Our tours have been featured in: NPR, WUSA9, WAMU, The Washington Post, Roll Call, DCist, Washingtonian Magazine, Washington City Paper, Politico, Fodors, CNN.com, The Washington Examiner and more
All Walking Tours and Historic Character Events are suspended during the COVID 19 Pandemic to protect our guests, guides and actor/ interpreters. We will tour in 2021 and Ghost Story Tour dates TBD (the guide and ghosts are vaccinated)
These Vintage Stewardesses (Laura and Becca) remind you to wash your hands and wear your masks. We are not doing tours or events right now but will post updates on our Facebook page. Thank you to all the courageous medical personnel working all over the world right now. We are in awe of your courage and strength.
We helped St John's Community Services celebrate 150 years at their Gala! Here are: "Sister Sarah", "Pillow Lee" and "Miss Ramsey" at the SJCS event
(Vanessa, Meg and Desi)
Sydney Nicole as "Sojourner Truth" at the National Archives sleepover event photo courtesy National Archives
Natalie says "This is the Rosie the Riveter shirt I wore to my vaccination appointments in March! But I did not wear the bandanna (because I turned it into a mask! Must get more polka dot fabric asap!
History brought to life with historic characters
Ghost Story Tour can be done for groups of any size throughout the year!
Historic Strolls Actor Interpreters Laura and Vanessa appear at Smithsonian Udvar Hazy for World War One Family Day
Tours, events, Historic characters, Ghost Story Tour and so much more!
Stories bring the past to life.
Meg Lowey and Vanessa Bisbee at Udvar Hazy as "Rosie the Riveter" for NASM
Book a private ghost tour year round. Contact us for available dates.
Natalie was a guest on WAMU on the Kojo Nnamdi show in October 2018 and 2019We helped St Johns Community Services celebrate 150 years of giving at their Winter Anniversary Party! Do you need historic characters for your event?
Desiree Gibson as "Rosie the Riveter"
photo natalie zanin
Rebecca Monteleone and Laura Rocklyn portray "Nellie Granger" (an early Stewardess) and "Ellen Church" (the first Stewardess), at National Air and Space Museum "Milestones in Aviation" Day.
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Truly scary tales! Natalie was a guest on NPR on Halloween 2018 and Halloween 2019 on the Kojo Nnamdi show!
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James Breen as James Madison at the National Archives event photo courtesy of National Archives
"Ruth Law: Pioneer Aviator" appeared at NASM Udvar Hazy this Spring.
Becca Monteleone as "Nellie Granger:Heroic Stewardess"
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We have the most interesting characters in town! Contact us for available actor/interpreters
We are proud to be a woman-owned, small business! Thank you for enjoying our tours and telling your friends. We appreciate our tour guests!
"Mr. Lincoln's Air Force" event at National Air and Space Museum".
Photo courtesy of NASM
Our Civil War tour can be done for groups. Contact us for details on how to book this tour
What is happening in DC this weekend?
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All of our tours are Metro accessible.
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I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Civil War walking tour... It was like watching a play with the added benefit of being able to interact with the performers… It was not just entertaining, it was educational as well. The acting was great--thoroughly enjoyable! Thanks.
- S. Schultz |
I greatly enjoyed your group's performance. We had such a good time and simply could not help ourselves interacting. I was very impressed with the amount of educational information you were able to amass and present in an entirely entertaining venue… (The time) went by very quickly and left me wanting more.
Regards, TR Brown |
You and your tales of DC were a hit with myself and family. "Thank you." As we ventured through the city for several days after… my family would bring up factors they remembered from our tour with you.
M. HENNEN |
We made a Downton Abbey Parody (of course we did!) See it here