Ok, the short version.
Doing a bus tour like this is one of the best ways to see a place like DC and learn about the history and architecture.
It's not cheap, at least it wasnt cheap for us, but it is definitely worth doing.
Now, the longer version.
We arrived into DC at about 3PM on a Thursday, considering the last BigBus set off at around 4.30 (ish) we decided we'd wait till the following morning to get our ticket so we could get more value for our money..
We got stung in Budapest before, buying tickets and only getting about an hours worth of use before the last bus left.
I'm seeing various prices online, some look cheaper that we paid but our tickets were €50 each. As far as we knew this was just for Hop On- Hop Off, it didnt include admission to the wax museum or anything..at least if it did, the agent who sold us our tickets didnt mention it.
We spent the first few hours we had in DC walking around the main mall checking out the Washington memorial, WW2, Lincoln & a few other smaller ones..
It was a beautiful crisp winter's afternoon so we didnt mind walking around DC between memorials.
The following morning jumped on at the bus at about 11am from at the White House stop and taking it up to the train/bus station where it parked up for 10 minutes before setting out, this time with our tour guide. Tom Thompson.
Although there is automated commentary, we happily tuned into Tom's channel to hear take on the capitol.
He has jokes and lots of info about the buildings and city and some intersting nuggets of nature trivia too.
We were very lucky with the day we got. Had it been raining, I'm not sure we would have loved our short trip as much.
Réponse de l'hôte
Jan 2020
Good Morning,
Thank you for choosing Big Bus Tours of Washington D.C., I’m glad to hear that you had an awesome experience while touring with us. I will make sure I personally pass along this review to management so Tom can get the proper recognition he deserves. Please hold on to your tickets for future discounts with Big Bus Tours.
Best,
Marcale