Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in Washington D.C., USA

Creating a self-guided walk to explore Washington D.C. is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
1789 Restaurant
18th Street Lounge
9:30 Club
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Art Museum of the Americas
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art
Bartholdi Park
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Ben's Chili Bowl
Big Bear Cafe
Black Cat
Blues Alley
Bullfeathers of Capitol Hill
Cactus Cantina
Calvert-Woodley
Capitol Hill Flea Market
Constitution Garden
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Dumbarton Oaks
Dupont Circle
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Federal Reserve Board Building
Federal Trade Commission
Ford's Theatre
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Freer Gallery of Art
Georgetown Flea Market
Georgetown Lutheran Church
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Georgetown University Bookstore
Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Holocaust Memorial Museum (must see)
House of Representatives Office Buildings
International Spy Museum
John F. Kennedy Gravesite Eternal Flame
Korean War Veterans Memorial (must see)
Lafayette Park/ President's Park
Library of Congress (must see)
Lincoln Memorial (must see)
Marcel's
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (must see)
Martin's Tavern
Museum of Natural History Giftshop
National Air and Space Museum (must see)
National Archives
National Building Museum Shop
National Gallery of Art (must see)
National Gallery of Art Shop
National Museum of African American History and Culture (must see)
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History (must see)
National Museum of Natural History (must see)
National Museum of Women in the Arts
National Museum of the American Indian
National Portrait Gallery (must see)
Newseum (must see)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Old Stone House
Pentagon Memorial
Rasika
Rawlins Park
Renwick Gallery
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice
Ronald Reagan Building
Sidamo Coffee and Tea
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Supreme Court
Tabard Inn
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The National Zoo
The Supreme Court Gift Shop
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (must see)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington)
Tudor Place
U.S. Botanic Garden
U.S. Capitol (must see)
U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington Harbour
Washington Monument (must see)
Washington National Cathedral (must see)
Washington National Cathedral Shop
White House (must see)
White House Visitor Center
Whole Foods Market
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Woodrow Wilson House
World War II Memorial (must see)
Zorba's Cafe

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: