Smithsonian Art Walking Tour: National Portrait Gallery & American Art by Babylon Tours

*Semi Private Tour* Get ready to be charmed by the Old Patent Office Building—once a Civil War–era hospital where Walt Whitman helped wounded soldiers, now home to presidential portraits, suffragette stories and WPA‑era art. After exploring the nation’s pivotal figures in the National Portrait Gallery, stroll into the American Art Museum for works by Cassatt, Hopper, O’Keeffe and Hockney, all guided with style and wit. · Length: 2½ hours · Starting around: 1:30 pm daily · Group: Up to 8 guests · Meet‑up: On the steps outside the G Street entrance to the museum.