Combo: National Archives Museum + National Portrait Gallery Tour – Private

*Book way in advance - we sell out*

Rates

• **Adult:** - $159 - $485
• **Youth:** - $159 (Ages 10 - 17)
• **Child:** - $139 (9 and under)

Duration

• 5 - 5.5 hours (including a lunch break)

Meeting Point

• Corner of 9th St NW and Constitution Ave NW

About

• Come face to face with history at this combo tour, mixing the best of the National Archives with the faces behind the names & history at the National Portrait Gallery.
• This private, 5 to 5.5-hour museum combo tour will allow you to explore these two Washington DC icons, maximizing your time in the American capital city.
• This tour is in English.

Includes

Private Walking Tour & Museum Tour

Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You

Duration 5 - 5.5 Hours (Including Lunch Break)

Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine

Excludes

Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)

Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)

Full Tour Description

The best way to understand the who and the what of the United States of America! Start with the original handwritten “Charters of Freedom” housed in their spectacular Rotunda. Your guide will narrate the extraordinary circumstances that brought this nation into existence. Surrounded by documents and paintings giving depth and nuance to the founding period, no trip to the US Capital city is complete without a visit to the National Archives. But at Babylon we take it a step farther. In the Rubenstein Gallery, go even further to the philosophical foundations by viewing a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta. You will be guided around the room as the concept of citizenship, what it means and who is included evolves from the declaration that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”.

After a break to ponder the complexity of history (and grab a bite) your guide will lead you to the dual exhibition space of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Inside the local Washingtonians favorite Smithsonian space you’ll wander hallways that seamlessly flow between the two collections surrounding one of the most relaxing spaces in downtown Washington DC, the Kogard Courtyard. Your guide will take you to see the famous Presidential Portrait Gallery and you’ll hear stories of other famous Americans as you view their portraits in painting, sculpture, and video form. Make your way over to the Luce Center of the American Art portion and get a chance to peek inside the labs of the Lunder Conservation Center! Some of the most iconic figures in Art and History pop up in the most unexpected places in this criminally overlooked Smithsonian!

IMPORTANT Before you go:

• Please arrive at the **designated meeting point 10 minutes prior** to your tour start time. Please note : All **latecomers risk missing the tour**.
• We ask that all guests **bring identification** (with age indicated).
• Please do not bring any oversized bags, or personal items larger than a small backpack
• This tour runs everyday rains or shine, please dress accordingly
• This is a tour of the permanent collection only

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