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DC Monuments: Open-Top Bus & Night Tour
4.3
72 Ratings
Washington
Explore DC by day and night with our combo tour. See iconic landmarks, historic neighborhoods, and hidden gems. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Explore DC by day and night with our combo tour. See iconic landmarks, historic neighborhoods, and hidden gems. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Washington Monument - Seen from Big Bus
- Lincoln Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- International Spy Museum - Seen from Big Bus
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Seen from…
- Washington Monument - Seen from Big Bus
- Lincoln Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- International Spy Museum - Seen from Big Bus
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Arlington National Cemetery - Seen from Big Bus
- National World War II Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Seen from Big Bus
- Chinatown - Seen from Big Bus
- The White House South Lawn - Seen from Big Bus
- Union Station - Seen from Big Bus
- U.S. Capitol - Seen from Big Bus
- The Wharf DC - Seen from Big Bus
- Georgetown - Seen from Big Bus
- U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial - Seen from Big Bus
What's Included
- 2-hour Arlington Cemetery Walking Tour with Local Guide (Sept-Oct only)
- 24, 48, or 72-hour Hop-on Hop-off Tour validity (up to $83 value)
- Open-top Double Decker bus for a unique perspective
- Free app for route information and live bus tracking
- Self-guided digital walking tour of Arlington National Cemetery also available
- Digital commentary…
- 2-hour Arlington Cemetery Walking Tour with Local Guide (Sept-Oct only)
- 24, 48, or 72-hour Hop-on Hop-off Tour validity (up to $83 value)
- Open-top Double Decker bus for a unique perspective
- Free app for route information and live bus tracking
- Self-guided digital walking tour of Arlington National Cemetery also available
- Digital commentary aboard bus in multiple languages
- Unlimited Biking Offer: Rent one hour, get an additional hour free
- Free Oval Office Commemorative Photo at White House Gifts (48/72-hour tickets only)
- 2-Hour Monuments and Memorials Night Tour by open-top double decker ($65 value)
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Additional Information
As the official tour of the National Parks Service, this tour brings you closer to the National Mall monuments and the breathtaking Cherry Blossom Festival.
Explore Washington, D.C. on a Big Bus open-top double-decker with unlimited hop-on, hop-off privileges and digital commentary available in multiple languages. Visit iconic landmarks such as the White…
As the official tour of the National Parks Service, this tour brings you closer to the National Mall monuments and the breathtaking Cherry Blossom Festival.
Explore Washington, D.C. on a Big Bus open-top double-decker with unlimited hop-on, hop-off privileges and digital commentary available in multiple languages. Visit iconic landmarks such as the White House, Capitol Building, and Arlington National Cemetery at your leisure.
Disembark to explore major attractions including the Smithsonian Museums, the Library of Congress, and significant memorials on the National Mall.
Then, see the capital from a different perspective with a 2.5-hour panoramic night tour showcasing illuminated sites like the Washington Monument, the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the historic Georgetown neighborhood.
Discover the nation’s capital like never before. Uncover hidden gems, appreciate its historic allure, and witness its landmarks beautifully illuminated at night.
- Tours may be taken on separate days
- Sunset Tour is 2 hours and departs from Stop #6 - L’Enfant Plaza & International Spy Museum
- Unlimited Biking Offer: Rent a bike for one hour and get an additional hour free. Rental includes bike, helmet, basket, lock, roadside assistance and an illustrated map featuring key routes and attractions.
- Free Oval Office Photo: Present your ticket at White House Gifts (701 15th ST NW) to receive a free Oval Office digital photo. One photo per ticket.
- Exclusive audio guide tours of Arlington Cemetery, Tidal Basin and Georgetown. Guests must be 18 to enter Arlington.
- Guests may activate ticket either via the Big Bus app or in person with Big Bus staff
- Official Bus Tour Provider of the National Mall: a portion of every ticket helps preserve DC’s monuments and memorials—so your Big Bus experience supports America’s history for generations to come
Location
1400 Jefferson Dr SW
Jefferson Drive Southwest
HOP-ON HOP-OFF TOUR: Redeem ticket at Stop #1 – Washington Monument, or with the driver at any route stop.
SUNSET TOUR: departs from Stop #6 - L'Enfant Plaza & International Spy Museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(72 Ratings)
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Monorailmomkrista
Mar 19, 2026
Take the Big Bus! - We enjoyed Big Bus Tours in DC so much! The nighttime tour was fabulous. We also loved Tyrika Kale on the daytime blue line! She is terrific! She took great care of us and is a lot of fun. Thanks for the laughs, Tyrika!
