Tour the Historic Townsend Mansion
• December 19, 2024

The Beaux-Arts mansion of Gilded Age heiress Mary Scott Townsend at 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, will be open for a complimentary tour for a limited number of visitors on Saturday, […]

Echoes of Navy Yard Veterans Day Walking Tour
• November 12, 2024

In honor of Veterans Day join Off the Mall Tours for a unique walking tour: Echoes of the Navy Yard. The Navy Yard is DC’s oldest neighborhood, and was also […]

Madams of DC Walking Tour
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Washington experienced an unprecedented rise in prostitution during and after the Civil War. During this period, Pennsylvania Avenue became DC’s most notorious red light district, from the ramshackle “boarding houses” […]

Sip & Sleigh Holiday: An Arts Club of Washington Sip & Paint Event
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Join us for a festive evening of creativity and fun at our in-person event located at 2017 I St NW. Decorate holiday ornaments while enjoying wine and light refreshments. This […]

Women of Cold War Washington Walking Tour
• August 2, 2024

An ill-fated artist, an Ambassador’s wife, a Baroness, and a codebreaker…..What do they all have in common? They were part of the most exclusive club of power-players in Cold War […]

Profs & Pints DC: Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was
• May 2, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was,” with Martin Moeller, adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami, editor of ArchitectureDC magazine, and author of the fourth, […]

Ellington to Langston – The Jazz Era in DC Walking Tour
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Off the Mall Tours takes you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was giving rise to a vibrant jazz scene […]

Historic Alleyways Walking Tour
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The alleyways of DC served a distinct purpose as a city planning feature, but they also provided a hidden safe space where escaped enslaved people and the economically disadvantaged could […]

History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour
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Someone visiting Georgetown today may see it as another wealthy enclave in a continuously gentrifying Washington, DC. However, this charming area that boasts high-end shopping and gourmet restaurants has a […]

Women of Cold War Washington
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An ill-fated artist, an Ambassador’s wife, a Baroness, and the most powerful woman in journalism…..What do they all have in common? They were part of the most exclusive club of […]