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Tours, tickets and day trips in Washington, DC

The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Top-rated experiences in Washington

The best-reviewed experiences in Washington from Viator, our tours partner: 756 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.

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Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.

Tours, tickets and day trips across United States

What people come to see

Most-visited sights in Washington with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
National Museum of Natural History6,900,0002015
National Air and Space Museum6,900,0002015
George Washington Memorial Parkway6,237,3612020
Lincoln Memorial6,042,3152010
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4,888,4362020
Vietnam Veterans Memorial4,555,3712010
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts4,223,1311980
National Museum of American History4,100,0002015
District of Columbia Public Library3,593,2012017
Smithsonian American Art Museum3,150,0002018

The busiest is National Museum of Natural History at 6,900,000 visitors in 2015. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.

Day trips from Washington

Tours from Washington: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Washington to BaltimoreUnited States57 km (36 mi)about 56 min
Washington to RichmondUnited States154 km (95 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Washington to PhiladelphiaUnited States199 km (124 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Washington to East HamptonUnited States216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Washington to HamptonUnited States216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Washington to Newport NewsUnited States219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Washington to AllentownUnited States232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Washington to NorfolkUnited States237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Washington to Virginia BeachUnited States245 km (152 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Washington to ChesapeakeUnited States240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 55 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.

Common questions

How do I book tours and tickets in Washington?

Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.

What is the most visited attraction in Washington?

National Museum of Natural History, with 6,900,000 visitors in 2015 (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.