Donut Tour: Taste History in Washington DC

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Embark on a delicious and educational journey through Washington DC with our Donut Tour. Discover the city’s history, taste local favorites, and indulge in unique and decadent donuts. Join us now!

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Western Market - The journey begins at Maman French Bakery located in the Western Market. It’s conveniently close to the White House, which will be a stop on our tour.
White House - As we stroll past the White House, we’ll share a brief history of this iconic building and our nation, along with some delightful donut trivia.
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What's Included

Breakfast included

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Parking fees

Additional Information

Recently recognized as one of TripAdvisor’s top Food Experiences in the United States.
Embark on a historic Donut adventure in the heart of our nation’s capital, Washington DC. The tour kicks off at Western Market, a site with a rich history dating back to 1802! Here, participants will taste donuts crafted by a family-owned business spanning five…

Location

2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Meet inside of Western Market. Look out for your guide. They'll be wearing a donut tour hat, shirt or both.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Billj877

Aug 17, 2025

Great tour - Jimmy was a great guide. It was just two of us, and the experience was very enjoyable. As DMV locals, we both learned several things about DC along the way. And, of course, the donuts were amazing!

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Mjf2115

Aug 3, 2025

Yummy donuts, great guide! - Leap was a fantastic tour guide. They provided lots of fun info on our walk. Leap navigated the heat and downpour with no issue. We explored areas of the city we wouldn’t have visited otherwise. We loved all the donuts and the gelato and coffee at the end were a nice cool treat. Since we toured at the end of the month and one of the shops changes flavors every month, we stopped back again before leaving DC to enjoy more donuts. It was one of the highlights of our family’s trip to DC.

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Jescfc

Aug 2, 2025

Good eating and lots of DC history-perfect together - Took this tour today with my adult son and a friend. There were a total of only 5 people on the tour. Jimmy Merrit our guide was so knowledgeable about the history of the area we walked through that even the four people who lived in DC learned new things. The donut selections at three different places were outstanding. Beignets from Founding Farmers were delicious; the selection of 7 flavors at Atomic Donuts made everyone happy-my favorites were Cookie Dough and Key Lime Pie but the Maple Bacon which I did not have was also rated very highly. We ended the donut part of the tour at Piccolina where we enjoyed a luscious cream donut. We finished the tour eating gelato push-up pops from Dolcezza. A fun and interesting way to explore DC-highly recommended. Chances are that even if you're not a big donut fan, you will like these donuts!

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Ehf6119ln

Aug 2, 2025

Great donut tour! - We had Jimmy as our tour guide and he was incredible! He was conscientious of allergies and very accommodating. We’re locals but we learned so much from him and this tour. He’s engaging, adaptive and made the tour so fun! We highly recommend a donut tour of dc!

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Jaimek910

Aug 1, 2025

Different and delicious! - Jimmy was really great! We learned so much history AND got to eat amazing donuts. Don’t think twice… book this tour now!!

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Ashleygn6414kn

Jul 31, 2025

Excellent tour, would highly recommend - An excellent tour with the very knowledgeable Jimmy. Really enjoyed the history element of the tour, with interesting stories about some of the sights we passed by. And of course, delicious donuts (and gelato!) - all tours should come with dessert! Would highly recommend as a great walking tour covering the core central part of DC, a great introduction to the area. The group was relatively small - about 20, which was great (and there were plenty of donuts to go around!).

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Cassie_m

Jul 30, 2025

Donuts and local history and landmarks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Great food, great tour, great tour guide. Our tour started with bignettes- delicious. We were provided cold water. That was very nice for a super hot day. Maple Bacon donuts were great and a must try. My favorite was the chocolate s'mores donut, it was a cake donut, nice and moist, not dry like cake donuts can be. We hadn't seen the White House yet, and this tour took us to it thankfully! The tour ended at a coffee/gelato spot, a perfect spot to end on. We could choose coffee or gelato. We choose gelato because it was terribly hot. There were unique delicious flavors.

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Sherrisphere

Jul 26, 2025

Great historical/donut tour - Great tour with the right mix of DC political history and gourmet donut insight. Would have liked larger portions of donuts and/or some savory offerings to complement the sweet treats.

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C118bonicolec

Jul 26, 2025

Great tour, delicious donuts - We had not been past the White House before so the historic overview was great. Sam, was an attentive, answered all our questions and was able to keep us in the shade despite the triple digit temperature. My only slight criticism was for $70/person I thought we should have each received whole donuts at each stop and a to go box to take them home. We would recommend this tour to friends and family.

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Brett_f

Jul 23, 2025

Sam was a fantastic... - Sam was a fantastic guide. This tour was a lot of fun, the donuts were delicious, and I learned a lot! I highly recommend this tour and will be telling all my friends about it.

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From $70

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult