Day Trips
Date: Saturday, June 29th 2024, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
This summer, join Politics and Prose's perennial favorite: the wonder of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater! We are leading a trip to the wooded area of western Pennsylvania where you can enjoy the harmonious surroundings of summer and explore the house known worldwide as a resonant feat of architectural achievement and a UNESCO World Heritage site! Saturday, June 29th 2024, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Join the Politics and Prose walking tour from Union Station to Union Market, and along the way we will see buildings dating from the 19th century up through today. We will also discuss significant historic events which occurred in these neighborhoods, and see the places in which they occurred; events in the worlds of politics, sports, music, architecture and urban design.
DATE: Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m
Join Andréa Seiger and John Dean, author and photographer of 111 Places in Washington That You Must Not Miss guidebook for a walk in this elegant and peaceful cemetery, the setting of George Saunders prize-winning Lincoln in the Bardo. DATE: Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to noon
Join Joe Himalli for a tour of the Kalorama neighborhood and explore the architectural styles of the buildings and hear the stories of the people who shaped the neighborhood and the city as a whole.
Date: Saturday April 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00pm
Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Kathy Sykes will lead an early summer walk along the Connecticut Ave pollinator corridor. This past spring had unseasonably cool weather which kept flowers in bloom a little longer. The weather is warming up and summer native plants are emerging such as bee balm, milkweed and penstemon. You will learn some new ways to attract pollinators to your garden whether you have full sunlight, part shade or full shade.
May 4, 2024 from 8:00am to 6:00pm ET we will leave from Conn. Ave Store.
See the "Thinker" sculpture in person and van Gogh up close. In the late morning, we will walk through the Rodin garden and see his art on display in the gallery. Then after lunch study color, lines, space and light in the works of Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso at the Barnes Foundation.