Day 1: Arrival

• Arrive in New York City
• Take a walking tour of Midtown
• Fifth Avenue
• Rockefeller Center
• NY Public Library and Bryant Park
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Trump Tower
• Top of the Rock
• Souvenir Shopping
• Photo Stop in Times Square and Night Visit

Optional: Museum of Modern Art during the day

Day 2: Uptown Manhattan

• Take a guided tour of Harlem and 125th St.
• Ulysses S. Grant statue
• St. John the Divine Cathedral
• Columbia University
• Take a tour of the Apollo Theater
• Explore Upper West Side
• Walking Tour of Central Park
• Strawberry Fields/The Dakota
• Bethesda Fountain
• Sheeps Meadow
• Optional Broadway Show

Day 3: The Brooklyn Way

• Take a guided walking tour of Brooklyn
• Grimaldi’s Pizza
• Brooklyn Heights Promenade
• New York Transit Museum
• Borough Hall Greenmarket and Montague Street.
• Dinner in the evening in Brooklyn (authentic cuisine)
• Brooklyn Bridge at night

Day 4: Wall St. and Downtown

• Guided tour of Lower Manhattan
• Greenwich Village and SoHo
• Chinatown and Little Italy
• World Trade Center Site
• Visit the Tenement Museum

Day 5: Queens

• Get an inside look at the world’s most ethnically diverse area of Queens
• Visit the Greek enclave in Astoria
• Enjoy an authentic Greek family style meal
• Depart for home

Day 1 – Arrival

• Arrive in D.C. and proceed to Williamsburg
• Dinner en route
• Trade shops
• Ghost tour
• Check into hotel

Day 2 – From Colonization to Independence

• Governor’s Palace
• Colonial Capitol
• Trade shops and Taverns
• Merchant’s Square
• Jamestown Settlement
• Powhatan Village, Ships, and Fort
• Depart Jamestown for Washington, D.C.
• Orientation to National Mall
• Iwo Jima Memorial

Day 3 – Branches of Government and Balance of Powers

• Capitol Building and the Capitol Visitor’s Center
• Library of Congress and Supreme Court
• White House
• Lafayette Park
• Washington Monument
• FDR, Jefferson, and MLK Jr. memorials

Day 4 – “Freedom is not Free”

• Arlington National Cemetery
• JFK / RFK gravesites
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Lee Mansion
• Metro Ride
• Smithsonian Museums
• WWII, Vietnam, Lincoln, and Korean War memorials

Day 5 – Focus: Role of the Citizen

• Mount Vernon
• Old Town Alexandria
• Ford’s Theatre, Petersen House
• Holocaust Museum
• Depart for home after 5 incredible days!

Day 1 – Arrive in New York City

• Times Square
• 5th Avenue
• Rockefeller Center
• St. Patrick Cathedral
• NBC Studios
• Empire State Building

Day 2 – Business and Finance

• Lower Manhattan
• Ellis Island,
• The Statue of Liberty
• Ground Zero
• Trinity Church
• Wall Street
• South Street Seaport
• China Town
• Little Italy
• Broadway Show!

Day 3 – Travel to Boston

• The Today Show at Rockefeller Center
• Central Park
• Transfer to Boston

Day 4 – Seeds of a Revolution

• Freedom Trail
• Old State House
• Boston Commons
• Old North Church
• Old Granary Burying Ground
• Tea Party Ship
• Paul Revere House
• USS Constitution
• Trinity Church
• Beacon Hill
• Newbury Street
• Bunker Hill
• Faneuil Hall
• Harvard Square

Day 5 – A New Land

• Plymouth Harbor
• Plymouth Rock
• Replica of the Mayflower
• Recreation of a 1627 Pilgrim village

Day 6 – Departure

• Lexington and Concord
• Lexington Battle Green
• Old North Bridge
• Author’s Row
• Walden Pond

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)

Day 1 – Arrive in Philadelphia

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

Day 2 – Focus: Initiators of Independence

• Independence Park area – Visitor’s Center, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell
• The Constitution Center
• Franklin Court
• Betsy Ross house
• Proceed to Baltimore
• Fort McHenry
• Baltimore Inner Harbor
• Proceed to Washington, D.C.
• Orientation to National Mall
• Kennedy Center
• Iwo Jima Memorial

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

• United States 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 National Cemetery
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Smithsonian Museums of Air & Space, American History, and Natural History
• Lincoln Memorial
• WWII, Vietnam, Korea War Memorials

Day 5 – Focus: Role of the Citizen

• Mount Vernon
• Lunch in Old Town Alexandria
• Ford’s Theater and Peterson House
• Souvenir Shopping
• National Archives

Day 1 – Arrival

• Introduction and Orientation to National Mall
• Iwo Jima Memorial
• Kennedy Center
• Canadian Embassy

Day 2 – Focus: Branches of Government and Balance of Powers

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

Day 3 – Focus: “Freedom is not Free”

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

Day 4 – Focus: “New Birth of Freedom”

• Gettysburg National Cemetery
• Visitor’s Center & Exhibits
• Driving tour of Gettysburg Battlefield
• Washington Monument
• Embassy Row
• National Cathedral

Day 5 – Focus: Role of the Citizen

• Mount Vernon
• Old Town Alexandria
• Ford’s Theater and Petersen House
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

*Optional Wreath Laying Ceremony (must be arranged well in advance)

Day 1: Arrival

• Reagan Building
• Souvenir Shopping
• National Mall
• Kennedy Center

Day 2

• United States Capitol
• Library of Congress
• Supreme Court
• Union Station
• Ford’s Theatre and Petersen House
• Smithsonian Museums – American History and Natural History
• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
• FDR and Jefferson Presidential Memorials
• Iwo Jima Memorial

Day 3

• Monticello
• Lunch at Michie Tavern
• University of Virginia
• White House and Lafayette Park
• WWII Memorial

Day 4 – Focus: Freedom Is Not Free

• Arlington National Cemetery*
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Embassy Row
• National Zoo
• Vietnam War Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial
• Korean War Memorial

Day 5: Departure

• Mount Vernon
• Old Town Alexandria
• 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
• Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum
• Depart for home

*Optional Wreath Laying Ceremony (must be arranged well in advance)