Katie gave a great tour! Her storytelling makes DC history come alive. She’s clearly done her research. The walk is well paced and the midpoint stop gives a nice break for those who may need a breather. This is the fourth tour that I’ve been on and look forward to signing up for my next one.

This tour with Katie really made the city and era of Madams come alive. Katie knows the history well and gave a thorough description of what was happening in each area of the “red light district,” who frequented the brothals, what they wore and even what they ate. Fascinating information and made even more fun by Katie’s personality!

Katie was a very knowledgeable, friendly, and charismatic tour guide. I loved getting to learn more about DC as a city and spend time exploring away from the National Mall. It expanded my appreciation for our nation's capital. I'm lucky to live nearby and will gladly return to partake in Katie's other tours!

Katie was a fantastic guide! The 11 of us enjoyed learning about the legal madams and brothels from the 1st to the 3rd class establishments. How government and military played a role in the brothels. The areas and the how they looked prior to 1901. Very good tour and will definitely be back for another tour. Thank you for making it a success!

Wonderful walking trip in DC on a crisp fall evening and heard a history of the area and its colorful history. Highly recommend.

Loved the history. Guide was very good at describing the photos when she realized my wife was blind.

It was a great history lesson on the history of DC, how it grew up, and the role the sex trade played. Added a great perspective of another part of the civil war impact in the states, and good visuals of DC in the 1800s. The stories were amazing and well documented. Great experience and highly recommend for a different perspective.

The Madams of DC tour is a unique perspective on the civil war era and survival. We enjoyed the stories of the Madams and how the industry delineated the quality of the brothels based on location which was also based wealth and influence of the clientele. After this tour I really feel that the current state of the industry should be criminal. The public’s health would be better served by making the business legal, returning control to the workers and putting Pimps out of business.

Just experienced the 'Madams of DC' tour by Off the Mall Tours, and I can't recommend it enough! Katie Kirkpatrick, our guide, was absolutely amazing—engaging, knowledgeable, and passionate about D.C.'s hidden history. She took us on a journey through time, revealing how madams, soldiers, and officers were the backbone of D.C.'s economy during the Civil War. With an astonishing 6% of the population in this line of work and 95% of the businesses being women-run, Katie made sure this was more than a tour—it was a revelation. If you're in D.C., this is a must-do.

Katie was very knowledgeable and the tour was very informative and fun! Good pace and a well timed break in the middle. Highly recommend!!

Great tour experience! Katie was engaging and knowledgeable, as we walked she shed light on a lesser-known aspect of the city's history, with fascinating stories of the enterprising women of the Civil War era. It was an intimate group with plenty of stops to compare the city scape of the past to the present, the historic pictures shes collected were a great touch. Booked this tour for the same day on a solo trip to the city, the route was easily manageable with a stop midway for drinks and a break. Highly recommend this tour and this small business for a non traditional DC history lesson.

Excellent tour with great historical context into why sex work was so prolific during the Civil War era in DC up to the temperance age and suffragette movement when it became abolished. Would absolutely recommend!

We had a lot of fun with Katie. It was just the right mix of big picture history and fun anecdotes that helped us better understand DC during the Civil War era, as well as the role of sex workers across various eras.

Katie was truly the best DC tour guide I’ve experienced. She is knowledgeable about the Madams as well as the city. I recommend this tour to everyone, and will let my friends know too.

I've traveled to dozens of countries and states, and this is perhaps the best tour I've ever been part of. I loved learning about the amazing, powerful women of Washington. Katie is a great storyteller who has worked diligently to discover the fascinating history of sex work in DC. I can't wait to read her book someday!

Katie gave a very well researched and entertaining walking tour. She told us about DC history that I had never heard of before and took us through places in DC that I had never been to before. What a fantastic way to spend a great evening out and about in DC.

I most appreciated Katie's passion and respect for her subjects, as well as for her work and research to bring these strong, smart women to life for her guests! I'm a history buff myself and I really enjoyed the Q&A the entire tour. Katie was transparent about details she's still researching, or queries that hadn't come up before. Treat yourself to something different about D.C.'s history, and book this or one of her other tours whether you're a resident or a traveler!

Katie is the best tour guide ever! So full of information and always seeking more to add to the tour. She had many stories that really added to the experience and and put it all together. She is a total history buff and it shows. I’ve done two Off the Mall tours now with Katie and can’t wait to come back and do some more. These are not the typical DC tours as the name implies, they are very unique and focus on the real DC and it’s history. Can’t beat it!!

What a fantastic tour! Katie's knowledge of and love for DC shines through. Even after living in DC for almost 20 years, everything I heard on the tour was new and added layers of color to the DC history I thought I knew. Katie is full of energy and passion for DC and its history, her tour if fun and a great way for anyone to get out and see the city. I highly recommend this tour for DC visitors and locals alike.

Fantastic tour through downtown DC focused on Civil War times when this area was filled with brothels...fascinating history of the madames and the lifestyle that existed when the Union Army was occupying the city. Katie was spectacular. Highly recommend to tourists and residents alike!