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WATCH: Private tiki-boat tours are afloat at DC’s Navy Yard

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Private tiki-boat tours have landed in Navy Yard — and WTOP had to give it a try!

Sea Suite Cruises allows a maximum of six people to enjoy the Tikito boat, which includes bar seating, Bluetooth speakers, LED lighting for night cruises and a bathroom. The whole experience lasts two hours.

All cruises are BYOB and also BYOF (bring your own food). Passengers can board with beers, wine, seltzers and canned cocktails — but bottles of hard liquor are not allowed.

Passengers are picked up and dropped off at the entrance to the Yards Marina, near District Winery. In an interview with WTOP, Captain Jack Walten, who is co-founder of Sea Suite Cruises, said that the experience is “customizable,” so passengers can choose the sights they want to see along the Washington Channel.

Pricing for the boat experience ranges from $375 up to $425, depending on the day. For a look at the experience and more details from Walten, watch the video at the top of this article.

National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.
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