Using a string of far-flung military outposts as base camps for adventure, Catlin crisscrossed an untamed landscape, all-the-while painting a tremendous volume of Indian portraits and native scenes. The images were unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Read MoreI’m now on a mission to convince one of my regular groups that they should schedule a Baltimore day with yours truly as the group leader. Let me entertain and thrill you, damnit!
Read MoreThe American Civil War Museum, a new institution formed out of a merger between the American Civil War Center and the Museum of the Confederacy, sits on the banks of the James River. If, as the museum’s CEO Christy Coleman says, the Civil War “saved and redefined what the American republic would be,” the new museum redefines the war’s legacy as perpetually bound to our always-fraught present.
Read MoreNow our tour guests can hold in their hands the very types of stone used to construct the National Cathedral, Smithsonian Museums, Supreme Court and much more. It’s so darn cool.
Read MoreThis week, Americans are submitting their federal income tax returns - and throughout the land there is indeed much gnashing of teeth of rending of garments. Care to know how your pocket book got into this fix?
Read MoreWe heard it through the grapevine! District native Marvin Gaye is now immortalized on a USPS commemerative stamp!
Read MorePre-reading, my knowledge of Ulysses S. Grant was largely limited to his Civil War career. Post-reading, I can now drone on about his presidency, death from a baseball-sized throat tumor, and childhood spent riding horses while getting whacked about the head by a circus monkey. Get ready school groups!
Read MoreThis week marks the 108th anniversary of the catastrophe. It’s a sad story filled with searing imagery.
Read MoreLet’s stay among the Irish today and learn about the history of Swampoodle - a now vanished DC neighborhood that was once home to the city’s working class Irish (until Union Station came in and ruined everything).
Read MoreIf you find yourself green beer in hand this Saturday, make sure you raise a glass to one of DC’s most loved Irish Americans! Cheers!
Read MoreFor thousands of years, people have been adjusting their daily schedules according to the seasonal sunlight. Take me for instance - I hibernate in a hidden ice cave from early November through the end of February.
Read MoreBorn from labor movements across Europe and North America, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY is now an international celebration and a call to activism!
Read MoreYou remember the speech don’t you? “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!”
Read MoreIndeed it was - once upon a time.
Read MoreLong known as "Black Broadway", the U Street corridor is awash in sound & color. The stunning murals which decorate this busy DC thoroughfare tell the story of the city's musical history. Our nieghborhood tour explores this hip happy hour destination through a historical lens. “Music & Murals” is perfect for first time visitors and locals alike!
Read MoreIf you’re interested in lovemaking, life taking, and law breaking at the highest level, this is the tour for you!
Read MoreBirthday week has come to a close. We end our journey by celebrating Susan B. Anthony, born this day in 1820!
Read MoreDouglass himself was never certain of the day he was born, but February 14th is the day he chose to record as his birthday. So Happy Valentines Day, and Happy Birthday FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Read MoreA thousand pardons for DC’s Boy Scout Memorial. Ever since it was unveiled on the White House Ellipse in 1964, your memorial has elicited mockery. Why? In truth - it’s odd and vaguely upsetting to look at.
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