Eight options, sorted by what you actually get: a guided city route, a guide or ticket for the museum, or a second day at Mount Vernon. Each one has its own page with the museum entry, the route and what guests say.
By car or on foot past the monuments and historic sites. Each page says what you get at the museum.
Most bookedThe most-reviewed option: a private four-hour drive with your own guide, ending at the museum with a reserved free pass.
Museum entry: Free timed pass reserved after the tour (not guaranteed)
Small groupA 3.5-hour small-group drive for up to 21 guests, Cedar Hill to the Bethune Council House, from $90 per person.
Museum entry: Museum entry listed; self-guided visit at the end
Walking tourOne private hour on foot with a scholar: Lafayette Square, Decatur House and the old canal, ending at the museum. $40 each.
Museum entry: Ends outside the museum; reserve your own free pass
New listingA $49 two-hour afternoon loop from Capitol Hill past the White House and Lincoln Memorial. New listing, museum drive-by only.
Museum entry: Drive-by only; reserve your own free pass
A reserved museum ticket or a guide inside the galleries.
Walk + museumA 2-hour guided walk past the White House, then the museum on your own with a reserved timed pass. From $80 per person, min 2.
Museum entry: Reserved timed-entry pass; self-guided visit
Guide insideTwo hours in the galleries with your own guide: $350 per group of up to five, the clearest way into a huge museum.
Museum entry: Private guide inside the galleries; entry listed
Up to 7 guestsA private two-hour museum visit for up to seven people at $300 per group: the cheapest guide inside for a family.
Museum entry: Private guide inside the galleries; entry listed
George Washington's estate and the enslaved community who lived there.
Cross-sellNot the museum: George Washington's estate, admission included, with a guide from the Mall. A second history day, $82 each.
Museum entry: Not this museum (Mount Vernon admission included)