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Grandtour58192176457
Mar 8, 2026
Hop on hop off DC tour - very amazing tour , Lena is very helpful and the place is very beautiful
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Kimsy5215yn
Nov 3, 2025
Guides and bus excursions were great! - Ms Gale was fantastic tour guide on the night tour.
Christina was very good and knowledgeable on the Arlington tour!
We learned a lot from both and thought it really added to the Big Bus Tour experience to have the guided tours.
I already highly recommended to my family and highly recommend one of the tour options with guides (and without). We will and have used BB in other cities too. Very convenient and professional!
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E3305ttbend
Oct 27, 2025
Awesome Arlington Cemetery Guided Walking Tour - The Arlington walking guides tour was amazing. Christina our guide was so knowledgeable and experienced. She made the experience so enjoyable for our 10 year old son and our family.
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Agnesde6568tu
Oct 10, 2025
Arlington Walking tour was our favorite! - We did the Arlington Walking tour, our guide was Allen McCabe and it was excellent! Allen was friendly, knowledgeable, full of interesting facts, and even had answers for our questions! It was lots of walking, but he went at a nice relaxed pace and the group was a good size. We highly recommend this to anyone wanting to get an a good overview tour of Arlington!
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Curious24374280467
Sep 30, 2025
First visit to Washington DC area - We chose the 72 hour hop-on package with Night and Arlington included. We felt that this was a good value and would recommend it. Our walking tour of Arlington with Josh was 5 stars. Our night tour was also 5 stars. Our driver allowed us a chance to enter the Lincoln memorial after dark which was a treat.
The only issue was the bus timings were often not spaced out. I did notice that sometimes they would pause to get back on schedule.
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402rosef
Dec 8, 2025
It was okay, but I wouldn't buy a ticket again. - The buses were clean and I liked the tour that you could listen to if you had jack headphones. What I didn't like was waiting at a stop and looking on the app to see how long it would be before the next bus would arrive and see the time go from 7 minutes to 50-60 minutes without them having ever gone by. Eventually I just walked where I needed to go because I had no idea if the bus was ever going to come. When I was on the bus I was nervous about getting off to see the sites because again, I didn't know when the next bus was actually going to show up I didn't want to be stuck by the Jefferson Memorial and waiting for the next bus for an hour to get me back around the basin. It made it really hard to plan my day and I ended up using the bus only a couple times on a three day pass. I also went on the sunset tour and was really not impressed. I would suggest other options as this one stopped briefly at the Iwo Jima statue and the Lincoln Memorial for about 10 minutes. Otherwise there was no stopping on the trip. You just had to take pictures and hope they weren't all blurry.
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Okbouza
Apr 1, 2026
Frustrating if You Have Plans - The app did not update bus locations frequently enough. In fact, most buses were labeled "information unavailable." We missed our bus several times. There are not enough buses to accommodate the customer frequency and time expectations. Even on a Monday, after Spring Break, the buses were full. The traffic was so bad that suggested stop intervals of 30-45 minutes were more like 1.5 hours or more. We could not count on the bus to get us where we needed to go by our reservation times. You were always late-very late. More buses would have alleviated the problem. I felt like my money would have been better used with an Uber. I had to tell people waiting to use the service that I did not recommend it because they were also complaining that it was taking too long for a bus to arrive. While the audio was nice, it was boring and could have said so much more, especially about the cherry blossom festival and upcoming 250 year events. There is another bus tour, called Old Town Trolley Tours. They were all over the place. For every Big Bus I saw, there were 5 trolley tours doing the same thing. Take them instead.
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Harmonyf2026
Jan 2, 2026
Rude and unhelpful staff - The actual bus tour was OK. The staff were very rude and unhelpful. Would not recommended simply because of the staff. That was big turn off for me.
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Stephen_h
Apr 1, 2026
I used to ride big bus... - I used to ride big bus tours as the first thing in every big city because they were amazing. They have now completely replaced human tour guides with a pre-recorded audio that has more music than words, talks more about things that are many blocks away instead of what you are actually looking at, contains outright lies, repeatedly cuts out mid sentence, and 95% of the time fails to mention anything about the interesting buildings and monuments right in front of you. I know it saves money to eliminate the humans, but they made their product almost completely worthless in the process. The worst person tour guide I ever had was still much better than the recording, and the good tour guides are why I spent thousands of dollars on Big bus in the past. Waiting 40 minutes for a big bus transportation option in cities with 5 minute bus and metro waits for 2 dollars made sure it's worthless as transportation. The pre-recorded guide made it virtually worthless as a tour.
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