National Archives Guided Tour: Exclusive Semi-Private Experience

This semi-private guided tour, limited to 8 guests, offers a 1.5 to 2 hour intimate experience of viewing the modest documentation that led to the creation of the world’s most influential country. The National Archives presents you the authentic documents that established the United States of America.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The National Archives Museum - Step through the doors of this majestic neoclassical building, considered a temple to American history. Follow your guide, starting at the National Archives Rotunda to learn about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution while standing in front of the perfectly-preserved documents from the 17th and 18th…
What's Included
  • Semi-Private Museum Tour
  • Duration 1.5 - 2 Hours
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Group Size Never More Than 8 Guests
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
  • Tour is NOT available for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
Additional Information
  • It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
  • Minimum numbers apply. This tour will not run without a minimum of 2 guests to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
  • Notes: American History Museum and other attractions or museums in DC may…
Location
National Archives Museum
Constitution Avenue Northwest
Meet your guide on the corner of 9th Street NW and Constitution Ave.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Inspire17410991576
Jan 22, 2025
Annemarie Was Amazing! - Annemarie was so wonderful! It was amazing seeing these important documents, but the history provided by Annemarie really made the experience even better. I highly recommend this!
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Tour00222361400
Jan 20, 2025
Our Guide was Awesome! - Fantastic experience and our guide was incredible! She was able to tell us nuisances about the displays that are not generally known which made it an even better adventure. A truly great experience for the family.
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Jeandv3470qj
Jan 2, 2025
Great tour - Very interesting and informative. Maribeth was great! She provided a lot of context and stories. We will use Babylon again.
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Victoriami8442qp
Dec 26, 2024
Maribeth made our visit amazing! - Our tour with Maribeth was amazing! She clearly loves what she does and knows a limitless amount of history details that made our experience top notch! There is so much information to process, and even if we read all the placards, etc, there’s no way we could’ve gleaned the amount of info (and backstories/trivia) that she imparted. This really is the only way to get the most out of your visit to the area. Highly recommended!
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Michael_m
Dec 15, 2024
Worth it. - We learned so much more than we would have if we did this by ourselves. The guide was great and very knowledgeable.
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626krystalb
Dec 4, 2024
Great experience - Awesome tour with Annmarie, she was so knowledgeable and made the story of the documents come to life, would have loved to spend all day with her Learning more. We were first into the rotunda also which gave us the chance to get some great pictures as well.
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X2646pxrichardp
Nov 18, 2024
So much better with a decent guide - Guide had exceptional knowledge and patience - highly recommend the personalised and small group way of experiencing a place like this. First into the building helped hugely too.
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O5414wdbriand
Nov 15, 2024
Excellent and amazing - It was amazing. Annemarie our guide was the best and I learned so much that I never knew before. Would recommend to anyone who visits dc
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92marshan
Oct 18, 2024
A must do experience in DC - My 11-year-old who’s a budding history buff, and I took a semi private tour, which ended up being private, with Donna. She was highly engaging and so knowledgeable. She did not only delve into the history of the Revolutionary War but gave us interesting facts and historical anecdotes about important events and people of the proceeding and following events. Donna also talked about several important amendments to the Constitution. She also touched up on architecture of the archives and Washington DC and pointed out interesting features which we would not have noticed on our own. This is a fun and highly educational tour, very enjoyable and engaging. Can’t recommend enough!
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R1650fvpamelae
Oct 17, 2024
Little miscommunication initially, then all good! Great Tour! - Maribeth provided a fun, informative tour of the National Archives. Just what we were hoping for. We had a bit of an issue meeting up. We couldnt find her! I did not receive any of her messages (to look for her pink hat) so even though we could see her, we didn't know that was who we were looking for. We both tried calling and texting each other but that technology failed as well. My only suggestion would be for her to hold/have a sign at the meet up point indicating she was Babylon Tours as a previous tour guide had done (very old-school, but very effective!) After that, everything was great and Maribeth was great too!
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