Father's Day Founding Fathers Tour, DC!

Father's Day Founding Fathers Tour, DC!

The OccidentalWashington, DC
Overview

Held in and near the White House’s Lafayette Square, as America 250 approaches, a look at the Founding Fathers' wild lives and times!

Founding Fathers Father's Day History Tour, June 21, White House Neighborhood, Washington D.C.


Held in and near the White House’s Lafayette Square, as the 250th anniversary of Independence Day approaches, 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 Occidental hotel, 1475 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Length: 2 hours.

Nearest metros: Length: Farragut North or Farragut West or Metro Center


Discover:


• The man who reconciled Hamilton and Jefferson

• The other Jefferson memorial--outside the White House

• Hamilton's genius successor as America's money man

• 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

• GW's obstinate Scotchman

• The longest-serving head of the U.S. Army--and a foreign spy!

• Sally Hemings, Maria Reynolds, Sally Fairfax, 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 hero of the Revolution, and the Civil War

• The war hero who betrayed Jefferson, killed Hamilton, and tried setting up his own country!

• The secret life of Washington's drillmaster

• The Pirates of the Carib--the Mediterranean!

• Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Rachel Donelson

• The Revolution's forgotten philosopher-king

• How did a junior delegate from Virginia come to write the Declaration of Independence?

• And more!


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, 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, or 703 203 2670


Bring your walking shoes, and perhaps water.


The perfect treat for your dad, or history buff.


Think history is boring? Not on our tours!

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Highlights

  • 2 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Location

The Occidental

1475 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20004

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