Washington DC Essential 2 Day Hop-On Hop-Off Tour, Bus & Sightseeing Tour

Experience Washington DC's most famous landmarks and attractions with Big Bus Tours. You'll enjoy unique, top-deck views of the capital's best sights, including the White House, Capitol Hill, Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian Castle, and many more.

Hop on, hop off

Explore Washington DC at your own pace.

Make the most of your time in Washington DC with our flexible hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tours. Explore the capital city's sights at your own pace - simply hop off the bus at any of our conveniently located stops, and rejoin when you're ready. Please note: tickets valid for more than 1 day must be used across consecutive days.

See all the top Landmarks

Our carefully designed sightseeing tours take you closest to the Washington DC's famous landmarks.

Take in the neo-classical grandeur of the USA's capital city with Big Bus. We'll take you to all the famous landmarks, including The White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, National Cathedral, and many more. Sit back, relax and capture the sights from our open-top double-deckers, or hop off to explore and visit the city's world-renowned attractions.

Authorized National Park Service Concessioner

Big Bus Tours gets you closest to meaningful monuments and memorials.

Big Bus Washington DC is the authorized interpretive transportation services concessioner of the National Park Service and National Mall & Memorial Parks. As the official sightseeing tour of the National Mall & Memorial Parks, Big Bus Tours gets you closer to meaningful monuments and memorials.

Red Loop

Hop on for a tour of DC's top sights

Our Red Loop journeys through the heart of Washington DC, passing famous landmarks like the White House, Capitol Hill, Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian Castle, and many more. Sit back and relax on our open-top buses while our virtual guides share facts and stories about the capital, or hop on and hop off to explore at your own pace – our stops are positioned at key points of interest throughout the city. For more detailed stop and scheduling information, see our Timetable below.

Bike Rental Offer

Discover DC on two wheels with Unlimited Biking.

Rent a bike for one hour and get an additional hour free with Unlimited Biking. Rental includes bike, helmet, basket, lock, roadside assistance and an illustrated map featuring key routes and attractions. Bike rental is $8 an hour per person. Alternatively, enjoy $5 OFF per person for any bike tour or Segway tour. Bikes are to be collected and dropped off at Unlimited Biking Washington DC (998 Maine Avenue SW, Washington DC 20024). 

Free Mobile App - Now with live bus arrival times!

Download our free mobile app for the perfect pocket companion to your sightseeing adventure. Our new live bus arrival times feature shows you exactly where the bus is along the route, along with an ETA for your nearest stop! This gives you the freedom to make the most of your time exploring. In addition to live bus arrival times, you'll also get detailed maps and route information, stop images, walking directions, facts about famous landmarks and attractions, ticket offers and more. Save memory-making minutes

Flexible Ticket

You can change your ticket date!

This ticket is fully flexible, which means you can change your ticket date to another travel date within 14 days of your original date, up to 72 hours before beginning your bus tour!

Pre-recorded Commentary 

Available on all buses.

All buses feature pre-recorded commentary, available via complimentary headphones. Languages include English, French, German, Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese

Complete Tour Duration: 2 Hours 

Frequency: Every 15-20 Minutes

Schedule and Departure Times (First and last bus shown for each stop):

• 09:30 - 17:30 L’Enfant Plaza & International Spy Museum - 700 L'Enfant Plaza SW (at crosswalk on NW corner of Spy Museum)

          *SACKLER / FREER GALLERY  *BUREAU OF ENGRAVING  *NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM  *AMERICAN INDIAN

          MUSEUM  *ARTECHOUSE  *HIRSHHORN MUSEUM  *HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

• 09:56 - 17:56 Lincoln Memorial & Korean War Memorial - 100 Daniel French Drive SW (next to Korean War Memorial)

*VIETNAM MEMORIAL  *ALBERT EINSTEIN MEMORIAL  *FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL  *LINCOLN MEMORIAL  *MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL  *KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

• 10:02 - 18:02 Lincoln Memorial North & Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Bus stop at SE corner of 23rd Street NW and Constitution Ave NW

• 10:07 - 16:30 Arlington Cemetery - 1 Memorial Avenue (in the bus parking zone)

          *ARLINGTON CEMETERY

• 10:17 - 18:10 World War II Memorial - 18th & Constitution Ave NW (in bus inlet front of Constitution Gardens)

• 10:25 - 18:20 Washington Monument East - 1400 Jefferson Dr. SW (on Jefferson Dr. SW, corner of 14th St. by Bike Racks)

         *SMITHSONIAN CASTLE  *SACKLER / FREER GALLERY  *BUREAU OF ENGRAVING  *AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM               *NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY  *ARTECHOUSE  *HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM  *WASHINGTON 

           MONUMENT

• 10:30 - 18:30 Natural History Museum - Corner of 10th St NW & Constitution Ave (in front of the Natural History Museum)

• 10:40 - 18:40 City Center & Chinatown - 610 10th Street NW   

         *CHINATOWN  *NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY  *FORD'S THEATRE  *HARD ROCK CAFE  *THE NATIONAL               

           ARCHIVES MUSEUM

• 10:47 - 18:47 The White House & Willard Hotel - 1401 Pennsylvannia Avenue NW (outside Willard Hotel, near corner with 15th St. NW)

         *US TREASURY  *AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM  *WHITE HOUSE  *HARD ROCK CAFE

• 10:58 - 18:58 US Capitol at Garfield Circle - 2436 Rayburn House Office Bldg (East Side of Garfield Circle)

• 11:04 - 19:04 Air & Space Museum - 600 Independence Ave SW (Outside main entrance on Independence Ave)

        *AIR & SPACE MUSEUM

• 11:12 - 19:12 The Wharf & Potomac Boat Cruise - 800 Maine Ave SW (north-east corner of Maine Ave SW & 9th St)

        *ARTECHOUSE

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