 to paypal.me/EMoser460
Or
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-tour-of-dcs-noted-irish-americansmarch-17-2026-tickets-1966403314247?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or:
Pay $23 in cash at the start of the tour.
How long: About 2 hours.
Who: Ed Moser, author of:
https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
And:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q
And:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788
And:
https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook-dp-B076MR3XS3/dp/B076MR3XS3/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1517173322
We’re the highest-rated D.C. area tour on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html
The nearest Metro stops are Metro Center and Smithsonian.
Pubs and restaurants nearby to raise a glass afterwards!2 attendees
Special 250th Independence Day 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 West
Lafayette 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.html
Your 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/B0F4945MR5
Also 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 2026
The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA, USUSA 250--George Washington & American Revolution, Alexandria, VA, July 4 2026!
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, take a walk through historic Alexandria’s core, to examine the epochal life of "The Founder 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 day, taking place in one of America’s most fascinating towns.
MEET outside the Benjamin Delaney House, 223 South Saint Asaph Street (corner of Duke Street) , Alexandria, VA 22314
About 2 hours in length. Fireworks on the waterfront afterwards.
Fee: Prices start at $24.
Pre-register and Pre-pay--
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/george-washington-american-revolution-alexandria-va-july-4-2026-tickets-1964530877739?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or:
PayPal, sending $25 to savvyveteran@gmail.com
https://www.paypal.com/us/home
Or pay $24 at the start of the tour.
Our packed itinerary will select from:
• George Washington, Old Town surveyor
• 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
• 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/B0BX27RWYG
His 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/1131103788
And his latest, a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for afterwards 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!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html
MEET outside the Benjamin Delaney House, 223 South Saint Asaph Street (corner of Duke Street) , Alexandria, VA 22314
Every 250 years, let's celebrate America's Independence!2 attendees
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