Launched in 1915, the Autoped had wide appeal, with everyone from suffragettes to postmen giving it a try Jackie Mansky. April 18, 2019 Smithsonian Magazine - Original Article The National Museum of American History has in its collection this Autoped motor scooter from 1918. NMAH Peter Minton was riding his motorized scooter on [...]
There are not enough DC tour guides to tell stories like this, our team strives to share moments like this on a bus tour of Washington DC or private DC walking tour. A new documentary shows the length the elder Bush would go for a good ruse. President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 88th birthday [...]
Nothing like starting up a conversation about catching fish on our DC bus tours! For the Ocean's Sake, Tame the High Seas 'Wild West' Sigourney Weaver Academy Award nominated actress Posted: 06/23/2014 5:47 pm EDT Updated: 06/23/2014 5:59 pm EDT Print Article My love of the oceans started early. My father was a Navy man, and he insisted our family [...]
Cycling, war connected through Tour - 1914 Tour de France coincided with moment that triggered World War I Can pretty much guarantee that no other tour company in the city would consider sharing a story like this on any bus tour of Washington DC, DC walking tour, or a private DC tour. We have created some incredible DC [...]
At Bi-Partisan Tour Company, we try to show off Union Station as much as possible, it is regularly a part of the Washington DC tours we offer. http://www.streetsofwashington.com/ Union Station probably reflects better than any other single Washington building the remarkable self-assuredness and imperial aspirations of its age. The architecture is stunningly elegant, both outside [...]
Here's a story that always seems to find its way into one of our bus tours in Washington DC! BY JAIME FULLER February 11 Tonight marks the seventh state dinner of the Obama administration, where he'll charm French President Francois Hollande with caviar, quail eggs, and 12 different kinds of potatoes. All anyone can talk about, however, is [...]
This is one of the cooler buildings one might see during our bus tours of Washington DC that is thought to be purchased by Oprah Winfrey. Regardless, it is certainly needing more love from our city and its visitors! http://www.streetsofwashington.com/ One of the stateliest private buildings in Washington is the old Masonic Temple at 13th [...]
We have often heard on a Washington DC bus tour, that the top two visited museums in the world are in Washington DC, here is an article that may contradict that notion. Regardless, some of our museums will always be near the top because most of them are free! By Matthew Casey, Special to CNN updated [...]
On one of our Washington DC bus tours, one just might hear a story about the greatest cheeses for the biggest cheeses in America. BY JAIME FULLER January 25 The White House announced today that they're holding a Big Block of Cheese Day on January 29, the day after President Obama's State of the Union address. For those rusty [...]
