TIDAL BASIN TOURS: 

MEMORIALS AMONGST CHERRY BLOSSOMS

Where

Meet us at the MLK Memorial Bookstore located at West Basin Drive and Independence Avenue. 

Duration 

Our walking tour lasts approximately 2 hours. 

Price 

There is no fixed price. Our informative guides work on a tips-only basis, which guarantees a high quality experience. 

Metro Station

The closest metro station is Smithsonian on the Orange/Blue/Silver line. Metro's Trip Planner website will help you navigate your ride.  

Reservations

Reservations are required. Groups of 10 or more must schedule private tours.   

WHAT SIGHTS WILL YOU ENCOUNTER ON OUR TOUR?

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL 

This larger than life memorial is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement until his assassination in 1968. Come remember the man who rallied the nation against discrimination and died for a noble dream. 

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

President FDR assumed the Presidency during the Great Depression, proudly following in the footsteps of his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt. FDR brought hope to a nation during one of America’s darkest hours and instilled in the American people that, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” 

GEORGE MASON MEMORIAL

George Mason, an American patriot who participated in the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention. It was Mason’s concept of inalienable rights that influenced Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. 

THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, articulated the hopes of a new America through the Declaration of Independence. Come read these famous truths from the Declaration inscribed on the walls of his memorial: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men.”

CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES

The Japanese government gifted the cherry blossom trees as a gesture of peace on January 6, 1910. Although the trees are living symbols of peace, they possess a turbulent past. The first donation of trees was infested with insects and worms and President William Taft regretfully gave his assent to destroy the trees. The Japanese responded with an even larger donation of trees, which persevered through a turbulent century.

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