Philadelphia

February 2, 2016

Day 1 – Arrive late afternoon in Philadelphia

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Lights of Liberty program at Independence Park

Day 2 – Focus: Initiators of Independence

  • Independence Park: Visitor’s Center, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell
  • The Constitution Center
  • Franklin Court
  • Betsy Ross house
  • Elfreth Alley
  • Proceed to Washington, D.C.
  • Orientation to National Mall
  • Iwo Jima Memorial
  • Kennedy Center
  • Canadian Embassy

Day 3 – Focus: Branches of Government and Balance of Powers

  • Capitol Building
  • Library of Congress
  • Supreme Court
  • White House area – Lafayette Park and Ellipse
  • Washington Monument
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
  • FDR and Jefferson Memorials

Day 4 – Focus: Freedom Is Not Free

  • Arlington Cemetery*
  • Smithsonian Museum of Air & Space, American History, and Natural History
  • National Archives
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • WWII, Vietnam, and Korea War Memorials

Day 5 – Focus: Role of the Citizen

  • Mount Vernon
  • Old Town Alexandria
  • Ford’s Theater and the Petersen House
  • Gift shops
  • Holocaust Museum – Daniel’s Story

*Optional Wreath Laying (must be booked well in advance)