Washington DC Donut Tour: History and Tastings

Embark on a delicious and educational journey through Washington DC with our Donut Tour. Discover the city’s history, taste local favorites, and indulge in unique and decadent donuts. Join us now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Western Market - We’ll begin our donut adventure here, at Paul’s Bakery inside the Western Market. This is also very close to the White House, which we’ll stop by on our route.
  • White House - We’ll walk by the White House and provide a brief history of it and our nation’s history, along with some fun donut history to go with it.
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What's Included
  • Breakfast included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Parking fees
Additional Information

Join us for a historic Donut adventure through our nation’s capital, Washington DC. Our tour begins in Western Market, which has a legacy dating back to 1802! There we will sample donuts made from a business that’s been in the same family for five generations. From there we’ll head downtown, where we’ll see a restaurant favored by a former President…

Location
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Meet inside of Western Market. Look out for your guide. They'll be wearing a donut tour hat, shirt or both.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Crystalbj9559qm
Mar 26, 2025
So much fun! - Ethan and Sam were our tour guides and were so much fun and full of great knowledge about the sites we visited and the desserts we sampled! Highly recommend this tour!!
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Monicabr3674kf
Mar 26, 2025
Loved the Underground Donut Tour - The donuts were so good! Go hungry. And the history was interesting and I learned things I did not know. Sam was knowledgeable and a great tour guide. I would recommend this trip!
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740aideng
Mar 23, 2025
Leap was a great tour guide! - Leap was a great tour guide. I really appreciate the insight they shared and their excitement about history and donuts!
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Matthewmi5432nh
Mar 23, 2025
Donuts are always a good choice! - Delicious donuts and Jimmy was a terrific guide. Really interesting history tour as we walked between donut shops. Ended with Gelato which was also excellent.
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Eric16301
Mar 23, 2025
Great donuts and fun facts. Unique tour! - Really fun little tour with some great donuts! If you like some fun trivia and facts about DC and like a nice AM stroll for some donuts, I recommend this.
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Kendrabi8141ja
Mar 23, 2025
Donuts in DC - Our tour guide Sam was so knowledgeable about the DC area and really great with our kids on the tour. We had a blast and ate some delicious donuts while learning interesting facts about the buildings we walked by. I would absolutely do another Underground Donut tour in another city.
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Jenniferbs3746qd
Mar 22, 2025
Highly recommend - So much fun! A concierge at the hotel I was staying made a couple phone calls so I can join the group. Highly recommend the group and our tour guide, Ethan, was very helpful and knowledgeable.
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Locaindahouse
Mar 22, 2025
Yummy Fun! - This tour was unique and quite tasty! The donuts were fresh and delicious and all different in presentation. Ethan was extremely friendly and shared his DC knowledge as we walked around town. We recommend this tour for something fun and different to do. Plan on your belly getting full with delicious flavors!
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Brittanymarie919
Mar 22, 2025
Do-nut miss this tour :) - Such a fun way to see so much of DC. Covered plenty of ground but in a manageable way. Ethan made our tour fun and factual, the DC and donut history were well intertwined. Highly recommend!
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Odyssey60631767371
Mar 21, 2025
DC Donut Delight - Sam provided us with plenty of facts about the national mall and the general DC area that proved to be useful throughout my stay in the city. All of the treats were very good, and my personal favorite donut was one that a former president used to frequent himself as well.
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