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    3.4 (53 reviews)

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    Ex-president's wife's house.

    Terrible. Boring. Our guide was inexperienced. It was not exciting. You should expect to walk around a few blocks while other people walk and scooter by yelling. You never go inside any buildings. Anyone could give this "ghost tour" by charging people to walk around few blocks telling old history stories. The EMF is bunk. The "plushy" ghost they sell for $6 is just 2 inches tall and a cheap POS.

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    J. L.

    From the makers of the Haunted Nashville Tours (Graveline Ghost Tours), the Washington DC Ghost Tours does not disappoint! This isn't some tour for people who want cheap scares and costumed employees jumping out at you. This tour is for people who are interested in the dark history behind one of the supposedly most haunted places in America --- Lafayette Square. Think of this as a story-telling tour during which you get to see the White House, St. John's John's Church, and the Hay-Adams hotel, among other things. You get a deep history (each fact is corroborated by at least three independent sources, and many of these sources can be found in the Library of Congress in the way of diaries, journals, or letters from the people involved), full of betrayal, sordid romance, insanity, suicide, duels, tragedy, and death. The tour guides are the only ones that show up dressed in full Victorian garb, and they are very good story-tellers. They encourage you to be skeptical of the ghost stories, but that's what makes it all the creepier. Sometimes, touring guests actually seem to catch unexplainable or interesting flashes of ... something ... on their cameras, and everyone crowds around to look. Several owners who bring their dogs testify that their dogs act strangely, either more aggressively or nervously. It's a great tour, great fun, and a very interesting learning experience if you want to know more about DC. I definitely recommend it!! Note: although this is a walking tour, you don't actually walk really far. So if you get tired easily, don't worry --- there are plenty of places to sit down along the way.

    The most haunted building in DC
    Kelli W.

    Great tour for a night in DC. See the Capitol when it is somewhat quiet. Gail was a great guide. Nice to meet people from all over. Don't be afraid to go even if you are in DC by yourself. The guide and your fellow ghost hunters (and maybe even a few spirits) will keep you company!

    Listening to our tour guide
    Michelle P.

    I always try to do a ghost tour in new towns, I really enjoy this sort of stuff. We did the tour of LaFayette Square. It was about an hour and a half and walked you pretty much around the square. It was very easy walking. You go outside the haunted spots and listen about the creepy things that happened there. I thought this was really interesting and the tour guide tried to make it fun. It just wasn't my favorite tour but I would try the other one that they offered because I like this kind of stuff. I would just probably do it with a groupon if they ever get one.

    Orbs
    Dana V.

    I forgot the name of the your guide but she was really interactive. Some stories were better than others, but over all a good tour. The picture is one we took on the tour in the room of a man whose ghost was cemented into the window. For those unaware, they're called orbs

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    Eileen G.

    We went on the Lafayette Square tour last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our tour guide, Lala, did a terrific job of telling the stories for each site. We learned so much about the famous ghosts in the area such as Lincoln, as well as some lesser known to us - Dolly Madison, and Commodore Decatur to name a couple. We even got some ghoulishly good photos. Would highly recommend!

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    I've taken the LaFayette Square Tour and the Capitol Tour, I prefer the LaFayette Tour, but both were fun.

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    3.7(588 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    Took the Monuments by Moonlight Tour. Our tour operator was MJ and I can honestly say that he was…read moreAMAZING. He was very informative and knowledgeable. He literally commented on everything we drove past. He presented well with interesting facts and just the right touch of humor to keep us all engaged. It was HOT all week, but the weather that evening was perfect. What a beautiful way to see the sights. The trolley was stadium seating and everyone had a great view. I sat on the driver's side and felt I had a great viewpoint to see most everything without obstruction. There were three stops. MJ gave clear instructions on when to be back on the trolley. The timeframe for the stops was short (the total tour was about 2 hours) but just long enough to see the attractions at each stop. What a great tour!

