Clara Barton Tour in DC

[NH Civil War Gal]

Join us for our NEW walking tour of Washington, D.C. On Saturdays in June at 1 p.m., Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museumdocents will guide guests through the neighborhood that Clara Barton lived in during the Civil War. Beginning at the boarding house where Barton resided, this tour will explore Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.

The tour will depart at 1 p.m. from 437 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.Walking tour tickets cost $15 and include free admission to the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. Tickets are free for NMCWM members but must still be reserved. Reservations are accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Walking tours will last approximately one hour.

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I have a question about this - I live in NH and want to go see this. If I fly out early on a Saturday direct to Reagan (It's only 1.25 hours from us by plane), is it actually reasonable to take the metro to this museum? My GPS shows that it is about 15 minutes by Metro but I really don't know how realistic that is. Then, I would fly home in the early evening.

Is the Metro for this area safe? Is it an even a good idea? How would you do this trip/tour? Thank you for any ideas!

 

[Gary Morgan]

I don't know the area you'd be going specifically, but when researching the raiders book, I'd take a plane from Hartford into Reagan, hop the Metro and go to the NARA for the day and then fly home at evening. Things were a lot cheaper back then, though.