ABOUT US


LaVerne Holmes established Site Seeing Tours in 1994.  She found her true labor of love when she became a licensed tour guide and founded the company.  She comes to the industry with a natural curiosity- researching to find the untold stories, and the ability to make history come alive.  LaVerne is in a special status among tour guide leaders that welcome visitors to the city.  She is a blend of Wisconsonian nerve and Washingtonian verve.  History is beckoning her, and those who contract with her tours will find in her a customer friendly guide and a culturally sophisticated leader of tours in the Nation’s capital.

What drives LaVerne and the guides at Site Seeing Tours is captured in a comment made by writer/professor, Sonia Sanchez “…the kind of joy of teaching, where you make people jump barriers and touch each other.” Site Seeing Tours’ guides, like teachers at their best provides information that encourages dialogue and inspires future discovery for visitors of all ages.”

Our company guides are multicultural and multilingual; they love their work!  They’ll take you on a historic journey filled with interesting facts and figures about American Places: government, heroes/heroines, the arts, and the historically rich culture of the local communities.  Site Seeing Tours stays on top of what is developing in Washington because they are constantly updating information on tours.  Visitors can be sure that once the U.S.Air Force Memorial is complete, this sight too will be included on tours.   

Site Seeing Tours is a member of the Destination DC and Cultural Tourism DC.  For information about where to stay and special events log on to www.washington.org.  Cultural Tourism DC www.CulturalTourismDC.org helps tourists to discover and experience Washington’s authentic arts and cultural.