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Here are some of our specialty tours, but we have several other more general categories for tours. Contact us and tell us what you want to do! We can help you build your own personal tour!

Towards a More Perfect Union
A walk through American history from the Jefferson Memorial through FDR and MLK to the Lincoln Memorial.
“Politics is the art of the possible.” some wise person once quipped. When Thomas Jefferson wrote to the British royalty in our Declaration of Independence that,”All men are created equal.”
We will discover what this definition meant at his time and how it later expanded to include all people. Martin Luther King had something quite important to say about this line in one of his most famous speeches. King's "I have a Dream Speech" occured at the Lincoln memorial, another spot on our tour. Walking through American history through the memorials of Jefferson, FDR, MLK, and Lincoln will help us discover the stories behind the story that we all know.
We will start at the refreshment stand at the Jefferson Memorial and walk through Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and D.C.'s newest memorial, the Martin Luther King Memorial on our way to end at the Lincoln Memorial about an hour later.

Civil War Tour of Arlington National Cemetery
Let’s start this walking tour at Arlington, House, the Custis–Lee Mansion, atop Arlington National Cemetery. This is one of the most beautiful views of Washington and you’ll see why the Army of the Potomac seized Arlington House overlooking DC to prevent a rebel invasion. We’ll see sample slave quarters, a tiny museum dedicate only to the legacy of Robert E. Lee and model of the Freedmen’s Village that existed on the grounds of Arlington Cemetery until the early 1900’s. Then we’ll head back towards Ft. Myer and see the statue of the one armed General Kearney of New Jersey, the graves of Capt. Abner Doubleday of purported baseball fame, the quartermaster of the Union Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs and the effigy of his dying son. Then we’ll see some of the “colored” graves including surgeon of the USCT Dr. Augusta as well as a man who was a slave of the Lee’s and yet stayed on to work at Arlington Cemetery after emancipation and the 13 th amendment. Next we’ll walk to the Confederate Soldiers Memorial and the sculpture by Moses Ezekiel. We’ll see the grave of Gen Longstreet and finally, the grave of dubious hero of Gettysburg, Gen. Dan Sickles. Our tour will end as we pass through the Gen. McClellan Gate (he almost defeated the President in a race for Lincoln’s second term) and arrive at the Visitor’s Center.

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PERMANENT TOURIST IN D.C., LLC

Permanent Tourist in D.C. is a boutique touring agency.

No Group is too large or too small

Walking Tours are Available

Step-on Guides can also provide tours on your Bus or Car

Multi-lingual tours are available

Tour Packages Range from One Hour to Full Day(s)

Tours are customized to your schedule

SEE THE SIGHTS
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Really enjoyed my tour with Paul. He was very knowledgeable and imparted information that I had not heard before.
This is the way to explore a new city- not on the commercial tours. Kudos
- Maureen, Stratford, NJ

EXPERIENCE HISTORY
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I was in DC for a conference. While on a break, I wanted to walk around
the Mall since I had not been to Washington since high school.
Instead, I decided to do the Vice-presidential tour. I am glad I did.
- Thom, Columbus, OH

VISIT D.C. LIKE A LOCAL
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I visit Washington with my family all the time. We usually go to the normal tourist
spots. Permanent Tourist in DC showed us DC like we had never seen it before. We
learned many new interesting facts about the city.
I would recommend a PTDC tour to anyone.
- John, Philadelphia, PA

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