African American Travel

The impact of African-American heritage can be found all around National Harbor. Learn the local history and celebrate great artists and business owners.

Home Base

Make National Harbor your homebase. Take the Old Town Trolley Tours to downtown DC where you’ll be able to get off and on at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the National…

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A Layered History at Mount Vernon

Explore the history of the enslaved community at George Washington’s estate. Learn about the daily lives of the enslaved on “The Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour,” and see more than 35…

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Support Black Owned Businesses

The Waterfront District has 12 restaurants and stores that are black owned and there are another two at Tanger Outlets National Harbor. Grab a beer at The Brass Tap from Mark and…

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Locally Renowned Artists

Sam Gilliam, a pillar of the Washington, D.C. modern and contemporary art communities and internationally acclaimed abstract painter as well as local large scale sculptor and Prince George’s County resident Martha Jackson…

Frederick Douglass Driving Tour

Discover the real Frederick Douglass in the places that shaped him into the abolitionist, leader, writer, orator and great thinker he became. The tour begins with his deep roots while enslaved on…

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Celebrate Juneteenth

Understand the history and celebration the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States… Learn More

Where to Stay

Make a stay out of it. Business trip with colleagues? Weekend away with the girls? Long-awaited… Learn More

Play at National Harbor

On the Water. In the Air. Out of the Ordinary. There’s excitement of every sort at… Learn More

Events

There’s always something happening at National Harbor. Be a part of culinary festivals, family attractions, seasonal… Learn More