Georgetown
To put it simply, a walk through Washington’s tony Georgetown neighborhood is a
venture through time -- of 200-year-old mansions and their eccentric owners, of
fortunes in trade won and lost, of marvelous architecture from Federal to
Victorian, of the once-bustling freedman community Herring Hill, of political
intrigue, of green preservation and urban renewal. And of course no one can
mention Georgetown without the Kennedys. In the 1950s John F. Kennedy and his
wife Jacqueline almost single-handedly turned the neighborhood into the city’s
politically fashionable place to live. We’ll point out the houses of the movers
and shakers, as well as the remarkable historic properties here that are open to
the public (and yes, The Exorcist steps!). This two-hour, two-mile tour winds up
in Georgetown’s shopping and restaurant district just in time for lunch. Or if
you’re on a roll, we can point you to the C&O Canal, the historic and bucolic
waterway. (Be prepared to climb a hill or two.)
Led by Amy, Christy, Chris David or Dwane
