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• INCREDIBLE!!! The most genuinely unique and informative tours I've ever experienced. Incredibly researched. WOW

  lleebahr,2026年4月20日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  INCREDIBLE!!! The most genuinely unique and informative tours I've ever experienced. Incredibly researched. WOW

• Absolutely exceptional!...

  Adria B,2026年4月9日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL! We learned a lot and enjoyed it. Katie is an awesome tour guide which made the experience amazing.

• This was a fantastic tour...

  Chelsea M,2026年3月7日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  This was a fantastic tour for visitors and locals alike. I felt like I was seeing the city’s history with new eyes. Rich storytelling. Well-researched and constantly being updated, so no two tour experiences is identical. Furthermore, Off the Mall Tours is a small, woman-owned business. I’ll be back for other tours, and maybe even this one again!

• Off The Mall is the Best!

  gingerartpiano,2025年8月7日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Katie is the best tour guide! She knows so much about everything DC-related. She made sure to keep her tour intersectional and discussed madams from all walks of life and backgrounds. I learned so much, and I cannot recommend Off The Mall tours enough!

• Terrific taste of civil war DC.

  DCJill202,2025年7月12日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This tour was amazing. Katie is so passionate about the subject. She answered so many of our questions. She brings each of her subjects to life. I also love that she provided so much research and pictures of the city at the time period she discusses. She was perfectly clear when something was her own speculation, and when she was still looking for confirmation of a fact.

  

• Katie Makes History... Risqué and Riveting!

  chelseygrassfield,2025年6月8日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Katie is a terrific guide. You can tell she loves what she does by the beaming smile she wears the entire time she's telling you the history of the Civil War brothels and madams. She's meticulously researched her descriptions, and isn't complacent—she continues to do research on the topic. So I imagine the tour is a little different each time as she adds new findings. The tour was a great way to learn about the impact of the Civil War on DC and the fascinating madams who kept the soldiers entertained.

  

• I truly enjoyed this...

  Mark S,2025年6月7日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  I truly enjoyed this tour. Katie is a fantastic tour guide. I have been on some great tours in the DC area, but this tour is unique. Learning about monuments is interesting but the information is broadly available. Katie does her own research and is still uncovering interesting facts from the Civil War era to the early 1900s. Katie is very well spoken and is a great story teller. She is also kind and friendly, and interacted with each of the members on the tour.

• Bringing the Hidden Past to Life

  deeliteful0702,2025年6月2日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Only through a tour like this one can you discover the hidden past of the madames as none of their buildings exist today. The most famous brothels have been torn down and built over, but you can't hide the past. The past will find a way to speak. Our guide gave the women a voice and their stories live on.

  

  

  

• Wonderful, well researched tour

  Joy M,2025年5月2日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Took the Madams of DC tour tonight. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and an excellent storyteller. The information presented was well researched, historically accurate, and yet not boring. The guide welcomed both input and questions from the group. I took this tour at the end of a very long day - when I had a painful blister and was hot, sweaty, and considered ditching because I was so tired - yet I wholeheartedly enjoyed every minute of the tour.

• A unique tour beyond traditional landmarks

  67yukoy,2024年11月3日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Our guide, Katie, shared her knowledge and insight of the lives of women who once worked in a red-light district, now the central area of DC in an engaging and interactive way. Her narrative was based on her thorough research, which allowed me to understand a topic that would otherwise have been gossipy and judgmental, in light of its political and social context. I could feel her warm and thoughtful gaze toward those women. As a DC resident, I would recommend this walking tour (as well as her other tours) especially to locals because it makes the beaten paths in and around the otherwise inorganic government offices begin to look more colorful than ever.

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