Washington DC is full of historical sites and while it’s easy to explore on foot or by bus, this 2-wheel tour option gives travelers access to some of the city’s most popular landmarks. Check out the Lincoln Memorial, White House, Supreme Court and the Capitol on this Capital Sites Bike Tour. Your friendly guide shares plenty of history, facts, and city knowledge on this easy bike ride through the nation’s capital.

Washington DC capital sites bike tour
Sites include the Lincoln Memorial, White House, Supreme Court, and the Capitol
Learn the history, interesting facts, and a love for the city on an easy bike ride
Get the latest information on Smithsonian exhibits, special events, and other local insider tips

What's Included

Fully guided two hour bike tour
Comfort rental
Helmet
Equipment for kids of all sizes and ages

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and beverages, unless specified

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

998 Maine Ave SW
998 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA
Please meet at 998 Maine Avenue, Washington DC, 20024. We're on the corner of Maine Avenue and Blair Alley SW

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Enjoy all of the city highlights on this Washington DC Capital Sites Bike Tour. Find the perfect fit bike for your capital ride and listen to your local guide share history, insight and information about the city’s most popular destinations.

Get an up-close look at some of D.C.’s famous sites, like the National Mall, White House, Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, and Capitol. Your guide shares insider tips about special events and new exhibits as your tour the town on two wheels. This city highlights afternoon adventure is perfect for all levels of riders.

National Mall

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Smithsonian Institution Building

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National Gallery of Art

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

U.S. Capitol

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Library of Congress

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Supreme Court

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Washington Monument

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

White House

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National World War II Memorial

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Unlimited Biking Washington DC

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Washington DC

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The National Archives Museum

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

FBI Headquarters

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blair House

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tours begin on time, your tour check-in time is important. You must check-in 15 minutes prior to tour departure time. We can not guarantee we can accommodate late customers. Please OPEN your voucher and read directions, you may need extra time to find us if you are traveling during rush hour or on metro train on a weekend.
Tours may be canceled if the weather makes for dangerous riding conditions
Trailer carriages and trailer tandems are available for children not old enough or comfortable on their own bike.
To ride in a trailer carriage, the child needs to be able to hold up their head up and wear a helmet.
Please note that due to security at our location, we are unable to hold luggage while you are on tour.

Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travellers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Jamie_M

James was awesome! This was an amazing way to see the sites as well as gain some interesting information! The bike tour was easy and I would highly recommend it if you don’t want to walk all over the city!!!

Reviews

4.5

167 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Great tour

Sonia_P, May 2023

Paul our guide was great, very informative and knowledgable. Best tour I’ve done in Washington DC, very enjoyable

Just do it!

Marie_M, Apr 2023

The most memorable thing we did in DC. Definitely worth the time and $$ to see the sites this way. Perfect way for our 7, 10, and 14 year old to learn a little about several sites without overwhelming or boring them and while keeping us all active. I’m sure it also helped that we had an amazing guide and amazing weather for it too.

Fun, memorable experience

Brendan_K, Apr 2023

This was such a unique experience! Our guide Greg was very informative and fun! Great way to see and learn about DC 😊

Great family ride.

Beth_S, Dec 2022

We had a great ride with Joe. Our ride ended up being just our family of four. Since it was quite chilly, Joe modified our tour to keep our kids most engaged.

Best ever and Joe and David are outstanding and have a superb tour.

Kurt_A, Dec 2022

I proposed to my future wife on this tour and Joe Brady and David did an absolute great Job. They are such great tour guides.

Great tour to experience D.C. with kids!

Sarah_J, Oct 2022

There were many bike options that were suitable for my kids. We opted for one riding solo and one on a tandem bike with me which was fantastic! Biking D.C. is the way to go! Greg - the tour guide - was so knowledgeable and shared so many insights and experiences from his life in D.C. He brought us to sites on the tour that I hadn't heard of yet! We saw so many things! Every question my son has about statues all over town he was happy to answer. We loved the tour so much and would highly recommend! Thank you!

Wonderful experience for family of 5!

Melissa_F, Oct 2022

This bike tour was an awesome experience! Greg our guide was kind, knowledgeable and careful. The tour was a great way to see some of the sights and learn some history. This was a tour that worked for both my husband I as well as our 3 kids age 10-12. I would highly recommend this trip to others. The only disappointment was that we didn’t do the 3 hour trip.

Nicole is very friendly...

Aaron_T, July 2022

Nicole is very friendly and knowledgeable, and kept us on a good pace and on schedule………asdhkhgfddak

Great tour experience

Matthias_B, July 2022

Greg was an excellent local guide who made this bike trip to funny experience including lots of informationes.

Fun way to experience a bit of DC history

Susan_B, July 2022

Our guide was attentive to our safety and comfort, and full of great information. The ride was very easy, even in the heat.

STAY AWAY!

Jonathan_B, July 2022

Fraudulent company, full of liars and fraudsters - look elsewhere. Communication was poor and advertisements are misleading. Save yourself some money and book direct with a local business.

Bike tour for families

Jessica_P, June 2022

Great way to see several important monuments and sights. It was an easy ride and avoided the long walk and crowds.

Best way to see the sites

Ashley_H, June 2022

the entire trip was amazing, great way to see the sites. I suggest getting the bike insurance, as my friend blew a tire, and it was covered, while we waited for a new bike, the tour gide rode the flat bike and let my friend ride his.

Awesome!

Jamie_M, May 2022

It would’ve been good had it happened!

Patricia_R, Apr 2022

Well, definitely disappointed since I received a text the night before saying the tour was cancelled as the tour guide tested positive for COVID. I’m sure it would’ve been awesome.

James was a terrific...

Michele_H, Mar 2022

James was a terrific guide! He had some really interesting facts to share that I never knew about our nations history. Thanks for taking us to the Japanese internment camp memorial!

Best fun ever for all...

Ali_K, Mar 2022

Best fun ever for all ages and all biking levels Terrific guide Great way to see the city and cover lots of ground safely I’ll do it again on my next visit

Great family tour and adventure

Anna_P, Feb 2022

The Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall area. A great tour and even though we went with the two hour tour this was just the right amount of time for our 7 year old, allowing us to see the essentials via a trailer bike attached to Dad's bike. Great fun and our guide was lovely.

Good as far as it went

Douglas_W, Dec 2021

We saw only the three major buildings of the government. Had hoped to see more of the monuments. I frankly booked the wrong tour although the guide was fine. Unfortunately the vast majority of this tour is spent riding to and from capital hill.

Great way to see Washington!

Kimberly_R, Nov 2021

It was a great way to see Washington however the bike I received had gear issues. Make sure you test your bike(including shifting gears) before you start the tour. Biking up the few hills was difficult not being able to shift gears. The tour guide Josh was terrific! I’m

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