TOUR DESCRIPTION
Explore women's history from the corners of the Smithsonian Institution to the streets of Washington, DC. This specialty tour is offered one-time only in partnership with the National Women’s History Museum to introduce you to exhibits, plaques, markers, and artwork recognizing the honorees of The Women Making History Awards Gala. Featured on this tour are stories of entrepreneurs like Sara Blakely of Spanx and Ruth Handler of Mattel, as well as changemakers like Dr. Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth and Shirley Ryan, founder of Pathways.org. Everyone is welcome to join including the general public and gala ticketholders. Meet your guide at the National Museum of American History for an interior tour. Head out for a walk throughout Downtown, DC in pursuit of the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery. Along the way, get a glimpse of Pennsylvania Avenue where advocates have marched in support of suffrage and the 19th Amendment. Discover public art, theaters, small businesses, and community buildings demonstrating that DC is more than traditional marble monuments honoring presidents - the nation's capital was shaped by women from all walks of life. Follow in their footsteps with A Tour Of Her Own.
ADA: This tour covers 1 mile in distance + time walking around inside museums. It is ADA accessible mostly on paved sidewalks.
ARRIVAL: Arrive 10 minutes early to meet your guide outside the entrance of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History National at this address: 1300 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560. Each guest will go through security to enter. Review policies here: https://americanhistory.si.edu/visit/securityat this address: 1300 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560. Each guest will go through security to enter. Review policies here: https://americanhistory.si.edu/visit/security
ABOUT: A Tour Of Her Own (TOHO) is a proud member of the National Women’s History Museum National Coalition. In 2024, TOHO was voted "Best Tour For Out of Towners."
OUR BOOK: 111 Places in Women's History That You Must Not Miss in Washington, DC: Women’s history is everywhere in Washington, if curious locals and adventurous tourists know where to look. As the District of Columbia evolved into one of the world’s top tourist destinations, women emerged as pioneers and a town created to house the federal government matured into a gilded city affluent in feminist culture. Historic houses, hidden alleyways, and neighborhood parks stand as memorials to America’s founding mothers who built the nation’s capital. This book records the legacies of these women and encourages readers to explore their names on headstones, street signs, and buildings, while also discovering where hidden history is unmarked.