    I booked directly from their website. Due to time constraints, I was able to change the tour date…read moreup to the day of the tour. With the amount of secret service activities, I'm sure the company understands the amount of time and brain power required to maneuver families around the city. We booked Arlington with the old town trolley tour. We combined the old trolley and Arlington tour. However, the website allows you to book separate dates for the 2 tours. Before you go on the tour, use the map trolley tracker to plan and track trolley live. It acts like a map and will guide you to the various stops. If you're driving, make sure to choose a stop and find the public parking closest to that area in order to return to your car after the tour. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. The old time trolley will not drive you into Arlington. It will drop you at A1 spot to catch the Arlington trolley. Check the map consistently due to road closures. Other than that, I highly recommend you do this tour with the Arlington tour if you're tight on time in DC. Get off at strategic spot, see what you need to see, and move onto the next. From my observation, the trolley is not really wheelchair accessible. Person should be able to hop on and off without much assistance. There are other tour companies out there that might be better accommodating

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    1.9(734 reviews)
    1.5 miNoMa

    First, the 7pm Black loop is TOTALLY WORTH IT. Its cool enough, and includes 2 stops…read more They gave us too much time at the Dr King memorial and too little time at the Lincoln memorial, but seeing DC from 7pm to 9pm is the way to go, imho. But if its a hot or muggy day, the photos of smiling passengers will not be indicative of your red/blue line experience. These buses have no A/C, and if you want to sit al-fresco and its a sunny day, you'll be just as sweaty. Think: "summertime Alabama prison bus experience" and this will meet that expectation.

    We got a 24 hour ticket and upgraded to include the evening tour. There was no mention of a…read morererouting due to road closures. We should have thought about it. The guy told us to get on the bus and stay on. It would do the red line, then the blue line. We could then do the evening tour. Okay then. Off we go. Finished the red line, and we're told to get off the bus. What? Last bus is at 4:30.. not what we were told. Not happy. We went on to the evening tour. I'd say it was pretty good. I did enjoy that parts of this tour. Didn't enjoy the "stories" so much. Would have liked more history. We got the bus the next morning and went to Arlington. When we finished we went to the stop, not such great bus timing. Their brochure said buses come every 15 minutes. After an hour of waiting we tried to contact BB to see what was going on? They do not have a phone number that works. There is an email address that stars it will get back to you in 24 hours.., what? We waiting over an hour and gave up for an uber. We did get another email telling us there are delays due to events. This is not okay we when have paid for a 24 hour pass that is not usable. All in all, our 24 hour pass was good for 3 hours. Reason for this? Maybe because only two buses run on Sunday. So unless you have the time to wait two hours for your next bus, it's not worth it! Do not use this service!

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    Signature Tours of DC - Myself in front of reflecting pool

    Signature Tours of DC

    4.0(92 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    We hit the tour lottery jackpot on this one! We did the DC Monuments Night Tour with 10+ Stops in…read moreJune with Dwayne as our guide. We were lucky enough to be in a smaller van while others were in large busses, so our experience was more personalized. Dwayne knocked our socks off. He crams so much knowledge into the tour, well above and beyond the actual stops. His passion for the city and knowledge of architecture and history were impressive. He also knew his way round the current blockages/construction and was able to avoid politics while discussing the current construction which takes mad skills. He thoroughly answered any random questions we threw at him and had deep knowledge of subjects like the Red Cross and Clara Barton, I've volunteered with them for years and didn't know his fun facts. Dwayne was born for this role and may be the best tour guide I've had in my life. I now question my own passions/interests. Dwayne gave great suggestions for getting the best photos and what else we can do in his city. I wish I had more days here and could do more tours with Dwayne! He is so inspiring!

    Chris and Tyrone are amazing! Tyrone is very knowledgeable, providing a wealth of great history. I…read moreenjoyed every stop. It was so worth the trip. Everyone should experience a night tour of DC with Tyrone and Chris! Also, they ensured everyone was accounted for. Tyrone engaged in conversation. We had two stops that were restroom accessible. They even dropped us off at the hotel- JW Marriott! Worth every dime!

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    Washington DC Ghost Tours - localflavor - Updated September 2026

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