GEORGETOWN HOMES OF THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS  A charming neighborhood that flourished as a sophisticated community long before the founding of Washington, D.C.  $15 each. You must check schedule for dates of walk. Group or private tours any day, any time, by appointment. Flat fee of $300 whether 2 or maximum 35 people Starting Point: Base of steps leading up to Georgetown Library on R St. NW (corner of Wisconsin Ave. NW).

    A charming neighborhood that flourished as a sophisticated community long before the founding of Washington, D.C.  Walk narrow streets fronting the residences of authors Bob Woodward, Herman Wouk, Katherine Anne Porter and Sinclair Lewis. Stand before the elegant homes of President-elect John F. Kennedy, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. John Edwards, Governor Averill and Ambassador Pamela Harriman, and legendary Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee.

    See the stylish townhomes of Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, John Foster Dulles, Christian Herter and Dean Acheson. See where Dolley Madison stayed after fleeing the White House, close by the homes of Nuremberg War Crimes Judge Francis Biddle, convicted perjurer and suspected traitor Alger Hiss, and Watergate felon Attorney General John Mitchell.

    There's much more, including the love nest of a middle-aged baron and his teenage wife dubbed Beauty and The Beast,  and a wartime spy.